Happy Wishes for June 28!

June 28 is a special day in our family for two reasons - Matt's parents' anniversary and our niece Faith's birthday.

Celebrate!

This past weekend, we attended two celebrations - a wedding and a birthday party...

First the wedding:
On Saturday, our sister-in-law Sonny's sister Shelly married Kent. As family friends, we had the privilege of attending the wedding. Our nieces were flower girls for Shelly and they looked beautiful in their fancy dresses. The whole wedding was wonderful - ceremony, bridal party, decorations, reception - we knew a lot of planning went into the day and it showed. Perhaps the funniest part of the day was when the minister pronounced Kent and Shelly husband and wife he said "what God has joined together, let no man CELEBRATE!" Oops, he meant to say "separate" - good thing he corrected himself since we sure did celebrate!! Here are some of my photos of the celebration:


Then the birthday party:
On Thursday (June 21), my Grandma turned 85 - so on Sunday, we had a somewhat-surprise birthday party for my Grandma. She knew that some of her immediate family was coming for church and a lunch afterward, but in reality, there were approximately 80 people that were going to be there for the lunch. We had a very yummy catered meal in the church basement and some of my Grandma's siblings were there along with other extended family and friends from church.

But perhaps the biggest surprise was that when we were standing outside after church, a white limo pulled up! My Uncle Don had arranged for a limo to drive my Grandma around to go pick up her siblings. I don't know if my Grandma had ever ridden in a limo before, but I think she enjoyed herself a little bit - she didn't show it too much though, since it was Sunday after all and she didn't think she deserved such a fuss.

Happy Birthday, Grandma - We love you!!

Why God Made Fathers

God knew that each one of us would need
shelter and guidance
Throughout all our growing-up years,
Warmth and compassion for all of our problems
And strength for our worries and fears...

He saw that we needed wisdom for living,
A knowledge of heaven above,
True understanding of life's deeper meanings,
Examples of kindness and love.

And so He made fathers to stand by our side,
To inspire us in every endeavor,
Whose faith and devotion will last through our lives
And whose love we will cherish forever.

Author Unknown

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

With lots of love, Livy

Wednesdays

On Wednesdays, my nephew, Henry, spends the day at my house while his mom goes to work. I'm usually exhausted by the time Matt gets home at 4, but the boys and I have fun during our day together. Levi is learning what it is like to have to share his toys and his mom. Some Wednesdays are better than others in that respect. Yesterday, it seemed the boys wanted to be doing the exact same thing the other one was doing, at the same exact time - even crying on Mommy/Aunt O's lap! Here are some pictures of our day yesterday...

Race Day!

As I mentioned in my previous post, Matt has been training to run in a 5K race and today was the day! The weather was absolutely gorgeous for a race. Levi and I had great seats near the start/finish line as we watched and cheered for Matt while he ran an awesome race - his first ever!! His official time was 27 minutes, 52 seconds - quite a bit better than his goal of a half hour. Way to go, Matt - I am so proud of you!

Here are some pictures from the race...