Celebrating Marriage!! Part 1...

Our dear friends decided to use their 25th wedding anniversary as an opportunity to celebrate and proclaim marriage God's way and it was a WONDERFUL weekend of feasting, celebrating, proclaiming God's Word, His love, His will and His ways!! 

Our weekend kicked off with the "bride's" parents (married 50 years this year!) staying with our family...we were SO BLESSED by their wise counsel, encouragement and company! 

Our friends had a "rehearsal dinner" of sorts the night before the Vow Renewal with close family and friends:

It was a special time of meeting old friends, prayers, encouragement, story telling and singing praises to God...

On the day of the ceremony, some of our crew went early to help others from our church set up, decorate, and of course set up the sound system and instruments! 

Everything was BEAUTIFUL!!!!  

Amazing work by the teen girls!!

Every married couple was asked to bring a wedding photo, and the tables became decorated with everyone's wedding shots...It was too cute!! 

Here are some of our dear friends photos from the tables...

("Bride's" parents - 50 years ago!)

 (50 years ago this year!👇)

I thought that was such a fun way to decorate the "wedding banquet"!!!  

They also gave out Christmas ornaments...😍

Our family!  All fancy! 

Stay tuned for the celebration of marriage to come!!! 

Cotillion, here we come!!

It wasn't too many years ago that the older two were starting Cotillion!!! 

Now it's James's turn!!! 

He is finally old enough to participate in Cotillion and everyone was so excited for him!!

(So excited in fact that we all joined his class...😂😂)

Refreshment time! 

My older two are Teaching Assistant's (TA's) for his class this year and it is so precious!!!  

(Can you see Natalie back there 👇 serving the refreshments?? 💞)

Andrew and I had fun watching...

Dancing! 

It was a great first class, James did a stellar job!! 

(He gave the TA's a hard time, though 😂)

💪😎  Everyone learned and everyone grew...GOALS ACHIEVED!!! 💪😎

We had a very fun dinner afterwards!! 

We could not find a highchair for Andrew, so we made our own!! 

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Randomness round-up of the week...LIFE, LIFE, LIFE!!!

A little (under) the table fellowship! 

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🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁  Our Annual Fall Tea Party!!!! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

Andrew-in-the-oven:

Andrew "holding" another baby...😂 (he was SO excited by this)

Music time with Daddy!! 

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 😁😎Enjoy!!! 

MY FARMER!!!! 

Unbelievable.  

He actually grew his very own watermelon!!! 💪 AND it tasted delicious! 

We were all so impressed.

😂  A duet to trump all duets!!! 😂

Dentist/Orthodontist visits!

James was super brave! 

The lobsters FINALLY returned to the grocery store...the boys were so happy to see them!! 

Visiting our friend that is sick with a little cheer... 

It was such a sweet and precious time to hear of her struggles and pray for her!!  

Andrew brewed up some fall scents for our home!  YUMMMM!!! 

The walker and the package-box-helper 😍:

Another wonderful week that God has given us!! 

We are so grateful!!