Today Fred and I have been married for 12 years. I can hardly believe it!!! Where has the time gone?!
To commemorate our anniversary Mac drew this picture of me and Fred at our wedding.
(I am not sure why Mac drew Fred to look like Hitler, but...we'll just over look that.)
I love how he drew the tuxedo!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FRED!
We had a quick visit from the Lombardo Gang on Monday afternoon. They were on their way from Sun Valley back to Spokane via Leavenworth. They just had time for a short visit. As it turned out, Mac decided to start throwing up around 3am that morning, so it was probably good that they weren't around too long.
We did have time for one great photo!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
What a great way to tie up the Christmas season! Fred's parents and brother were just here for a 4 day visit and are headed back to the windy city (aka Chicago) tomorrow. Well, Fred' s parents aren't there long-they wouldn't want to deal with the cold weather for too long, so they are headed south to Florida for a few months. I know-tough life! :-) We love seeing them and will love to visit them down in Florida in March for spring break!
We had a fun time just hanging out, eating out, touring a bit of the city, and just visiting. Here are a few fun shots from the visit.
Out in the sloggy, slippery Greenbelt for a walk.
What are Mac and Grampa talking about? They both look so serious. Or was that just due to the sheet of ice they were walking on?
We love Grampa!
Since it had decided to stop snowing and warm up to eventually 60+ degrees today we had more freedom to get out and enjoy the city with our snow boots and parkas on, so we headed to the Boise Zoo to show Gramma Mares, Jay and Grampa our new lions and giraffes in the Africa Exhibit!
This one lioness took quite a fancy to us. She was beautiful.
Here's another girl that is beautiful! :-)
Thanks for a fun visit!!! We'll see you in Florida in March!!!
46 years!!! Now THAT'S a long time!!!
Congratulations and lots of love to my wonderful parents on their anniversary!
11 years ago today...
...and today (well, earlier this month, but you get the idea!)
11 years, and still going strong!
After our fun-filled days at Disneyland we returned to my parents house to regroup and get ready for my niece's wedding, which was taking place on Saturday, May 24th. We left Disneyland on Wednesday afternoon. We had one more night at my parent's and then we relocated to the Embassy Suites down the street, as my sister and her whole gang were arriving on Thursday morning and were going to stay at my parent's house. The next 4 days (Thursday - Sunday) were filled with family, fun and wedding festivities.
Gwyneth and my nephew were the flower girl and ring bearer in the wedding. They were excited for their roles, and Gwyneth was really excited to wear the pretty dress. Sidebar on the flower girl dress. If your daughter/son is asked to be in a wedding or needs an outfit for a special occasion, I urge you to check out Gagas. I read about this site in Parents or Parenting magazine and then told my niece about it. Basically it is a site where you can rent special occasion clothing for up to 3 weeks or more for a small fee. Let's just say, the dress that Gwyneth wore cost me around $20 vs. the close to $100 I would have had to pay for a dress she would most likely wear once. Awesome site for this type of event! OK. Back to the wedding. We went to the church rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on Thursday night. Then on Saturday afternoon at 4pm the wedding took place. Gwyneth and her cousin did a great job! We got some wonderful photos. Then we all headed to the reception and enjoyed some good food, dancing and visiting with our family. What was special is that my dad had all 4 of his kids there, as well as all 12 of his grandkids. We made sure to get a special photo of all of us.
All is all a great time! Here are some fun photos from all the wedding festivities!
What a weekend! Finally our kids were baptized this past weekend. They are 3 and 6, but we finally found a church home since moving to Idaho, so it was now the right time and place. We were so fortunate to have all our VIPs with us to celebrate (except Uncle Jay :-(), so we felt surrounded with love all weekend.
Above is all the family on Saturday night. Everyone came over to our house for dinner. It was fun just hanging out and visiting with everyone-Fred's parents, my parents, my sister and her family, and of course Gwyneth and Mac's godparents-Auntie Bob and Uncle Gary.
Sunday was the big day! We all headed over to the Cathedral of the Rockies, along with some other friends and family, and the kids were baptized as part of the 11:00am service.
It was a very special moment for all of us. I managed not to cry! Don't know how!! I have gotten teary at other kid's baptisms in our church who I didn't even know!) It was a good thing. :-) Gwyneth and Mac were great and seemed really into the whole process. Mac was a little unsure of the whole water on his head, and Gwyneth told me later her favorite part was when Pastor Steve did the sign of the cross on her forehead with the oil.
Mac concluded the baptism by raising his hands to the heavens and proclaiming "God!" (or at least that's what some thought he said!) as he walked down the steps back to our seats. The entire congregation was laughing, and Fred's dad was laughing so hard he was crying. Typical Mac!
After the service we all returned to our house for lunch and more visiting, and of course, Mac's favorite part-cake (well, the frosting at least!)! It was a wonderful day spent with family and friends. The kids received many special gifts that we will be able to enjoy for years to come.
Thanks, again, to everyone that joined us! It was a very special day!
Happy Birthday Mom!!!! You don't look a day older than this photo! :-)
I love you!!
Here's a song just for you...
Whew!
Back from Thanksgiving in Arizona and right back into the swing of every day life-early alarm clocks, school, gym, making dinners...Doesn't a girl get an extra day in there somewhere to decompress from vacation?
Anyway, I apologize that you have had to look at the same post since last Thursday. While I had computer access in Arizona, it was just to complicated to post, plus, frankly, I was busy doing other things, like hanging out with my family, playing golf, eating turkey and stuffing, and watching beautiful sunrises and sunsets. But more on that later.
Right now, I need to back track a day or two and send out some good wishes to some of my near and dear.
Happy 45th Anniversary to my wonderful parents!
November 26, 1962 - November 26, 2007
Fred and I celebrated our 10th this year, and that seems like a long time, never mind 45!!! Congrats, Mom and Dad, for setting a great example.
Happy 39th Birthday to my sister, Christina!
Let's just say, this will be the first of many 39th birthdays!
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