This month marks 40 years of marriage for Papa & Grandmere. To celebrate, Aunt B and I (oh yeah, and Papa and Grandmere's sons!) threw a surprise anniversary party on the 4th of July. Yes, the timing quite interrupted a lot of peoples' schedules and celebrations, however, that worked for us since we were all going to be there.
We wanted to celebrate as 40 years is a big deal. They are not only showing us how to stay together and the commitment they've made to each other, but they also creating a legacy to pass down to their grandchildren.
Aunt B and I collaborated for a gift. We took individual pictures of the kids feet and put it on a poster. We added Isaiah52:7 "How beautiful are the feet..." It was a great way to show them how much we appreciated their faithfulness to God and how it is being passed down to other generations.
We kept it casual and enjoyed a pot "blessing" (ya know, instead of potluck...anyway) meal with close family and friends.
Now, I will say that Papa snooped at his sister's house and saw the invitation about 10 days out. Sneaky little thing. To his credit, he kept it all a surprise for Grandmere. Which was really cool to surprise her. She really didn't have a clue until we started setting things up in the house and pulling things out.
I think the next time we try to pull something like this off, Aunt B and I are going to wear nametags:
Mine: My name is Abbie. I'm married to Mark (the younger one) and we're the ones without twins.
Aunt B: My name is Aunt B. I'm married to B and we're the ones with twins.
I love these guys! I am truly blessed with a beautiful fun family.
My dad saw this picture and got his breath caught up! Yep, that's a lot of kids!!
How adorable is he?!?
Note, the girls with the ears covered and the boys looking on with great interest.
After family worship and getting ready for bed, Papa had some really colorful fireworks. Zoe fearless with a glint of cousin O covering her ears.
Josiah thought they were pretty cool too! Cousin G, not so much.
Aunt B and I collaborated for a gift. We took individual pictures of the kids feet and put it on a poster. We added Isaiah52:7 "How beautiful are the feet..." It was a great way to show them how much we appreciated their faithfulness to God and how it is being passed down to other generations.
We kept it casual and enjoyed a pot "blessing" (ya know, instead of potluck...anyway) meal with close family and friends.
That's the cutest way to eat a popsicle if ever I saw one.
Here too! This is Cousin H.
Simply adorable!
Cousin J...he's the oldest, and I think was really glad to have something he could do since he's now too big for the little pool.
Ace diving!
Zoe
Cousin H...a little word about him. I've described him as "Liam on speed!" He's a great kid but he is high energy all the time! Lots of fun too.
Ta Da! A wonderful big jumping inflatable! Oh yeah! My kids were thrilled.
Cousin O with flying pig tails!
Not sure if G wants to get out or is just hanging on for dear life.
The kids ran from window to window to see what it was and guess.
When Zoe realized what it was she said, "Papa could have given us candy as a surprise but this is waaay better!"
Getting set up...
And...you'll have to wait till the next post to see it in action!
Yep, one of the twins with Grandmere...still not sure which one.
Cruising...one of them is walking but I can't tell who it is from this picture because they're both cruising.
She's just too adorable not to take multiple pictures of!
Here comes cousin (I believe TJ)...
Out comes the pretty bow..."No stinkin' bows around here, thankyouverymuch Aunt Abbie!"
Taking a break with cousin J.
I wonder if he knows how cute he is? It's those eyes!!
