Heather and Ben's Wedding Day!

Lavonna and Mark

We have gone to Sacramento for Heather and Ben's Wedding. Above, Lavonna (my cousin) and Mark are Heather's proud parents. Below is Lavonna's Sister, Cathie (also my cousin), as a bride a few years ago. All three and many more members of my family I will be seeing this trip.

Cathie and Peter at their wedding in Hollywood, CA

Also to entertain you, I will share with you the picture that I bought of Riley with Mickey Mouse.

On Our Way to Sacramento for...

Ben and Heather

Wedding: June 14th, 2008

We will be back Monday, June 16th. I will try to update as we go.

BTW, Heather is my cousin Lavonna's daughter. I will be able to visit with my family that I have not seen for 7-9 years... so longer. It is going to be quite something!

Have a great weekend!

So Long Susie, Hope to See You Soon :-( We Love You!

Susie

This morning we are going to meet Susie and Terry (her husband) at a restaurant near their home on our way down south to go to the wedding. Susie is leaving on Sunday or Monday to move to North Carolina to open a Christian bookstore along with a coffee shop at the church her daughter (and now she will) attend. Susie is one of those people that I have adopted here in Seattle since moving here myself. She has been just like a sister to more... in fact, she has been closer than a sister in the biblical way... she has been there through so many times in my life the past 15 years. The good and the bad. She has influenced my life in so many ways and we have a friendship that just goes on "pause" when we don't see each other for a few weeks. I am sure that is how it will be now that she is moving out of state. But, right now, I can't imagine her not being here. I can't imagine her not being around to possibly go to movie or out to a bite to eat. I have written her a "blessing" too, just like I did for Phillip and Aaron this past week. Her's has been the toughest one to write. She informed me the other day that she has been following my posts here. Susie, if you are reading this, I will have to have you now as a "bloggerette" with my other blogging friends. Have a good trip! I hope to see you soon... Love you!

Need I Say More!

This comic strip came to me over an email.

You know, it DID actually snow in the pass on Monday night about 10 inches.

It expresses our feeling about this cooler weather that I have been complaining about.

Have a wonderful day!

Aaron's BBQ in Cold Weather

Aaron's Costco Grad Cake

Not much is happening this week until I leave on Thursday to go down to Sacramento for the wedding. I have a couple of Education Fairs in on First Hill and Cherry Hill in Seattle this week. Other than that it is going to be preparing for the trip. I say goodbye to Susie on Thursday morning too. So I am trying to prepare for that as well. So in the meantime, I thought I would share photos from the BBQ that we had last Saturday for Aaron with the family. Above is the cake that Dave got Aaron from Costco. We still have cake in the refrigerator if anyone wants some :-) Below is Dave BBQing the traditional hot dogs and hamburgers. We wanted to have food that reflected what the youth would like to have at their party (since you can't BBQ pizza).

I decided to use the covered hot tub as the banquet table. It wasn't the best weather for a BBQ but being from Seattle, we worked it out. And the condiments stay cool too! Above Aaron, Dee, Sarah, Riley and James all get their hamburger or hot dog. Below Kari and Brady are tough and enjoying the outdoors no matter what the weather.

Riley below is eating his very first hamburger. He has always been a picky eatter but for some reason unknow to us he decided this was the day that he would try a hamburger.

Above is Sarah, Jason, and Riley watching Aaron open gifts.

Below is Steve (Dave's brother), & Deb and Rick (our friends from Canada). Aye?

Ruth and Steve

We had to bring the BBQ inside it got so cold, including the patio chairs and side tables. Here is a good picture of the old furniture that we are going to get rid of and a piece of the new. The recliner that Dee is sitting in on the left is a new piece that is an accent chair that will compliment the loveseat with we get it in the next week. Aaron is opening his gifts and cards here with dad looking on writing down who gave him what for sending out "Thank You" cards later.

So that pretty much says it all for Aaron's graduation. Since then it has even got cooler here. We are having gusts of wind that is 40 mph and there was a threat of snow in the pass last night. This is NOT normal. We are pretty tired of it really... looking on to other places in the country that has normal warmer weather for the time of the year. We are heading south at the end of the week and it is in the 90's in Sacramento. That may be a shock to our system... yet maybe we can bring some sun back like Darylynn suggested she would send us. Have a great day! And send some warm weather too! Thanks!

Aaron's Big Day in Photos!

Aaron's Big Day!

Aaron graduated from high school yesterday. Our house was a place of activity. We were able to go to Lynden though and see the parade that we see each year with our friends from Canada, Deb and Rick. Sorry for not cropping the pictures yet... got to get to work. A promise is a promise.

A Big "I am Finished!" Grin

The Class of 2008

The Fam (minus me taking the picture and more fam in the bleachers)

Aaron's Graduation Day!

Aaron Graduates this afternoon from high school!

I will be back on Monday with pictures!

Have a wonderful day!