Jesse and Nathan’s birthday

…just not really. The boy’s birthday is actually on the 19th, but since Jesse will be in Italy, we decided to have the party on the 9th. Jesse will be nineteen and Nathan will be turning ten.

Nathan with his gifts!

And his little friend, Hairy!

Jesse’s birthday sign was (appropriately) in Italian.

While Nathan’s was Lego-themed

Jesse’s cake, however, was in Spanish

 

And Nathan had the classic airplane!

This is a picture I just had to include. One of Nathan’s gifts was a gigantic bubble wand and Chris took this cool picture of Jack when they were playing with it the next day!

 

Sarah and me (Abby) attempting to serve the pie and cake for Mother’s day.

A gorgeous lantana bloom

Ooo! Very artistic!

Drew and Natalie’s Wedding

Here are some quick photos from yesterdays wedding.

Waiting for the ceremonies to begin.

Listening to the message by the priest.

 

Father and Son.

Father, son and bride.

Gorgeous Dress

Drew’s family.

Uncles and groom.

Dancing before the couple heads out.

Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday! We met some friends at the early service at the Church at Brook Hills and came home to egg hunts and cinnamon rolls! At noon, we left for Grandmother’s house for a lunch of ham, baked beans, potato salad, and garlic bread with key lime pie and apple cobbler for dessert! After visiting and digesting we drove home again for church at our house!

Egg dying!

 

 

Finding the perfect shade of red can be an intense experience for a nine-year-old!

And slightly less intense for a fifteen-year-old!

 

Christopher displays the artwork before church!

 

Lunch at Grandmother’s.

Japanese maple leaves

Trumpet vine

Dogwood

 

Azaleas.

Our Lord is risen indeed!

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus

the author and perfecter of our faith

Who, for the joy set before Him

suffered the cross

scorning its shame

and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God!

Praise the Lord, oh my soul!

Movie Trailer

Here is a movie trailer for our latest movie: Search for the Lost Ruby 2, with Ashley (blonde) and Ellen (brunette).

Trailer made by: Ashley

Song: Prelude 12/21 by AFI

Phoenix – Final Day

This was our last full day in Phoenix.  The day started with Samuel and I taking Grandma to church.  Grandpa was not feeling great so he stayed home.  After dropping grandma off at her house we went to Aunt Carol’s for brunch.

Then the group decided to try out the new train system in Phoenix.  It has only been open about a month and the ticket buying process was a bit over our heads.

We finally boarded the train and rode it down to Tempe.  It turned out a great number of people also had the idea to ride the train this day.

Here is the whole crew around a fountain in Tempe.

We walked around town for awhile and we finally found a shop that fit Uncle Don perfectly.

We stopped for a drink along the way.

We then got back and had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.  We ordered Chinese.

 

There were many rounds of checkers played.

One final repair to the cabinets before we all leave.

The family photo is always a must at the end of these events.  It has been a long time since we did one of these.

The trip has been fantastic and Samuel and I have really enjoyed every minute of it.  We have had great conversations with everyone and have been glad to be of help to G&G while we were here.