On Thursday, we all had a wonderful time visiting with Lydia all day as part of her 18th birthday celebration! We all loaded up into the van, went and picked her and some lattes up, and then spent the rest of the day hanging-out together here at the house. Then, that evening, we had a special time with friends and family, enjoying a BBQ dinner feast, and Costco chocolate cake with the Tevis' homemade, and I mean straight-from-their-dairy-cow, ice-cream!
The birthday gift-giving began early with colorings and love notes from Timmy and Joe!
The "twins" . . . separated by 10 years!
Another milestone happening this week . . .
this special couple's 1st wedding anniversary!
June 16, 2013!!!
Aren't they cute as ever?
And they are just as delightful!
Love them sooooo much!!!
We were very blessed to have dear friends, Ron and Becky Jacobson, join us for the party.
This following photo happened all because Becky thought of it, organized us all, and snapped it!
And I'm soooooo thankful for it!!!
I just wish we could have had Becky in it, too!!!
Her sweet husband Ron is the goofball one in between Meemom and Valerie.
And Janet and Rich Tevis, awesome mom and dad of Richie, on each end.
The beautiful birthday girl!
After dinner and cake, we had a lot of fun telling stories and laughing away our full stomachs.
The birthday gift her hubby got for her! : -)
Then, yesterday, we left early for Brielle's 4 month check-up!
She is doing very well,
and is becoming quite interactive!
She smiles and giggles lots,
and is already trying to out-talk everyone! : -)
She is such a sweetheart!
We also picked up Joe's new glasses!
She is doing very well,
and is becoming quite interactive!
She smiles and giggles lots,
and is already trying to out-talk everyone! : -)
She is such a sweetheart!
We also picked up Joe's new glasses!
Doesn't he look very handsome in them?
He does indeed remind me of another little Bowes boy!
(See Kyle's blog! : -)
We found out that Joe is severely far-sighted.
And it is very important for us to patch his right eye at least 3+ hours a day to strengthen his left eye,
which can hardly see at all!
And today, Saturday, is yet another goat delivery day!
Victoria and Caroline have worked so hard building their Boer goat business,
that their goat kids are going all over the country this year!
They are meeting some folks again today,
about 3 hours from here, to help get him on his way to his new home in Idaho. (I think ;-)
And of course, you've probably seen on Kyle's blog about HIS huge milestone this week!
Buying his first car!
He has been working lots too,
with his job at the Mayfield Youth Camp and starting up his landscaping business!
He is rarely home anymore! :-(
Ah, I'm still adjusting to this new season of life,
with my older set of children going in so many different directions!
But I am so proud of all of them!
And lastly,
Ted, Valerie, Timmy, Joe, and Annie the lab puppy,
all went to the beach today for the start of our family's Father's Day festivities!
Ted LOVES the beach, searching for critters, and being with his kids!
So this is a perfect start to Father's Day weekend!
Valerie has the camera along,
so hopefully, we'll have some pictures to share at the end of the day!
What a wonderful family celebration.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got that lovely family picture. Happy birthday, Lydia!! Thanks for sharing the events of the special day with us. Happy Father's Day, Ted! xoxox