15 Years

I have no photo's for this entry. And it will be short.

Tonight was our 15 year high school renuion. Where has the time gone. It was interesting to see who showed up and who didn't. It was interesting to see people that we hadn't seen in a few years. And it was interesting to see how people had/hadn't changed.

When we got home we realized that we spent most of the night talking with people that we see on a semi regular basis. Those that we haven't seen we had a polite "Hi, How are you? What are you up to?"

It's amazing how people change and how much some stay the same. Everyone has physically changed (I mean it's been 15 YEARS), but some still have the same mentality. Tim had it right when he said that it will be even more interesting in another 10 or 15 years. So I guess I'll sit back, enjoy those people that we still see every now and then, and wait for another 10 or 15 years to go by.

I'm glad that it's over. We only stayed a few hours and that was long enough for me. Grandma Betty was wonderful and watched the kids for us. And if nothing else, at least I got a cute outfit out of it :)

Dedication

This past Sunday we had Sophia Catharine dedicated. To many people this means many things. To us it simply means that we are going to give her the best spiritual upbringing that we can, with the help of our families and friends.

Tim's sister & her husband, Steph & John, came all the way up from Ann Arbor to join us for this. Tim's mom, Betty, was there. As were my dad & mom, Pastor Gary & Sarah. My mom made it to church just for the dedication. (She's been sick w/pneumonia.) We were glad to have her there, not just because she's been sick, but also because she was the only one who brought a camara!

Look at how cute she looks. Her hat, pretty white dress, and cute shoes.....

The shoes are no more. The dog got them.

Sophie trying to get the pretty rose that Pastor Papa gives to all the parents of the babies/children he dedicates.

We had a wonderful cookout at John & Betty's on Saturday night with Steph, John, Betty & John. It was good family, good food and good fun. Grandpa John's polebarn provided the perfect place to enjoy the shade and play and eat. After dinner Ethan showed Grandma Betty what he could do with a garden hose, and then Grandma Betty showed Ethan what she thought of that.

Sophie and Grandma Betty talking things over.


















Ethan playing leapfrog.












John, (Betty in the background), John, Steph, Sophie (1/2 behind Ethan), Ethan & Tim's leg's. Just play and waiting for the grill.....

Watching Grandma Betty Cooking the burgers, dogs, and brats! Can't wait!!

Storm Clouds

So we had some nasty storms in June that gave us some really cool clouds. So I was out there with my camara (not the only one, neighbor had cell out taking photo's too) trying to capture some interesting storm clouds. Even when nature is being nasty, it's still very beautiful. Merrick pointed out the cloud that looks like people and the one that looks like an angel. So I had to get shot's of them.

Hope you enjoy these, I had fun taking them.