Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Birthday Time

Kayla had a birthday (#9) on January 3rd. She had a sleep over party on Friday night with Katie, Hannah and Brooke. They had pizza, brownies, presents and played in the hot tub outside before settling down to watch The Parent Trap with Hailey Mills (the original movie). I didn't get a picture of their party. And then Laura had eight girls over on Saturday to celebrate her birthday (January 4th, her #11). They had hot tub fun, brownies, ice cream and presents. They also played games in the afternoon. We all had fun but good to get two birthdays out of the way. Here is a picture of Laura's party in the hot tub.

Jake and Hannah also celebrated their first wedding anniversary on January 5th.
Here is a picture from their wedding day. What a great looking couple.

Also, I was so thankful that Susan was doing so well at the time of Hannah's wedding. Here is a picture of Susan with her family at the wedding a year ago. Susan always had a smile even through the tough times.

Leah and I fly to Phoenix on Thursday morning to join up with Nathan and Micelled for the PF Chang Rock n Roll Marathon on Sunday morning, the 18th of Jan. We will join up with Christian and Laurel who are running as well. We will stay with Rick and Cheryl (Susan's brother and family) and Nathan and Michelle with Jack and Mary Carol. It will be good to see them again. Looking forward to the run, as well. Pray for good health and safety. Will update the blog from down south.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hang in there Doug. Some people say the first year is the hardest - but from what I've witnessed with my own other, I have to disagree. There was so much to do the first year that my mo barely had time to grieve. The second and third years were a challenge for her. Life slowed down enough to really feel emptiness. Its been four years since my dad died. My mom is often down on herself because she still grieves but I tell her she is too hard on herself. You've lost your best friend and life mate. Days become easier to face but the loss is always there. We continue to keep you in our prayers. Love, Vivian and Neil