I helped throw a 50th anniversary party for my inlaws. We had it at their church and went with lots of gold since the 50th is the golden anniversary. We had snacks and cake in the afternoon, so simple enough. They had a really amazing turnout. Everyone seemed to have a great time. I had been stressing over it for months, but everything came together. Arnold was so sweet to help me set up and clean up too.
At first we thought the 2-tier cake would be overkill, but im glad we got it, because we had a bigger turnout than expected! The cake was white cake (mother in laws request) and the gold on top are big sprinkles! everyone loved that part.
Our kids with their cousins, on Arnold's side! They have all gotten so big. It was so fun having everyone together in one place.
Brooke got to start cheering at her games! She is doing so great, she has really been practicing a lot. I sent pics of her to my parents and they said they could see so much happiness in her face. Her bff is on the squad too, so they get to spend a lot of time together, and i love that.
Caleb joined the ROTC! he is interested in being in the military one day. So far he really likes it. At the football game he got to help the other guys direct traffic. When he gets older he will get to go out onto the field and carry the american flag!
Brooke has been busy! She is also in the marching band. On thursday nights she cheers with JV and on friday nights she plays with the band.
In typical crazy parent fashion, Arnold and I were right near the band at the first varsity game. I kept taking pictures of everything. I was so proud. I hope we didnt embarass Brooke too much!
Dont you love my football earrings?!
A friend who makes shirts made me this for the games. I also got football earrings in her school colors. And i wore my blue vans so they would match, too. I am one of "those" moms but I dont even care! :D
We recently had dinner at mom and dads house. we had low country boil, but my brother and I have called it crap in a pot ever since we were little (we were weird) so now everyone calls it that :D
Arnold took it inside for Dad and Willow was right underfoot hoping he would drop some food, haha :D
A lady I worked with several years ago at Chick Fila, Susan, recently passed away. She had had cancer for sometime. It is so sad because she was still pretty young. She was such a wonderful woman, always cheerful and helpful. I know she will truly be missed by many.
Ruby likes it when Arnold plays guitar :D She is his newest fan.
She also likes to help me study, but usually she is just a distraction and falls asleep :D
My sweet nephew turned 1!!! The year just flew by! He is starting to walk around some, has some teeth, and is still as adorable as ever ;)
Mom and dad celebrated their 49th anniversary! Dad gave mom red roses and cooked dinner for her, so sweet. they have already told me NO to a party next year for their 50th. They are not really party people! :(
Mom and dads dog willow also turned 1!! yes we have a TON of birthdays and events in our family in August! We got willow lots of toys (which she has already mostly torn up!!) and a dog cookie! We could only find the big ones and it was almost as big as her! :D
The kids started 10th, 9th, and 7th grades. I still cannot comprehend this. Everytime i think of how close theyre getting to graduating, I cry! So far the year is going ok and they don't have to do virtual, but we will see.
We are within an hours drive of the beautiful NC mountains, so we make lots of day trips up there. An italian restaurant we love had been closed down forever due to Covid, and when they opened back up, we knew we had to go!! They also opened a Vera Bradley outlet (Arnolds in trouble!) so we had to go look around there!
Caleb used to LOVE legos when he was little, but he said he had outgrown them. Recently i guess he got back into some of the harder sets, because he bought a few with his birthday money.
On the nights Brooke had band camp, Sheldon had a lot of fun riding in the car to go with us to pick her up. He thought he was driving ;)
After several years, I started back to college!!!!! I had gone back when the kids were young and completed the first year of the Medical Office Administration program. So now Im picking back up where I left off! Im now working with coding and insurance, and it has gotten a lot harder. But I am determined to finally get this degree! And yes I totally made Arnold take pics of my first day! ;)
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