THE WEDDING CAKE
NAOMI'S COLORS WERE APPLE RED,
BLACK AND IVORY
ZANE AND ABBIE BEFORE THE WEDDING
MY SISTER NAOMI
SAMUEL LIGHTING THE CANDLES DURING THE
CEREMONY
MY SISTER SARAH
THE WEDDING PARTY WATCHING NAOMI COME
DOWN THE AISLE...UNFORTUNATELY SARAH WAS
BLOCKED BY THE CANDLES!
THE FLOWER GIRLS...MY COUSIN GRACIE AND
ABIGAIL
NAOMI AND OUR DAD COMING DOWN THE AISLE
SAYING THE VOWS
AFTER LIGHTING THE UNITY CANDLE
US GIRLS IN THE RECEIVING LINE...THAT'S ME
HOLDING SHELDON
CUTTING THE CAKE
ABBIE LOOKING PRETTY!
JAMES AND I ...THIS IS A REALLY NICE
PICTURE OF US!
MY BROTHER SAMUEL(13) AND TWO OF OUR KIDS
BEFORE THE WEDDING!
OUR FAMILY MINUS SHELDON
ABBIE AND I DOING OUR NAILS BEFORE THE
WEDDING!
Well, those are some of the pictures we were able to take from Naomi's wedding. We were quite busy the entire time and I am grateful to anyone who had our camera and got these shots for us! :)
We left to go to Idaho on friday night, the 15th. We got in at 9:30, since luckily James was able to get off early around noon. Otherwise we would have gotten there at about1 o'clock. Our trip was good, and the kids were good. On Saturday, we left to go to the church around 9 or so, with the rehearsal around 1 o'clock. It was a very stressful day, but the ceremony itself was beautiful, except that the candelabras were too close together and cut Sarah and Samuel out of the view... Naomi was a beautiful bride and it was a very emotional time for all of us, I think. Sarah cried through the whole wedding and made me start crying, too!
Naomi and Jesse went to Montana for their honeymoon (not too sure where, though). It was kind of a crazy day, since James and I had just gotten there and really didn't know what to do except fill in wherever needed.
On Sunday, we went to Trinity (our old church in ID) and afterwards met with my good friend Lori and her husband and children at the park for lunch. We visited and let the kids play. It was a wonderful time. Then we headed over to my mom's to pick up Naomi's old bed (a rose day-bed) and my sisters' old set of bunkbeds for the boys. We headed home after that and got back around 11:30 or so at night. We were all exhausted the next day, especially James who had to get up for PT at 5 am.
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So, for the rest of the month of May (before and after the wedding), we have just been focusing on homeschooling and getting things wrapped up for the summer. Zane will still need to read everyday throughout the summer. He is done with everything else, but needs to get through 1 last reader. He is a little behind, but personally I think he is doing extremely well and it IS the curriculum that is a bit too advanced for a Kindergarten student. I am so proud of his accomplishments though, this year! His handwriting is beautiful and his Math skills on target. He did very well in his Phonics book, which I thought was a bit advanced, too. We got through it though.
Our garden is doing ok, but there are a few things we will need to replant soon, as they didn't come up or they were killed by a light frost. We have Potatoes, Tomatoes, green and red Peppers, corn, Pattypan Squash, Bush Green Beans, Radishes, mixed Salad greens, Spinach , Beets, Brocolli and Cauliflower. We will need ot replant the cucumber, winter squashes and watermelon. Most of the cooking herbs that I planted in pots, also came up. I have Dill, Thyme, German Chamomile (medicinal actually), Sweet Basil, Cilantro, and Chives. My Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram and Tarragon didn't sprout so I am thinking about replanting those. James bought me lots of houseplants. I am new to having houseplants and didn't realize that they really do need very little suinlight and definitely not bright light. I set them out for the weekend while we were in Idaho and burned them all up pretty bad. I have a huge fern, an ivy plant, a Polka Dot Plant, a Cactus, a Martha Washington and this other one that I got from AWANA for leading that I don't know what it is. Anyway, the cactus (obviously) and Martha Washington are ok. I hope the Ivy and Polka Dot plants revive. I trimmed the fern back until it was green again, so I think it will be fine. So the obvious lesson is this: If you have houseplants...keep them in the house! :) I am a nerd!
James also bought me a new beddingset, that was greatly on sale at JC Penney. It was normally 250.00 and he got it for 89.00! Woot! All bedding was on sale, so we also got summer (cotton) sheets for Abbie, Zane and Sheldon, and a beautiful set of gold Satin sheets for our bed that matches the bedding set. Then I happened to see Flannel sheets half off at K-mart and bought all of the kids a set for the wintertime! :) I think each set was 10.00!
My birthday is on the 24th, and my brother and law and his wife are coming up from Boise to visit, since they haven't seen James since before he went to Korea. So, we are thinking about the next weekend doing something for my birthday! I suggested that James have a "backyard" camping trip in the camper with the kids on Friday night and leave me alone! :) I have been dying to just sleep as late as my body wants to!!! So, I told him, that if we do this, that he will have to take the kids to the park in the morning and no one is allowed to come in the house until nooonish! I think that is what we will do, because I am exhausted! I am so looking forward to it though, so I hope it works out. A quiet morning where I can sleep as late as I want is the PERFECT birthday present in my book! :) And cheap...
We are still waiting on more money from our move, from the Army. We love doing a DITTY move because we usually make out pretty well. The money will be going into savings for when times are tight, or we have an emergency. We had to dip in just a little bit to our er fund, so we need to get that back up. For the Dave Ramsey plan, you need to have 1000.00, but I just feel more comfortable with 2000.00 in there. So, with the money we will get from our move, we will have almost that, I am thinking! YAY! Hurray for the Dave Ramsey plan! I hope you will all read about Dave Ramsey's financial plan to Freedom at www.daveramsey.com or read his book The Total Money-Makeover!
So, not much else going on! I am loving being a soldiers wife, as I always did! I am quite spoiled to be one again! :) TOTALLY LOVING LIFE RIGHT NOW!!! :) James starts an 8-week course on Monday called Cross-fit. It is a civilian fitness program paid for by the Army. He is excited, but he will have some very early mornings for 8 weeks. Plus, some late nights, I am sure, at work. But he is happy to be able to go through the program.
Well, summer is almost here! I am anxious for my favorite 80 degree temps! I hope you all have an awesome June! :) Blessings!
We left to go to Idaho on friday night, the 15th. We got in at 9:30, since luckily James was able to get off early around noon. Otherwise we would have gotten there at about1 o'clock. Our trip was good, and the kids were good. On Saturday, we left to go to the church around 9 or so, with the rehearsal around 1 o'clock. It was a very stressful day, but the ceremony itself was beautiful, except that the candelabras were too close together and cut Sarah and Samuel out of the view... Naomi was a beautiful bride and it was a very emotional time for all of us, I think. Sarah cried through the whole wedding and made me start crying, too!
Naomi and Jesse went to Montana for their honeymoon (not too sure where, though). It was kind of a crazy day, since James and I had just gotten there and really didn't know what to do except fill in wherever needed.
On Sunday, we went to Trinity (our old church in ID) and afterwards met with my good friend Lori and her husband and children at the park for lunch. We visited and let the kids play. It was a wonderful time. Then we headed over to my mom's to pick up Naomi's old bed (a rose day-bed) and my sisters' old set of bunkbeds for the boys. We headed home after that and got back around 11:30 or so at night. We were all exhausted the next day, especially James who had to get up for PT at 5 am.
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So, for the rest of the month of May (before and after the wedding), we have just been focusing on homeschooling and getting things wrapped up for the summer. Zane will still need to read everyday throughout the summer. He is done with everything else, but needs to get through 1 last reader. He is a little behind, but personally I think he is doing extremely well and it IS the curriculum that is a bit too advanced for a Kindergarten student. I am so proud of his accomplishments though, this year! His handwriting is beautiful and his Math skills on target. He did very well in his Phonics book, which I thought was a bit advanced, too. We got through it though.
Our garden is doing ok, but there are a few things we will need to replant soon, as they didn't come up or they were killed by a light frost. We have Potatoes, Tomatoes, green and red Peppers, corn, Pattypan Squash, Bush Green Beans, Radishes, mixed Salad greens, Spinach , Beets, Brocolli and Cauliflower. We will need ot replant the cucumber, winter squashes and watermelon. Most of the cooking herbs that I planted in pots, also came up. I have Dill, Thyme, German Chamomile (medicinal actually), Sweet Basil, Cilantro, and Chives. My Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram and Tarragon didn't sprout so I am thinking about replanting those. James bought me lots of houseplants. I am new to having houseplants and didn't realize that they really do need very little suinlight and definitely not bright light. I set them out for the weekend while we were in Idaho and burned them all up pretty bad. I have a huge fern, an ivy plant, a Polka Dot Plant, a Cactus, a Martha Washington and this other one that I got from AWANA for leading that I don't know what it is. Anyway, the cactus (obviously) and Martha Washington are ok. I hope the Ivy and Polka Dot plants revive. I trimmed the fern back until it was green again, so I think it will be fine. So the obvious lesson is this: If you have houseplants...keep them in the house! :) I am a nerd!
James also bought me a new beddingset, that was greatly on sale at JC Penney. It was normally 250.00 and he got it for 89.00! Woot! All bedding was on sale, so we also got summer (cotton) sheets for Abbie, Zane and Sheldon, and a beautiful set of gold Satin sheets for our bed that matches the bedding set. Then I happened to see Flannel sheets half off at K-mart and bought all of the kids a set for the wintertime! :) I think each set was 10.00!
My birthday is on the 24th, and my brother and law and his wife are coming up from Boise to visit, since they haven't seen James since before he went to Korea. So, we are thinking about the next weekend doing something for my birthday! I suggested that James have a "backyard" camping trip in the camper with the kids on Friday night and leave me alone! :) I have been dying to just sleep as late as my body wants to!!! So, I told him, that if we do this, that he will have to take the kids to the park in the morning and no one is allowed to come in the house until nooonish! I think that is what we will do, because I am exhausted! I am so looking forward to it though, so I hope it works out. A quiet morning where I can sleep as late as I want is the PERFECT birthday present in my book! :) And cheap...
We are still waiting on more money from our move, from the Army. We love doing a DITTY move because we usually make out pretty well. The money will be going into savings for when times are tight, or we have an emergency. We had to dip in just a little bit to our er fund, so we need to get that back up. For the Dave Ramsey plan, you need to have 1000.00, but I just feel more comfortable with 2000.00 in there. So, with the money we will get from our move, we will have almost that, I am thinking! YAY! Hurray for the Dave Ramsey plan! I hope you will all read about Dave Ramsey's financial plan to Freedom at www.daveramsey.com or read his book The Total Money-Makeover!
So, not much else going on! I am loving being a soldiers wife, as I always did! I am quite spoiled to be one again! :) TOTALLY LOVING LIFE RIGHT NOW!!! :) James starts an 8-week course on Monday called Cross-fit. It is a civilian fitness program paid for by the Army. He is excited, but he will have some very early mornings for 8 weeks. Plus, some late nights, I am sure, at work. But he is happy to be able to go through the program.
Well, summer is almost here! I am anxious for my favorite 80 degree temps! I hope you all have an awesome June! :) Blessings!
