three weddings, two baby showers, and a field trip, oh my!

We were without power for 5 days last week after an October snow storm.
So it's time for an update...

Lydia & Zach * 9/10/11

  Allison & Ben * 9/30/11

Kaitlyn & Paul * 10/08/11

Jackie's Baby Girl (Aleena) Shower (10/9) w/ Liv & Dayton "helping"

  Mary Beth's Baby Boy (Noah) Shower (10/22)

Dayton & Liv & several others "helped" at this shower too!

 

  Field Trip to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut

Grades K to 4

11/04/11

Looks like God painted the Clownfish by hand.

 Octopus up close and personal!

I'm always awestruck by the imagination and creativity of God when I see all the creatures He's made!

 

Beluga Whale~amazing!

Next week, Olivia's Fairy Princess Birthday Party!

Stay tuned!

wedding in the summertime

The wedding was beautiful!

The flowers were PINK! :) One of the two flower girls

walked down the aisle with the ring bearer

with confidence and a smile.

One needed a little coaxing.

She agreed to walk down with the maid of honor.

:)

The location was lovely...

everything was in bloom at the vineyard.

The groom's pastor Dad married the happy couple.

:) And his Mom, my friend, Susan,

didn't stop smiling all day! :)

~*~

The bride and groom had their engagement photos taken

while bike riding and that became their theme.

Guests signed their framed engagement photo.

The centerpieces continued the bicycle motif.

The cake was simply darling.

...and the happy couple danced the night away!

...a delightful day indeed!

LOVE

homecoming, harvesting, and happily ever aftering

Dad is home now and was recovering as expected

until he took a fall this morning. 

Thank goodness my brother was there.
My big strong, independent dad is still
experiencing a great deal of pain. 
It is difficult to see him looking so weak and pale,
but the nurses asure us he is doing well. 
 Any prayers offered on his behalf are so appreciated.

My husband and I
attended
the wedding of
my best friend's
son
on
Friday
evening.

The church was extraordinarily beautiful.

The reception was held in a lovely New England Inn.

I had fun playing with pics of

the Bride and Groom...

My friend looked amazing in her

mother of the groom gown,

and her grandsons were adorable in their tuxedoes. :)

Each of the bridemaids chose their favorite style dress

 in cranberry (I think, or wine?)

The bride carried this bouquet.

This is one of the bridemaid's bouquets.

I loved the hypericum berries in the centerpieces.

And you dog lovers will love this...

Fun, huh?  I liked this idea.

All of this took place after I took my class on a field trip

to the apple orchard.

 
The weather was blissfully sunny and cool.
 

...a pretty full day,

don't

you

agree?

lovely flowers and pretty packages

I have a Bluebird Hydrangea that did quite well this summer.
My Endless Summer Hydrangea, on the other hand, had one bloom, and I think my husband ran over that one with the lawn mower! I've heard that some people feel they haven't lived up to the hype. I guess I'd have to say I'm one of them. I thought I'd have lovely bouquets of hydrangeas all summer long and extras to dry for wreaths in the fall...not happenin' this year!
Heather Bullard's recent post got me thinking about hydrangeas. Hers reminded me of the arrangements that were at the bridal shower I attended a couple of weeks ago.



The mother of the bride made one for each table. They held 2 small green apples, 1 large hydrangea blossom, a couple of pink roses on picks, and that cool, stringy stuff she picked up from a florist. Does anyone know what that's called? She bought the glassware at TJ Maxx or Marshall's. Aren't they beautiful?

I helped my friend, the mother of the groom, to wrap two stunning packages for her son and future DIL.



It took us about 5 hours to cut, fold and glue, but they were pretty impressive when they were done. Don't you agree?