BFF

You know how kids toss around those three letters? BFF. Best Friends Forever. They'll say it, then five minutes later declare they're not friends anymore.

Then there's the real thing. The people who start out best friends, say they'll stick together, and year after year they're still friends. When I think of my parents, the most inspiring thing to me is how much they still enjoy just being around each other. And here they are, another year as BFFs counted off, keeping each other young and loving life together. Its just about the most beautiful thing ever. I love you guys!! Happy Anniversary!

35 Years

And still goin' strong!!

Mom and Dad celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary last week and we surprised Mom by showing up on Tuesday (the day after the anniversary) for a little party. Dad likes to remind us that they dated for seven years before they got married. So they've been together for 42 years... gosh that's a long time! But its not hard to see why their marriage has lasted this long, they are so full of love and respect for each other, they sacrifice in the big and small things and they just plain have fun together.

Thanks for the great example, you two!!



Photos courtesy of Denise

 

Dear children, let us not love one another with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
~ 1 John 3:18

SV 18: Weekend/Holiday/Anniversary

I could not ask for a better three day weekend than what we've just had, wonderful family time together. Who can ask for more? Saturday was a yard-work day and we grilled out for supper. Archer saw me watering the garden with the sprinkler and decided to join the plants, I asked him if the water would help him grow. He said of COURSE not, he grows when he's SLEEPING, not when he's being watered! Shelly wasn't too interested in the sprinkler and when I went looking for her found that she was playing with her dollhouse in her room, completely content at what she was working on. I love seeing the kids play together, but its also nice to know they can entertain themselves alone.

Sunday was church and a Fortier party at Uncle Wally and Aunt Doreen's house. They rented a bounce house/slide! The kids had great fun. Once again I sat on the sidelines and watched their fun. Poor me, I couldn't join in... When I was a kid I used to think that grown-ups just didn't like to do the same stuff as kids but now I know better. We still like that stuff but don't join in for one reason or another. Like being too self-conscious. Or like being pregnant and not thinking it wise to bounce around too much. Oh well, maybe next time! It was a great party and we all had a good time, what a crowd of happy people!

Today was the best day of all, our seventh anniversary. We visited the botanical gardens and tried to tell the kids about our wedding day but they weren't too interested. David and I didn't get much time to reminisce, Archer and Shelly were too busy moving from one thing to the next and we had to focus on keeping up with them. Then we saw Toy Story 3. Then we came home and at the very last possible second decided to go to the fireworks. We staked out a spot at Zoo Beach and the kids entertained themselves playing in the sand. And then the show started and Shelly entertained herself playing in the sand... Oh well, she was happy, even if that's not what we went to do. Happy Anniversary David, what better way to spend it than with our children?