Jared and Betza’s wedding was beautiful! I wonder how many times over the years that I thought about someday being at her wedding. How time flies!
Surrounded by some of my favorite people!
And well, that was the start of the wedding bells because the next day... engagement #1: Zoë Koehl and Todd Stoller
Two weeks later...engagement #2: Jodi Beer and Seth Gerber
God’s blessings to them! And to CVE! We are entering a new era. 😁
Zoom opening his gifts on Christmas Day and playing with the LEGO’s.
Christmas Day, Marce left for a trip to visit her family in Michoacán, Mexico.
And the boys and I started Christmas break...👏🙃🙏🤪😳🤷♀️🙂
We spied a high-in-the-sky rainbow.
We invited Marshall over one afternoon and the boys had a great time, playing with nerf guns and flashlights.
One Sunday afternoon as the soccer game beside our house was winding to a close, a girl arrived with a bowl of apple peels! 😋 Oh, the fun of eating them.
Thankfully about when we were reaching the boredom limit, my grandma, mom, Megan, and Emily arrived to visit for Jared and Betza Kaeb’s wedding.
Mom getting down on Zoom’s level to see his toys.
Making cookies with Megan!
Mom fixing sweet potatoes. 😋 My favorite.
We sisters took the boys on a horse ride.
And then rode ourselves!
Cowgirl cowboy shadow
Marce arrived safe and sound and I was thankful for all my families help in preparing for the team from Cissna Park!
So thankful to be a part of this bunch and blessed to witness as they grow and mature!
Sorry for a very late post, hence the uninteresting title.
Coffee Steamer, Forrest, IL
McDonald’s family restaurant, Fairbury, catching up with Uncle Kevin, Aunt Sarah and my grandma.
I always try to plan some quality time with each of my siblings when I visit. This time, I took Justin to the Caterpillar visitor’s center.
Very cool!
Ice skating with Matt in downtown Peoria.
Watching Timi’s school Christmas program. (That was not our quality time. We played with legos but I didn’t get a photo.)
Philip took off a couple extra days from work, so he could arrive in Peoria in time to see me. We set up my new computer together. When he found out I hadn’t even taken it out of the box since it arrived, he asked me to wait until he got there. :) Technology is his speciality, but definitely not mine. I told him if he ever needed help setting up house, now that would be a lot of fun!
Brother time in the back seat.
Twinning with Megan at the trampoline park.
I arrived back in Tucson on December 23rd, not the best time to go to Walmart, but nevertheless I had to get a few things.
Crossed the border under a beautiful sunset and then...
...got stuck in a traffic jam going an average of 10 mph.
Thankfully, I made it safely home after a wonderful trip! I spent one week in Forrest and one in Peoria. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to see and talk to so many people. Thanks to all of you who helped make my trip a success!
