Jenny and Tawana's Engagement Party

Jenny and Tawana
Beautiful Engagement Cake!
The girls in the kitchen! (Christine, Jenny, Tawana and Pam)
Danielle and Christine
Phil and Mike "thinking" about playing!
Missy and Jeremy
Beautiful Addysen
Addysen and mom
Yum! Chocolate!
Fruit Punch Fountain
Eric and Lindsay
Herb
The girls- all smiles!!!!

Sunday afternoon, some of the family here in Arizona gathered at Chris and Pam's to help Jenny and Tawana announce/celebrate their relationship and commitment to each other. All involved in planning the party did a very nice job. They had a milk chocolate fountain with strawberries and pretzels, a 3-tiered drink fountain, we all brought a dish, plenty of snacks and had hamburgers on the grill. Plus a beautiful 3 tiered cake with game pieces all over it. Jenny mentioned that her and Tawana love to play board and card games.

It was nice to see the family. We hadn't been all together since May, when Tina and Alicia were out for a visit. We were missing some family members for this occasion. Some of the choices that we make in life aren't always approved by all. But as a family, we need to let each other know that we care and love each other.

Addysen, AJ and Danielle's daughter, is just so darned cute! She's just like a marshmallow and just so happy! They will be moving into their new house at the end of this week. They sound excited about the move!

Eric and Lindsay started back at teaching this week. Lindsay said that the students will be in next week. Eric is taking some classes for his masters, so it sounds like they have pretty busy schedules. Christine is recuperating well from her knee replacement. She will be returning back to her nursing job in the middle of September. For now though she is still at the physical therapists, three times a week and being pushed to the brink of tears. Herb went back to work last week, after being off for 12 weeks. He looks good and is following his Dr's plan.

Chris and Pam look like they are doing well and getting to do some babysitting! What fun that would be! (no rush though Mike and Missy!!!) They now have 4 dogs! I would go nuts but Pam loves it.

Phil, myself, Mike and Missy were there, as well as Missy's new boyfriend- Jeremy. We got to meet Jeremy at our house before we left to go over to the party.