Celebrating The Parentals

February 5th my parents celebrated 30 years of marriage!  It was a beautiful Sunday with the sun shining bright.  What an example they are to me and to my kids.  They have a great relationship & make me want to be better in my marriage, often.  So thankful for them and their love for each other.  We spent Sunday afternoon hanging with them.  Mom wasn't feeling super great yet, but was so patient to have us all there for so long.  We ate a delicious lunch of miscellaneous stuff including delicious ribs Dad had made, laughed a lot, visited, and Beckham napped while Gray and Jaeger watched a movie.  Later that evening in my journal I wrote that I was thankful to be able to laugh with my mom and that she is a good friend of mine, too.  The same can be said about Dad.  They are both so incredible.

The next afternoon I had the rare opportunity to do a bit of service for my mom.  She asked if I'd blog dry and straighten her hair.  It was nice to do something-albeit small-for her since she's so often serving us.

Tuesday the 7th all us kids made dinner to celebrate Mom and Dad.  We had roast, potatoes & gravy, corn, and fruit pizza for dessert.  It was all delicious.  The company was even better.  So grateful that we all like to be together so much.  The older I get, the closer our family gets-and I love it.  We compiled answers to questions about them to put in a book, which Kelsey created, and gave that to them with a cd of the top 15 songs from 1982.  The book turned out darling & it was a big hit. 

February 8th was my Mom's 49th birthday.  Since she looks younger than me, it's hard to believe she's just a year shy of 50.  She has the best skin, style, and takes great care of herself.  Not to mention she's incredibly beautiful on the inside.  So thankful she was born and that we have the relationship we have today.  She is wonderful.  The most selfless & thoughtful person I know.  Kelsey, Taylor, Doll, and I took her to lunch at the Neighborhood & gave her her gifts {I made her the heart pic & framed it of her FOUR grandbabies}.  It was a yummy & fun lunch and we all had a great time together.  So thankful for this phenomenal woman in all our lives.