The day after Glen and Sarah were married, our family, Jessica, and Greg's parents and family went to Smitties for breakfast. We had a great time there.
Then we all went to a dam just north of Wenatchee. We saw the fish ladder, and went down into a place where we could see the fish under the water, going through the fish ladder. I always thought that the fish had to jump up each little waterfall on the fish ladder, and some do. But the ladder also has underwater openings so the fish can just swim through. We saw some really big salmon swim through. We also saw a museum in the dam.
To see the great pictures that Amber took of both our Smitties breakfast, and of the dam and fish ladder, click on Amber's blog link to the right.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The Wedding
Glen and Sarah's Wedding
03 Aug 2008
Wenatche, Washington
The wedding took place at Ohme Gardens in Wenatchee, Washington. It is a beautiful garden at the top of a hill overlooking the Columbia River. The pine trees cover most of the garden making quiet and shady.
The gardens meander over rough road stepping stones down steep slopes covered with ground cover and flowers.
As you come around huge rocks you are surprised by beautiful pools and waterfalls, and spectacular views.
I took this picture the day before the wedding. It is the setting for the wedding before the chairs were set up.
The bride and groom and chaplain stood on these steps during the wedding.
We arrived at the gardens and reviewed the program.
Eric and I just before the wedding.
Alex and Eric
The wedding was in a little shady glade surrounded by tall pine trees and green and flowery hills sloping up on three sides.The bridesmaids:
Laura, Amber, and Heather
Catherine was the flower girl. She had been shy at the wedding rehearsal, but for the wedding she mustered up her courage and walked right up the aisle with the little ring bearer doing just fineBut just before the end of the aisle, the little ring bearer became overwhelmed and tossed the ring pillow at Glen's feet and ran to his mother.
Glen and his groomsmen.
Here comes the bride! She looked beautiful.
Sarah and her father.
As Sarah came up the aise, she looked up at Glen, her beloved.
Sarah's mother is to the right looking very happy.
The chaplain, and Sarah and Glen stood on wide stone steps just above the lawn.
The chaplain gave greetings and advice.
Bob Pinsker, Lisa's finance, played a violin solo, "The Swan." He also played the piano for the other music during and before and after the wedding.
I did a wedding reading. You can read it on this blog.
Listening to the program.
Exchanging rings. Glen put Sarah's ring on her finger. But when Sarah tried to put his ring on to his finger, the heat and excitement of the day had made his hands swell a bit, and she couldn't get it on. He just palmed it and pushed it on later.
The chaplain pronounced them man and wife, but forgot to invite them to kiss! They did that later several times however!
The recessional. Amber looking beautiful and Alex looking very dashing!
Cecil, Amy, Sarah, Glen
Joyce, and Greg
We did a receiving line just outside the little marriage lawn.
I think they are in love!
A beautiful picture of the newly married couple in the garden.
The reception was in Cecil and Amy McKinney's back yard.
I love how the candles add sparkle to the wedding cake.
The guests were seated at round tables under a white canopy on the lawn below the deck.
Cutting the cake.
Another picture of the cake and lights.
Bob played some romantic music to add to the atmosphere.
He also played music that we could dance to!
It was a beautiful wedding and reception.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Wedding Reading
This is the reading I did for Glen's wedding. I will be writing more about the wedding when we get the pictures sorted out. It was beautiful!
Marriage
Our Heavenly Father loves us. He created marriage and families to give us joy. He has given husbands and wives the responsibility to love and care for each.
Today, you stand here, convinced that your love is greater than any problem you could ever encounter – and it is! Love can conquer all.
When frustration, difficulty and fear assail your relationship - as they threaten all relationships at one time or another - remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong. Look into the eyes of your sweetheart and remember how precious they are to you, and work out problems together. In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.
Believe the best rather than the worst. Be positive and cheerful. People have a way of living up or down to your opinion of them. Treat your spouse as if they are already, the person you want them to be.
Recognize and show gratitude daily for the both the little and the big things your spouse does for you.
Learn the lesson of the sand: When you squeeze a handful of sand, it escapes through your fingers, but if you hold it gently in your hand, it remains. Love means giving your husband or wife some space to be themselves, and some time for their own pursuits.
Remember that every marriage takes three people: a husband, a wife, and God. Pray together daily. Practice faith, repentance, and forgiveness. Strive to become a little better every day. Bring out the best in one other.
Friday, July 25, 2008
The Dress is Finished!
Well, I finished the wedding dress! I also sewed a blouse for Amber and finished a skirt for me. I think the clothing for the wedding is done! I will take pictures at the wedding so you can see how it all turned out.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
4th of July
We had a great 4th of July. We relaxed in the morning (or in my case, I sewed on the 
wedding dress.)Then we got together in the afternoon for entertainment such as games like water
pictionary (drawing pictures on the driveway 
with a water bottle) and water balloon v0lleyball. The younger people also went ice blocking (sliding down the hill on a block of ice.) We had a great dinner of barbecued ribs and chicken, chips and dip, corn on the cob, watermelon, and root beer floats. We watched the fireworks over the fairgrounds from our usual place on the hill. It was a fun day.
Glen, Alex, and Eric are off to go backpacking in the Sawtooths. Glen sent me a picture on his cell phone when they got to Red Fish Lake.
Hope you enjoy the pictures of our celebration plus the pretty things in our yard. Notice the pink flower on the pea plant. I wonder if a sweet pea seed got mixed in with the other seeds. I think the pretty white flowers are syringa. They smell like orange blossoms.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Cub Scout Day Camp
On Saturday, I was in charge of a station at the cub scout day camp. My station was the Museum of Natural History in Africa. I helped the boys make shark tooth necklaces and then showed them pelts of different animals including a skunk, raccoon, red fox, rabbit, and beaver. The boys were especially fascinated by a real shark's jaw with it's multiple rows of sharp teeth, and a real alligator head with it's mouth full of teeth. The boys were great and it was a lot of fun. In every group there was a least one boy who was a little science wizard. They loved reciting all the animal facts they knew. I will definitely help at day camp again!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Richard A. in WWII
Mark sent me some old pictures of our Dad from WWII. Here is one of them. If you cover up the hair, I think he looks a lot like Eric!
For more pictures, look at the Ancestor Stories Blog. The link is on this page.
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