Jakes 30th Birthday
Blake 7th Birthday
at
Parks House
in
Bremerton, WA
3-17-2012
It makes me feel so blessed when we have our giant family parties here at the house! We recently just had 30 family members out at our place to celebrate Jake's 30th birthday and Blake's 7th birthday! I can believe my husband is 30, that just seems normal, but for my son (first born) to be 7 years old already is such a sad thought. His life with us seems to be fling by so fast. I am scared to go to sleep now because I feel like before I know it he will be turning 18 and going off to college! :*(
On a happier note though...we successfully had 30 people in this house that God has blessed us with and it didn't feel overwhelming by any means. This year we were lucky enough to have some of Jake's family from Arlington be able to make it all the way down for this wonderful and monumental celebration. It means so much to me knowing that they would be willing to drive all the way down here to come visit us and show Jake how important he is to all of them.
So lets map it out...30 people...but where did they all come from?
- Rick and Julie came from Ridgefield, WA
- Steph, and Rocky (so sad Jamie couldn't make it) came from Battle Ground, WA
- Cindy and Charlie came from Fall City, WA
- Steven and Amity came from Redmond, WA
- Tami, Rick, and Greg came from Lynnwood, WA
- Russell came from Edmonds, WA
- Bob and Lou came from Shoreline, WA
- Lina and her two boys came from Mill Creek, WA
- David and Kari came from Arlington, WA
- Connie, Caitria, and Travis came from Arlington, WA
- Jon came from Arlington, WA
Then in the spirit of it being St. Patricks Day we decided to dress up the kiddos in their coolest green outfit they got. We sprayed their hair green, gave them green necklaces, Blake some green glasses and Ayden a green pig tail headband. So much fun...or and green face paint. Then once Lina's boys got here we had to get them all dressed up as well...made for a great cousin picture!We had some great Chili at the end of the night! Lots of GREAT and much needed conversation time, loves, hugs, and kisses!
Thank you to all who came out for the day and shared your joy and celebrated with us and our family! I thank God everyday for everyone in this wonderful family we have. For those who couldn't make it I hope this helps you feel as if you were here with us. Someday soon there will be a time when we can all gather together as one GIANT family!
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord!
Blake got super excited about all his gifts this year! Even his cousins got really excited!
What better to get an old man?!?
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