It is feeling like fall already in DeWitt, Iowa. I am enjoying my vacation here and looking forward to having my husband pick me up tomorrow night. I have had plenty of time to relax after several busy days in a row. I hated to see my sisters go home to Colorado, but had so much fun with them while they were here.
My sisters came in from Colorado Thursday night. We went to the Cafe to announce Rebekah's big news. We had the waiter bring out 6 baby bottles with water to announce it to Mom and Grandma. He told them they were the drinks of the night. My Mom was confused since it was just water. Then she started figuring it out and starting freaking out. She couldn't figure out which daughter was pregnant. She started crying and hugged Rebekah. It was a fun surprise. I'm glad we got her reaction on video.
Since Ruthann was home for a few days, we had to fit several wedding showers into a few days. It was busy but fun!
Friday night Re and I threw Ru her lingerie shower. It was a lot of fun! She felt loved and got some good stuff.
Saturday Ru had her Ames church shower then we went to our cousin's beautiful wedding. It was so good to see all our loved ladies from Grand Avenue who were able to shower Ruthann and also see a lot of family members for the wedding.
We went to DeWitt and got to see our parent's house for the first time. It is so adorable. I'm so happy the Lord provided the perfect house for them. I got to spend my birthday with my family (sadly without Amos). We watched Ry play his soccer games and yes, he scored two goals for my birthday gift. I was very proud. We went to the Olive Garden and my family affirmed me as they presented me with their gift. It was very special and encouraging. My Dad is always good at doing things like that for us. I'm getting old folks.
Ruthann had another shower from our parent's church here in DeWitt. People were very generous to Ruthann without ever meeting her. Ryan also had a cross country meet where he won the whole race. I was so incredibly proud of him! He started off strong and beat over 100 runners. Proud sister!
I've had plenty of time to relax, do some fun projects, hang out with local friends, spend time with my awesome family and their animals :), and spend time in this adorable town. It's small, but all the houses are so adorable. I'm happy they are here.
If you are interested in seeing some more pictues not posted on this blog, you can click on these from facebook. If it doesn't work, copy and paste it.
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2 comments:
Such a beautiful family! I would love to see the movie of your mom :)
rachel, that was SUCH a fun weekend, you're an incredible party giver and sister :)
glad to hear about all that went on in dewitt! can't wait to visit there.
hope your vacation was just what you needed, see you soon!
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