The REAL Party Day

So.....the real party day...July 5, 2008...arrived. David cooked huge amounts of food.  The band showed up and plugged in.   Family and friends started arriving at the Grove....lookin' all cute and darlin'

Even the turkeys showed up..maybe they thought it was a funeral for the other turkey!

Hubs and his niece.....all smiles!

After a BIG meal, David and I rounded up the kids, hustled them off to the house for a change of attire, while my brother, Bob...read an announcement:

Then we arrived with the kids....in wedding clothes, ready for a ceremony! When we told the kids (it was a surprise for them, also), they were excited and happy.  Our favorite line was when we all got dressed and took and breath, looked at each other and Chase said...."Let's go make a family!"

SO WE DID.

Here comes the preacher!

People were surprised and happy.

Except for the ones who were surprised and teary!

(We met at their wedding)

Then we celebrated...

and celebrated

and celebrated

There were no bouquets.

There was no wedding cake.

There were no bridesmaids....

Or organ music..

There was no soloist...

But there was a beautiful evening ...the MOST beautiful evening in the Texas panhandle EVER. 

And for us and our friends,

IT WAS PERFECT.

Happy Anniversary, Sweetheart!!