Lise Marie and her Auntie
'Ze Two"Come. A crowd has gathered to greet you!"
Visiting in the hall before dinner...
Two of the many amazing women back in the kitchen. It was so wonderful, y'all!
Lise Marie and Mr. Fritz
Poppy and Mumsie "I mean, I'm the one who needs new pots and pans."
Looks like T. is a not as interested in the ladies conversations as his mommy and Mrs. K . are, LOL...
"Oh honey yes! You should do it!!""So, I just like, gave them this look..."
Laney, Rach loved your dress.
View down the hall... (OK, my brothers are officially awesome!!!! Observe stalwart silhouette in fedora)
The tablescapes were gorgeous.C&LMercy. Observe yonder calories!!!
They were scrumptious.
Everybody brought along a pound cake, and it was amazing how many variations there were.

Oh, and dinner was just fabulous. First, a fresh salad, which was delish. And fluffy rolls, too, and soft butter. Then it was scalloped potatoes, broccoli salad, smoked turkey with cranberry sauce...I think I'm remembering right. There were some other things too, but the main thing was that is was wow good. Aunt C. and her team has a way with menus.
Girlies
I love the satin on the table.
The W. girls blessed us with some beautiful music during supper. There is nothing like live music!The rest of this precious family!
Candle light
Everybody was excited about the dessert. ;)

"Awww..."Cleveland and Lise Marie were blessed in so many ways that evening. The generosity and thoughtfulness of the Body of Christ is simply amazing, and just makes you want to cry sometimes. The mother of the bride had a good time keeping the official list of folks to say 'thank you' to. And they were, so thankful for the outpouring of love. It's just too cute watching new little couples open gifts together.
(Isn't that a beautiful piece there, by the way?) They got several really lovely pieces of art that evening...And here's C&L posing with Willie with some of his beautiful work, too-these original photographs look awesome hanging in their apartment! Little William is SO adorable. "Wet me take a wook at those..."
Cleve's inner 12 year old comin' out...
"How did you know I wanted this? How how how!!?"LOL. :D
We all enjoyed watching...and listening to Mr. Fritz, Mr. Rick and Wesley cracking jokes and making everybody laugh...It was a beautiful evening. Here's a rose, to say goodbye!

Fondly,

A.G.M.

2011 Retro: Trip to the Campanas

The most glorious of afternoons to you!

Ours is being one of those luscious, rainy, green spring days. I'm listening to 'old' songs while I blog-you know the ones that bring you right back to a certain time!? I love those! Music is so amazing how it does that. It's very special.

And here are some slightly older memories, that make their own music...I simply had to post them! Ah, the blessings of family, frappes and the great, blue ocean... :) 'Tis bliss!
Mama and AuntieMichael Jr., Kress and fam came down for the day, too! Aw. Aren't my big brothers cute!? :D
Marf and 'LyssaMoi
A sample of girlingsAunt Lisa always looks so smooth in her shades.MarthaDaddy admiring Uncle Frank's ceiling.
"Good afternoon, and welcome to Grilling and Chilling with Alyssa. As you can see, today I'm going to show you how to make delicious hamburgers and how to look great doing it. My cute outfits always improve the flavor of my dishes, and the delicate way I hold the spatula and turn the meat keeps in the juices so as to increase the...Dinner is served! GabbsHappy, hard workin' Men
Another great shot...Nick and Andrew took us on a wild ride in Nick's pickup. 'Twas thrilling!! ;P *laughing*
Oh, dear. What large mouths we have.
*Happiness*
Frankie takes Sam on a spin. ;DThen all we ladies decided to go shopping!! When we had to jump start the van, I had to laugh and get a picture of all the distressed ladies gathered around the vehicles. Mariah got it running and we were off! :DFrappes, anyone?After our shopping, it was off to the water and sand and foam and shell place! It was one of the most beautiful afternoons I can remember, with golden afternoon sun, clean wind and big waves...the Lord was so sweet to give us such incredible weather!

I love that feeling when you go through the trail in the grasses and then, the beach is suddenly there! Purple Petals
It was so cute watching the grandkids enjoy the water.
it's so special watching my precious Mom being a Grand Mama...Me and Isa
He likes it. :DSitting in the sand with people you love is, 'de bestest!Isa Boo!She was determined to get a tan before she left...
A woman who is far above rubies...I love these girls...we had a blast....splashing, laughing, enjoying peanut M&Ms (the best!) jumping into the waves, taking beachy pictures of each other, laughing and ewwing over cheesy ones, exclaiming over good ones, balancing on old logs, running and playing a version of snap the whip into the water...where the land meets the water is one of the most beautiful places in the whole world!Kressy and her 4 babies!
(by the way, this girl is one amazing sister in law...ah! We love her so much...And of course those small specimens. Just look at Jonathan's smile!! Isa looks slightly dazed, LOL. She must be in shock at the crazy things her Aunt and Uncle do to get her to smile... "What in the world are they doing!?" )Toes in sand!

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