41st Wedding Anniversary!

My parents are celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary next Monday, and we are honoring them with a dinner on Saturday night. (We didn't get our act together last year because Isaac had just been born!) Hopefully it will be a really fun, special time with all our family and friends. My parents started dating when they were 14, so it's actually been a LOT longer than 40 years together. They have really been an example of marriage to us and are still totally in love. I had to include their junior prom picture! :)

Long Time Coming

We've had a busy 6 1/2 months since I last posted. Sadly, Facebook gets much more attention than our family blog. This great lapse in time does not mean I haven't had a lot on my mind as a mommy! I love these active, talkative (yes, both of them!), funny boys more than words can even express. I never dreamed I would enjoy motherhood this much. It is such a privilege to spend every day with these boys who will become men before I know it! They are always making me smile & laugh...but I have my fair share of frustration moments, too. I truly enjoy watching them grow and change. I must say I have a whole new appreciation for my mother who was home with us while Dad worked very hard and long hours...it's very rare that Dennis gets to see the boys before bedtime.
We have had a lot of time with family since I last wrote. Time with grandparents (great-grands for the boys) was especially wonderful. We spent several days at Thanksgiving at my grandparents' house in Otto, NC...they fed us so much good food and took such great care of us. Amazing to feel that from your grandparents in their 90s! I think I was really struck by how full their lives have been, and all that they have lived through together--the Great Depression, WWII, and so on. And to imagine being married for 60+ years! With their great perspective on life comes a sense of humor and thankfulness that really inspires me. We also got to visit Dennis' grandpa in San Francisco, which was special because Isaac is named after him. Watching Dennis look at and interact with Grandpa was very touching--I know Dennis could still see glimpses of the Grandpa he grew up with in the frail man before us. We have a lot to learn from this older generation.