Nana's birthday

Now, usually, we don't mention other people's birthdays on our webpage, but this year, we had a special one in the family - Nana Mewes turned 80!!  Her boys decided that we would have a birthday party at our house, and those who don't live here would drive in for the party!

They all got here the night before her birthday, and no one called her on her birthday, for fear of blowing the surprise.  My parents took them for lunch, then brought them over for the surprise party.  She was thrilled!  She said that she had been blue all day because no one had called her!!

Happy birthday, Victoria

Victoria decided she wanted chili for her birthday, so we turned it into a chili cook-off with the neighborhood (if they wanted to participate).  We had four different chilis and ten kids in the house.  The new neighbors across the street won the prize - a gold painted wooden spoon in a wooden block.  Very exciting!! 

Happy Anniversary to us

This year is a big milestone for us - twenty years.  Ten moves, nine pets, eight churches, seven states, six cars, five ranks, four kids, three house, two countries and one marriage.  Congratulations to us!