Stephanie's 24th Birthday

Today is Steph's 24th birthday, so her and Simon came for a visit and to go to dinner at Austin's. Mandy baked her a yummy pineapple pudding cake.



Mandy is a good cook, but lettering is not really her thing.... of course, it's not easy to write with chocolate syrup.
These 2 are a pair of hams.

We spent a lot of time talking about the wedding. They have not picked the exact date, but it will probably be next May. It's going to be a crazy busy time of year, 2 graduations and a wedding!

Foof and Manders on Settlement Day

What a pair of hams.

Danielle in the Art Show

Foo has some art on display in the library. As is her style, she does not like it, but I got her to stand next to it and smile pretty anyway.

They're engaged!

Stephanie and Simon got engaged on Valentine's Day! I am so happy for the both of them. Simon asked me about it last Saturday night and all week her sisters and I have been trying to contain our excitement over it. Simon is absolutely perfect for Stephanie, he's smart and funny and has everything going for him. They are talking about a May 2010 wedding, which will be 8 years from when they started dating in the 11th grade.


Here is the beautiful engagement ring. Stephanie did not want to have a traditional diamond solitaire, she preferred to have her birthstone, an emerald.


It is truly a beautiful ring and even better, from the perfect guy. Congratulations to my little girl!

Mom's Birthday

Amanda

Portrait of Amanda, as seen by Danielle

They just don't seem to get tired of taking pictures of each other. Danielle and Manda had a camera war late one night. This is the battle from Danielle's viewpoint:

Hopefully her face won't really freeze like that.








I miss her, and she's only been back to school for 5 days.