Melissa, Andy and the kids' Blog

6/5 Friday - Hannah is getting almost as tall as Great Grandma.  We spent most of the time this weekend at the rental house so it was easier for Great Grandma to get around.  It was so nice to have an extra house across the street.  6/6 Saturday - Lily chose to be baptized. It was a great morning with lots of family and friends.  Hannah and Finn were the witnesses and Melissa and Hannah gave talks.  After dinner that evening Nana and Granddad helped me finish putting the covers over the AC linesets.  6/7 Sunday - coloring with Grandma after church.  Evening books with Granddad.  6/8 Monday - Nana and granddad helped drop the kids off at soccer camp on their way out of town.  6/11 Thursday - Finishing the front door with Melissa, what a wonderful date.  6/13 Saturday - Grandma and Grandpa Aurich and Great Grandma came back for another Friday night stay.  Grandpa bought the kids model rockets so we went to the park for launches. ...

May 1 Friday - We started the day with a swim.  It was really neat to have so many of the cousins together.  From the left clockwise: Eli, Finn, Andy (not a cousin, just and old man), Lily, Luke, Evelyn, and Hannah.  It was supposed to be cold and rainy all afternoon and possibly through the wedding, so we spent entirely too long at Burlington Coat factory that afternoon wandering through all the wild non-coat items.  The girls all got new warm tops. The wedding venue, Chandor Gardens, was very pretty.  It was modelled after an Asian garden with lots of water features, sculptures and plants.   Everyone wandered the grounds to take in the beauty. From the left: Mya, Eli, Ava, Hannah, Luke, Evelyn, Finn and Lily.  It really happened!  They're married! Everyone had a nice time eating and talking at the reception, then they cut the cake! Then it was time to clean up.  Part of the deal with the venue was no help with setup or take down. ...