Dale Turns the big 40!!

last night we celebrated our friend, dale's 40th birthday, with a surprise party!! we had such an amazing time! i think we had about 45 of us and amazingly, not one of us let on to him that this was about to happen! kath, his wife, my dear friend, did an incredible job keeping it a secret. she even was able to get his whole family here, all from out of state!!! wow!! we love our friends! can't hardly believe the '40th birthdays' are starting already! 40 isn't as old as it used to be! :) The Birthday Boy


Kath and Rye
Good Friends

Oh Bec!

The Kids get in on the action

Tam and Tim

Hot Wally

A Cheryl Creation

Kathy and Her Dad! Too Cute!

sam and jack, spying/listening under the bathroom door....waiting for max to start singing in the shower!!! :)

one of my favorite things is to watch my boys, all 4 of them, play a game of sunday afternoon football. these pictures are the best....rye still in his sunday best! :)

how sad that i only had one picture of amsa. i'll look at getting some more! below is her sampling the cupcakes!!! :)

celebration for amsa!
on sunday night, my small group throw a 'baby' shower for our friends that just adopted little 6 year old amsa, from Ethiopia. they were able to share their story with about 200 (my guess) people and then we had a party afterwards. they have an amazing story to tell and this little one is precious, beyond words!! they have touched so many lives, including mine!! although she's only been here, in america for about 3 months, i love her already!!