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We had a couple big family events over the past week or so. Here is the first one.

S. Confirmation-
Along with 150+ 9th graders, S. was confirmed in the Lutheran Church. This was a fun and meaningful event. Nice church service, beautiful music, family gathered, celebration. We were so grateful to have family and friends gather for her day. T's aunt & uncle from Michigan, my dad and brother, Tom's mom, sister and her husband. And some close family friends.

Sarah made her chocolate torte for everyone, which I really thought was special and showed her generous spirit. Oh my goodness, it was so delightfully rich!

Congratulations to her on deciding to affirm her baptism and for becoming a full-fledged member of our church.

Confirmation

A was confirmed last Sunday. Along with 162 other 9th graders...yes, that's right. We belong to a very large Lutheran church. Nice service, though we had to get there an hour early to get a good seat. Our photos after the service -- our family members got separated, so we didn't get very many of all the various grandparents, aunts & uncles. I was a little disappointed, especially since family members came from out of town, and it was the first time in a very long time that relatives from the two sides of our family had been altogether. Plus I love to chronicle these moments (my husband says photos are for people with bad memories...).

We had a very nice casual get-together for family afterwards. Then she invited some friends over, and my husband cooked some more -- chicken caesar salads for them, yum.

Nice day!