Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Josh Pietzke

Yesterday we attended the wedding of my cousin Jamie to Josh Pietzke. The wedding was held at Scotts Garden in Walnut Creek. I have never been to a wedding quite like it before...but it was VERY nice! We actually sat at our tables for the wedding. Very pretty place!


Jamie was glowing and her smile was infectious! She truly was a BEE-U-TEE-FULL bride! :):) Uncle Pete looked quite dashing himself.


The Bridesmaids/Matrons
l-r: a friend of Jamie's that I didn't know, Michelle Brown-Widman, Jodie Milburn-Martin, & Ashley Milburn



"with a gentle and quiet spirit...." "Hey! Who put that in there?" says Jamie. "I just had him slip it in," says Josh.:)


Josh, you may now kiss your bride!

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Pietzke!!

The Dean and Milburn Clan

Grandma and Grandpa Milburn

Still in love after almost 70 years!

The Cake...see the reflection of the cake on the utensils? Does that mean I'm a good photographer? NO..it just means that I was really fortunate to get that shot:)

Me and my honey

Drew and Jodie (sister of the bride) Martin


Jamie and Grandma Milburn

I'm thinking that this is a framer!! How sweet!

Uncle Pete and Auntie Terri

Uncle Tom and Auntie Claire

Uncle Pete, Dave Breuninger, and Uncle Tom

The Milburn Cousins

top: Eric Milburn, Jodie Milburn-Martin, Courtney Milburn-Gruss

bottom: Lindsay Williams, Stacey Epps, Jamie Milburn-Pietzke, Ashley Milburn

They were NOT kind:):)

Instead of throwing the garter and the bouquet, they asked for all the married couples to stand up. Then, they asked who had been married the least amount of time. The garter was given to Jamie's cousin Holly who had been married for 3 1/2 months. Then, they started going up in numbers trying to see who had been married the longest. My parents and grandparents were the last ones standing. My parents have been married 42 years..so at that point, they sat down and it was just my grandparents standing. The guy kept going up the number line...one number at a time. It was so funny...because then, my grandma started counting with him in her funny/silly grandma kind of way (you had to be there) until he got up to 70. Sooo...with all that explanation....my grandparents were given the bouquet.

In March of 2010, my grandparents will have been married for 70 years!! Can you believe it?! The Lord has TRULY blessed them and I am SOOO thankful for them!

Grandma, Me, and Grandpa

Grandma, Me, and Grandpa....we were ALL supposed to do a silly picture...but it looks like I was the only one who did...Oh Well...good memories:):)

"Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as it is becoming in the Lord to do. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh toward them." Colossians 3:18-19

Congratulations Josh and Jamie! My prayer is that you will follow the Lord's "instruction manual" in your marriage. What better way to start your marriage then to follow the One who created it. Love you!!

Christmas

We had SUCH a relaxing Christmas break this year. We were able to finish all of our school work BEFORE the break began, so we didn't have anything hanging over our heads (in the way of schooling). Obviously, we had to prepare for Christmas a.k.a clean, cook, wrap presents, etc., but we were able to spread out the work with the fun. All of the kids, except Anna, got new bikes as they were in need of upgrades since they are growing like weeds! Anna got new training wheels, tires, and a new bike helmet:):) I must admit that it was very hard to get back into the school routine after having such a relaxing 2 weeks off. We have now been back to school for 2 weeks and I think we are finally back into the swing of things.