A Very Special Wedding Day

The Happy couple!!

Greeting guests immediately following the ceremony

Across the street from the chruch to the Dowling's neighbors, the Walkers, for pictures.

Three generations Katie's grandma, me, and Kaite

The beautiful cake Annie made...She did and awesome job!










Dance with pops - Lyle sang a song to Katie and Wes later in the evening at the reception. It was tear jerker!!! It was so special!

The two lovebirds first dance...Aren't they cute :)

Fun at the reception!! Enjoy the pictures!

Catching Up ...

A couple pictures from New Years Eve at the Hewitts!

Nate and Jordy!





Jimmy LOVED Char ... everytime she would put him down he would follow her and grab her shirt to pick him back up! It was so cute!

All the boys in their NEW PJS! We have a tradition that every Christmas Eve we get new PJ pants!







The Moms

Me and Nel Nel

A few pictures from the Singles Banquet, it was a blast and decorated beautifully thanks to our new singles planning team!

Christmas Season Fun

Don't fall off your chair, now that you see a new post. This is just the beginning of some Christmas Season fun. Each year the Seniors in our Church put on a Christmas party for all the teens and their parents. This year the theme was famous pairs. Can you guess any of these pairs?
Debra and I went as Ragedy Ann and Andy. Lyle was working so Debra graciously took Andy so we could be a pair.





Josh and his friends Phillip and Steven all went as Red White and Blue. You should have smelled them after all the paint they sprayed on their clothes. Our house smelled like paint for days, just from them getting ready. I wonder how healthy that was for them?!?!?!?!

Danny and Josh's boss, Jack and his wife, came as....can you guess who? Barney Fife and Thelma Lou

Sean and his good friend Kyle came as Gilligan and Skipper

Beau and Joey as Starsky and Hutch. They wore Aunt Jenny's jeans. They were a perfect fit for the part!

Now here's a Royal Couple. Can you guess who? Lady Dianna and Prince Charles. Way to go Jenny and Joe!

Engagement Pictures - Finally!

Okay, so finally! Here are some of our engagement pictures! Katy took them and did a wonderful job! We love them! Our favorite ones aren't on here, because we will probably send those out with the invitations!

The sunset was so gorgeous and perfect!

No one likes this one, but I think its fun...even though my nose is like POKING his eye OUT!

ENGAGED

Wes asked me to marry him on saturday morning at the beach during the sunrise! I will write more about it later...but just want to say how faithful the lord is! So many nights (when we weren't together) I would cry myself to sleep wondering why the lord ever allowed us to be together because it hurt so bad . . . and now to look back and see how he used EVERY little trial to bring us to this point! I am reminded of how the Lord is so Sovereign and is ALWAYS in control, even when nothing seems to make sense to me! He knows the big picture and has so many blessings in store for those who love him! Thank you lord for bringing this wonderful (and adorable) boy into my life to help draw me closer to my precious savior!

Soon to be Brothers!

The girls and I admiring the BEAUTIFUL ring! A few of the girls told Wes "When we get boyfriends you need to help them pick out the ring!" It is more beautiful than anything I could have picked out myself!

My NEW Fiance' and I - isn't he just so adorable?