Fun Weekend

So it is official, I've entered my 40's.  What a wonderful job my family did throwing me a great celebration.  Latisha planned it all and did all the baking with a little help.  She also planned the decorating and had help from her siblings.  All the kids did what they could and it so blessed me that they all wanted to make my birthday so special.  We had a great turn out and I felt so blessed to be surrounded by good friends and lots of chocolate.  The theme was chocolate and I wonder how many went home feeling a little sick.  We had chocolate cake, mocha cheesecake, chocolate cherry lava cake, chocolate cookies, brownie trifle, truffles, mouse pie, chocolate fondue, and a chocolate mocha drink.  It was amazing.  Everything turned out so yummy.  Ever since I was little I had fondue on my birthday so my mom and dad made the chocolate fondue and brought it over.  How wonderful.  Many felt by the end of the night that yes there is such a thing as too much chocolate.  My favorite part was spending time with my friends.  I love getting lots of families together and see the fun.  We have been very blessed with a big enough home to have everyone feel comfortable and not too crowded although there was a lot of happy noise.
Then Saturday night we had around 30 home school high school kids here getting ready for their Junior Senior Banquet.  They needed a place to learn the steps to different dances they will have at the banquet.  There are 50 graduates so I was worried if they would all fit but it was fine. It is very formal and proper dancing with things like the Spanish waltz and Virginia Reel (?)  I so love having homeschoolers over.  They were very respectful to the teacher, parents, and each other and it so blessed me to see these kids that their parents have poured so much into getting ready to graduate.  The last graduation meeting we had they had kids sit together as they will at the ceremony and told the parents that today we would have to let our kids go as that is what is ahead for each of us.  I so teared up.  I'm sure most if not all of us have poured as much as we can into our children and coming to the end of their high school education is a big accomplishment for both the parents and the kids.  Obviously I'm new at this graduating kids thing and so every little step is a big one for me.
Well, tonight is another big evening with a marriage enrichment at our house, so I need to get on with that.  There should be around 10 couples and not sure how many kids.  God bless you all. 

Look at all this food.  So good

Let the chocolate overload begin

my parent, David's parents and my brother in law

The guys

I was blessed with great gifts.

My very good friends Amy and Desiree

The rehearsal

Learning proper etiquette

Lots of wonderful people made it to the party

The girls keeping everyone in order. :)