We hit the ground running in 2023.
We began with a birthday celebration for The Cookster as she celebrated her 90th trip around the sun. Her last few years have been tricky as she’s managed her Parkinson’s disease, but she rallied and enjoyed quite the bash at her family birthday party. All of her children, several grandchildren and three of her great-grandchildren were there to celebrate with her.
Immediately after the birthday party, we began prepping our house for Roy and Caroline’s wedding the following week. They decided to have a small gathering of close family. Our immediate family, plus grandparents and few close friends gathered at Emmanuel Lutheran church right around the corner from our house. We dodged the heavy California rainstorms as we snuck in our photos and then and returned to our home for an intimate reception. The fun photo below contains all of their happy guests who were in attendance for their wedding vows.
The newlyweds honeymooned on the coast and have now set up in their apartment less than 2 miles from our house in Modesto. We are excited to watch them take off as they finish up school. Congratulations Roy and Caroline Mendiola! We love you guys!
Quietly making noise,
Fletch