Saturday, 6/24/23, Jacobs graduation party day !

 

Vikki’s goulash

Beautiful salads Kimmy and Vikki made

Bill and I came home at 8:30 in the morning so I could make 5 batches of goulash.  I got everything I needed to take to the party ready and Bill got all of our chairs loaded and the volleyball net loaded.  We had light rain the day before and heavy rain the day after, but today’s weather was nice.  It was nice in the shade of the pavilion with a light breeze blowing. Everything looked amazing! Kimmy and Vikki did an outstanding job!  Their chocolate chip cookies were so yummy!  Kimmy did an amazing job making and decorating all those cupcakes too and making those delicious rolls.  Kimmy, Vikki, Melissa and Bruce, and I all made lots of goulash and it all was so delicious!  Kenzie helped with a lot too! Everything was sure wonderful! Jacob did great had greeting and talking with his friends, family and all who came!  He sure is a nice young man. God has great things planned for him!  Good friends, Charlie and Sue were the first ones to come.  They stayed almost to the end.

We  got to meet Marcia and Dennis who we felt like we knew from talking on Facebook.  They are close friends of Jared’s family and have camped with them for many years in Copper Harbor.  We hugged each other and then talked to them for a long time.  My sister Brenda and her husband Dave surprised us and came down from Ellsworth.  She kept it a sect that they were coming so when we saw them come we were all so happy.  Vikki and I were crying tears of joy when we went out to greet them and then Brenda tested up too. What an awesome surprise.  I was so happy she could meet Stacie, DJ and Kody.  The older kids and the youth pastor from Jacobs church had fun playing games outside.  Bill and Peyton played ladder ball. Jacobs friends that came were so nice. We were happy when Debbie and Matthew got there too, and then Wes, Gayla and Joel.  We sent lots of food home with them. We missed Jared’s parents.  They wanted to be there but Lela had surgery right before so it didn’t work out for them.  I know how much they love Jacob and that their hearts were there!   

It was nice to be able to relax when we got home.  Jacob called us and thanked us for helping and for his card and money.