Abbi Turns 15

June 10th, 2011 the amazing young lady we refer to as our daughter turned a decade and a half old- crazy talk I know. We celebrated with cake, pizza, munchies, swimming, and a bon fire. It was a beautiful warm day to have a yard full of friends.

Cake, cup cakes, and chocolate

Grandma Mary starts the line going to fill up plates.

Abbi’s favorite fruit dip that she says is so good it should kill you.

Opening cards and presents

We were so excited to have Uncle Jake and Aunt Trish here all the way from North Dakota.

Getting ready to light the candles.

‘ooooo cake!’

Trying to light the candles…

…and trying…

…and still trying…

This is the ‘photo op’ of blowing out the candles we couldn’t get lit.

Time for cake.

Oh did Abbi and Hayden have fun with cake.

Caelun says ‘how come you don’t let me smear cake on other people?’

Megan, Breton, Levi, and Bryar all dig into their cake.

Off for a dunk in the pool- I am not sure who is dunking whom.

Pool dunking is a good way to wash off frosting – right?

All clean now.

The Conley, Sutton, Randall family

Oh my gosh it has been over a month since my last post!  Sorry life has just gotten away from me. We were going through the process of hiring a new supt. for Cedar Springs Schools and I had a sinus infection and shingles which also slowed me down. At any rate we hired a supt.,I am better now- on spring break and anxious to get caught up on posts.These are the family photos from last June I have been promising to get posted. This was our one chance to get the big family picture.  We all came in to town for Clint’s step-sister Mandy’s wedding.  Mandy, her husband Wes, and Clint’s step-brother Jake were all in the Air Force.  Mandy recently left the service.  At the time Mandy was stationed in FL, Wes was in Korea, and Jake and his wife Trish were in HI.  Mandy and Wes are now in HI as well.  Clint’s bother Chris, his wife Missy, and their kids are here in MI like us.  If any family folks want copies of any of these and I haven’t gotten them to you please let me know.

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We had family pictures taken on the Conley side as a present for Clint's step- mom Mary when everybody flew in from all of the corners of the globe for Clint's sister Mandy's wedding back in June. These are some of the pictures. I have more on order of our little clan. These I copied from Trish's photo bucket.

Our little clan
Bree, Missy, Chris, Cody
Jake and Trish
Wes and Mandy
The whole Conley, Randall, Sutton clan

Sunday Brunch

Sunday morning - really more noonish -after the great shin-dig, we re-assembled. At least those of us who could still stand, while recovering from exhaustion or otherwise. Trish and I compared blisters from dancing in pretty shoes. At any rate, we gathered to eat left over food, watch Wes and Mandy open up their cool loot, and congregate one last time before we all entered planes, trains, and automobiles to retreat to the far corners of the earth-
until the next big family hoo ha.
Wes and Mandy open presents on the deck at Floyd and Mary's.

Clint, Caelun, and some of Wes's family hang out.
On this side we have Grandma Hall, Abbi and more of Wes's family.
Wes's dad.
Abbi and Mary watch as the gifts are revealed
Cae says "Wait aren't I the real present?"