Wedding

Official photos from the photographer.  It was so fun to take some family photos of everyone involved!

This photo was taken at the Massabesic Lake in Auburn.  We spent many Sunday's hiking there as a family and it made for stunning photos on this November Day!

                                                              Such sweet memories!

Jason and Michaela❤️

                                              This is Lexi looking all dressed up for a fun day!

Such a sweet day!  We were so excited to have Jason join our family through marriage to Michaela.  They are a good thing when they are together.  It was so fun to come together as a family and decorate the church.  Aren't the trees amazing?  That was not planned but looks like every detail was thought out for months when actually it was a whole 6 weeks! 

Oma Fitzgerald couldn't attend but was very attentive to the decorations she made for Michaela's big day!

Because of covid, most couldn't come to the wedding.  We ended up having the reception at our home which was perfect for those of us who did come.  Decorating was great fun with all of the elements that Oma F had thought out. 

                                                      Jessica, Michael and Presley (Michaela's friend)

                                               Skyler was a flower girl!  She looked so cute!

                                                                   A very sweet day for sure!
 

Ben Turns 19!

Ben actually turned 19 while we were in Texas!  But he wanted a family celebration for which my mom's heart will always be grateful.  This son of mine is such a blessing and he craves the love of his family.

                                                                 Happy Birthday Ben!

Alert

                                               International Alert Unit --the official of Unit 63

 So proud of my sons and their work in Unit 63.  They will be marked as advancing from this group of men and the question will always be asked....what unit were you?  It is sweet to see the friendships that have blossomed from their experience. 

Texas Friends

Sometimes you meet people and there are great connections.  This is the Watson family!  We actually met them at our favorite family camp in NH!  Someone they met told them about Camp Maranatha and they flew to NH to check it out.  They have been attending every year since then! 

When we traveled to Texas for the boys advancement, we hung out at their place and shared a meal together.  The kids played games together and caught up about happenings in their life.  We also went out for delicious ice cream!

                               An intense game of Mahjong went on that evening.  The kids loved it!

The really fun part was this connection between Becca and her Focus on the Family pen pal, Charity.  They had been writing for awhile and found out they lived right around the corner from our friends the Watsons.  How amazing is that?  It was sweet for the girls to play and talk in real time and watch their friendship unfold.

 

Alert -Ben and Brandon

This is on the Alert Campus in Texas.  We are not allowed to speak to our sons while they stand at attention.  They put on quite the display of all that they accomplished.  We were so proud of them!

 

Ben looking great in his uniform!

 

Once the word is said, everyone reunites after months of very strict training.  It was an amazing moment to see all that transpired with our sons and hear their stories. 

                         Reunion between our sons and their sibling.  It was a delight to see it all happen!

                                                      Brandon looking great in his uniform.

Yes, these boys are latched onto their dad crying.  It was such an emotional day!  This is such an incredible program that has helped to build our sons into Men who chase after God's heart!  We will be forever grateful for the men who devote their time to this program.
 

Devon’s NR Graduation

Devon and Sarge at Active Healing.  When we started this journey, we had no clue as to how it would effect us as a family.  It was 3 long years of hard work every day.  And we have to admit that some times, we didn't get it all done.  Neurological Reorganization was one of the most difficult journey's of our family but had the biggest impact for us too! 

We learned so much about the human brain and how it can be healed.  We learned that so many things we did in childhood were so good for us when we thought it was just for fun!  We incorporated these into our family along with other elements.

On this day, Sarge tested Devon's many brain areas looking for the level of "Sophistication."  He passed and officially graduated from Sarge's program.  We will be forever grateful for the time we spent on this journey and the lasting effects it had on our family!