50 Years of Love

One of the primary reasons we went home to California was to celebrate Buddy's parents' 50th wedding anniversary and it was so special. I was the official photographer for the event, so since I have all the pics I thought it'd be a perfect time to not only give you a glimpse of the celebration but to introduce you to our precious family. The above pic was taken on their wedding day--can you tell that Buddy is his father's son?

Here we have the lovely couple:
Bill & Anna
Married 50 years--who hoo!!!
Are they a gorgeous looking pair or what?!

Buddy is blessed with 3 older sisters
This is Kathy, who hosted the event
Isn't this a great pic of father and daughter?

It's one of my favorites

Let me introduce you to Cindy and Beth
Stunning, aren't they?
Buddy and his sisters are all very close

Buddy was the "surprise" 6 years later :)

Here are all the cousins in their matching attire

Jose & Grace are so well LOVED by their cousins
The hardest part about living in Germany
is Jose & Grace being so far away
from this close knit group of love

What's fun is that I also get to
introduce you to my family, too,
as they were also there celebrating
Here are my mom and dad, Jeff & Sue
Another gorgeous couple!
Along with my only sibling, my brother Hans
and his beautiful wife Tara
Missing is our sweet neice Lauren,
who is a perfect playmate for Jose & Grace and again, is one of the hardest parts of us living so far away

I had to include this of me and my mom because I think it's so cute...when I was younger with blond hair, we looked so much alike in pictures...but here you can see that we have the same smile.
My mom is captivating, don't you think?

So that's our sweet family...
Those we love and miss so much

What a tribute of
LOVE
RESPECT
FAITHFULNESS
&
FAMILY
Buddy's parents' marriage emulates
And what an honor and privilege it was to be there

Happy 50th Anniversary!!!