45 Years

On February 14, Don and Glenda celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.  That is a huge milestone these days - so us kids took on honoring their special occasion. All the kids (Don & Glenda's five kids) each had a part to make the day extra special. 


A chalkboard telling of their 45 years together.


This picture makes me smile. We had told them to kiss and none of us were able to take the picture because they kissed so fast.  We told them to do it again, but longer - Don's response, "I don't want to kiss forever!"  Jon must be more like his Mom!!


Our nephew Andrew wore Don's suit while our niece Megan wore Glenda's wedding dress.  Just a little info - Glenda only paid a little over $80 for her dress and vale.  Also when they had the suit pressed - they found a nickel in the pocket.


No anniversary celebration is complete without feeding each other the cake.  My sister in law Shawna and I did the cake.  We tried our best to recreate their original one.


A game of Sibling Squabble (family feud).  It was brothers vs. sisters in who knew more about their parent's marriage.  This was quite comical (and informational)!


The grandkids singing - "Jesus Loves Me", "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "Awesome God."  The siblings and spouses also sang a song - "Sweet Caroline" - changed to "Sweet 45!"


It just wouldn't be complete without pop cans tied to the back of the truck!  I would like to know how far they drove before they heard/noticed it!


I can only speak for myself, but they day was filled with so much love, laughter, emotion and just time to honor family.  The slideshow that Jon's sisters made was very touching. One of my favorite moments of the day was when Don and Glenda each read one of the love letters that they had written to each other while they were dating.  Glenda to Don and Don to Glenda.  Some of it was funny, while other parts were truly heartfelt. I also enjoyed listening to them share some of their memories from the last 45 years - even hearing some of their thoughts on how they wished they would have done some things differently.  They have truly been an example to all of us on what's it like to have a God-centered marriage.  Over the last 45 years times weren't always easy, fun or even good, but in ALL things they will both say, "God is good all the time!" 

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    This family is amazing. I love it all. I can imagine this was one for the books :) Congrats Don & Glenda!! You are an amazing couple!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 20, 2014 at 9:55 AM

    Tami you did an amazing job of completely capturing the day! And I agree the day was filled with so much love, laughter, emotion and just time to honor family.

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