old friends

There is something so fun and special about old friends! People who you have known forever and still love!

My friend Shelby, who is getting married next month, came up this past weekend with her fiance' and his 7 year old daughter. Her fiance' is Jeff, and he's so much like my husband Jeff it's unreal. They are getting to be the best of buds. And Madison, the little girl, hit it off great with our kids. It was a weekend full of fun and parties!

They got into town late Friday night and the festivities begun Saturday morning with a bridal shower brunch.

This is Shelby wearing her "naughty or nice" apron designed and constructed by Mindi. I love the expressions in this picture. Shelby looks too excited, Mindi is cracking up (as usual) and Sara looks disgusted. Ha!

Here are some of the ladies who attended the bridal shower brunch. Gage woke up from nap in perfect time to score yummy food!

I should have taken a picture of the tables because they were beautiful. We used my grandma's old lace tablecloths and Mindi's china from her wedding. It looked so pretty.

Here is my mom, Erin's mom, Carol, and Shelby's mom, Jane. These ladies had so much fun catching up with one another. We used to all spend so much time together, back in the day!

Shelby's sister Stephanie who also lives in Oregon came up too and it was so wonderful to see her. The last time I saw her was when Braxton was one year old. She looks the exact same!! This girl was practically my sister growing up ;)

Friends and Babes!

Erin and Harper, Shelby, Mindi and Alice, Tessa and Diego, Sarah, Me and Gage.

Soon to me Mrs. Juhl

The Jeff's, the kids and the dog took off to Birch Bay when they heard there was going to be a bridal shower. Well, that's what we imagined would happen. In reality we basically had to kick them out to make room! They ended up meeting up with my dad and going on an adventure hike and exploration of the beach. 

When they got home though they were starving so good thing we saved them zucchini bread and scones to go with their lunch!

Shelby's Jeff works at a lumber yard in Oregon so he brought up wood, already cut and primed, to help Jeff make the shutters I have been wanting. It was so nice and they look awesome! I can't wait to get them up in case a storm comes! 

The kids played hard all day. Jeff's daughter, Madison, came this time and it was the first time that any of us had met her. Braxton and her have been getting to know each other via letters since February so it was fun for them to meet in person. They were instant besties. They agreed to continue being penpals ;)

While the boys worked and the kids played Shelby and I took Gage for a walk down to Chihuahua's to grab some chips and pico de gallo. The weather was so beautiful which was such a relief given the forecast was rain.

Everyone wanted to visit with Jeff and Shelby so that night we sporadically did dinner at our place. My mom left fresh crab and I did a salmon and potatoes. Erin and Harper came back and so did Mindi with her husband John and baby Alice. We ate and hung out in the backyard until the sun went down. It was so much fun to be with old friends all day!

We couldn't be more happy for Shelby and Jeff!!