Other things ........ not related to the wedding

Grace turned 10!!!!  We celebrated by going out to lunch at wingers and she got a new bike!  My camera battery was of course dead so we didn't get any pictures! It's sad when your the baby of the family!  She even got a phone call from Lauren & David on their honeymoon!  Things I love about Grace .......
She is always smiling.
She is always doing cartwheels.
She has 1 million friends.
She loves her animals.
She is the best sister.
She loves to cook.
and she is the GREATEST KID!

In other news ........ Savannah made the Freshman Volleyball Team!  Which is pretty great since she didn't even play last year and missed the entire summer when they were all practicing!  She is very athletic and tall!  GO BEARS!

The Biggest news in the family is that Derek at the very last moment .......(Sunday night before 2 a days started)  Decided not to play Football!  (okay I know I shouldn't be so excited!)  He is just going to get ready for Basketball which he loves!  If you remember - last year he did not play even after a lot of pressure from his team and coaches.  So all year they have been talking him into it- he even went to team camp with them this summer.  He was not looking forward to it at all but he didn't want to let his friends and coaches down.  But he really doesn't want to play and he doesn't want to get hurt before Basketball starts.  Now He is so happy and ready to go spend next week up at the lake!  His buddies and his coaches  and many school mates are not so happy about that.