Mr. & Mrs. Alderman!!!

Nathan and Betsy got married June 15, 2013!  Betsy was a gorgeous bride, and the wedding was perfect!

We did wedding prep several days in June.  I helped mom with food prep at her house and at the church in the weeks leading up to the wedding (she did all the reception food).  The day before the wedding, we set up tables and chairs and then went to lunch and to get our nails done.    

Since we had closed-toed shoes, we chose some fun toenail colors!  I did green to match our VBS theme, which was the following week!

Rehearsal Dinner!

The Beef House-yum, yum!

Baby Hadley!

The next morning we met at the church to have our hair done.  

Hannah and Jacob were the flower girl and ring bearer.  Hannah did great; this was her third go around.  Jacob wasn't so sure.  He made it partially down the aisle and then went back to daddy standing in the back.  They were both cute either way.

Hannah LOVES to dance.  She had a blast with the twenty somethings.  She is not one bit shy!

Jacob was happy with the blue punch!

The week after the wedding, I got to go to Betsy and Nathan's and watch them open all of their wedding gifts.  I even got to be the "secretary" and record everything!

And then, about a week after that, I got to go help Betsy put some kitchen stuff away and hang some pictures on the wall.  We're very happy for Betsy and Nathan!!!!

Family Reunion

We had a small "family reunion" on Sunday, June 30th at Walnut Point State Park.  It was just my parents and three of my siblings and their spouses.  The kids had a blast fishing, flying kites, playing on the playground, and drinking pop (a big treat!).

Aunt Alisa was a hero with kites and fishing poles for the kids!!!

Emily & Keith made a BIG announcement.... which I may or may not have known for weeks.... I'm going to have a new niece or nephew in January!!!

T-Ball

 

Hannah played her first organized sport this summer, T-Ball!  We signed her up very last minute.  We were unsure because she was only old enough by 8 days, making her literally the youngest child in the entire league.  I mentioned at sign-ups that Josh would be willing to help out, and by the end of the day, he was the head coach!  All-in-all, it was a lot of fun, and we're glad we did it!  Hannah had fun and learned a lot, and we got to meet some new people in the community.  

Hannah definitely did better than I could have hoped.  Turns out she's a pretty good little batter, especially for a four-year-old.  Her daddy definitely worked with her, which helped a lot.  In T-Ball, you get 5 or so pitches, and then if you don't get a hit, you use the tee.  And every player gets two at bats at each game.  She had a perfect record of hitting off the pitch until the very last game!!!  She was just over it at that point, I think.  Whoever made the T-Ball schedule is brilliant.  There are 4 weeks of practices, 4 weeks of games, 2 innings per game (about 45 min.).  And then it's over.  This was the perfect amount of time for Hannah's attention span.

Hannah drew quite a crowd this season!  She had the following fans at her games: Papa Ed, Grandma Teresa, Uncle Phil, Aunt Erika, Cousin Hayden, Cousin Hadley, Papa Steve, Great Aunt Sherry, Great Uncle Art, Great Grandpa & Grandma Reeves, Grandma Jody, Uncle Tristan, Aunt Courtney, Uncle Jordan, Cousin Landon, Great Uncle John, Great Aunt Becky, Great Uncle Mike, Great Aunt Mary, Cousin Sammy (she played against his team!), Cousin Zayden, Mike & Kristen Strunga.  And many of these fans came to several games!!!

The funniest event of the season was one night when Hannah crossed home plate, the crowd cheered, and she took a bow.  She has been my ham since the day she was born.  She's such a funny girl.  I am really proud of her!

Father’s Day 2013

Due to our CRAZY June schedule, we celebrated Father's Day as a family almost two weeks late, but I figured better late than never!  Josh is a good sport; he didn't mind at all.  Josh got to grill one of his favorite meals for our dinner.  Chicken shish kabobs and fresh vegetables with basmati rice, yum yum!  

The kids and I got him some yummy ice cream from a local ice cream shop and a six pack of some of his favorite sodas! 

We also did a little Father's Day Interview:

What is your favorite thing to do with daddy:

H: Spending time together and sit on his lap

J: Talk to him

How old do you think daddy is:

H & J: agreed he is 40

S: only 10 years off

How much do you think he weighs?

H & J: both said 40 lbs.

Why is your daddy the best?

H: He’s nice to me

J: Cuz daddy’s best

What is daddy’s job and what does he do at work?

H: He gets shirts and money for us.  And he eats there.

J: He goes at work and finds things.

What’s the best thing you’ve done with daddy?

H: Make food

J: Sit down

Why do you like daddy?

H: He’s nice

J: Because

What’s nice about daddy?

H: He loves me

J: He’s a nice daddy

How do you know he loves you?

H: He told me

J: I don’t know

What would you like to thank daddy for?

H: For getting me eggs and pancakes (S: daddy doesn’t make eggs and pancakes)

J: For hugs and kisses

What does daddy do when he’s at home?

H: Plays ball with me.  I have fun with him.  He cooks spaghetti.

J: Play a game

Would you like to tell daddy anything else?

H: I miss daddy.

J: Thank-you, I miss you.

Purchasing Manager

This post will likely greatly embarrass my husband.  But if you're reading this Josh, don't worry.  Not that many people read my blog.  This is more for personal, family record than anything else!!

Today Josh is officially starting a new position at work as the new Purchasing Manager of his company.  The funny thing is that this is the position that Josh interviewed for almost exactly nine years ago, not long after we graduated from college!  I remember telling my boss at the time about Josh's interview.  He asked me if Josh knew anything about semi-trucks.  I said no.  He laughed and said, "Well then he's never going to get that job."  I remember feeling a little shocked and offended.  I wanted to prove him wrong so badly.  But, he was right.  Josh didn't have the knowledge or the experience for that position at that time.  As a young and maybe slightly naive new bride, I had confidence that my husband could do any position and do it well!

He was not hired for that position at that time, but it turned out that they liked his interview.  Many, many months after interviewing him for the Purchasing Manager position, they contacted him and offered him a different position, Risk Manager.  After nearly a year of temping and neither one of us having any health benefits, this was a great blessing!

Ironically enough, that same week, the company he was temping for also offered him a position with a competitive salary, well at least to us at that time.  It was a tough decision.  It was in Danville, where we were living, and this job was in Indiana.  After lots of talking and praying, we still weren't 100% confident of our decision, but Josh decided to take the Risk Manager position.  Well, here we are nine years later, and Josh is still there and was just given his first promotion, to Purchasing Manager.

I'm proud of him for being such a hard worker with such a great work ethic.  He's had a tough position for the last nine years (often dealing with very angry customers), but he has rarely complained.  I'm proud of the work that he has done, for the knowledge that he has acquired, and for the confidence he has earned from his bosses.  I know he will be fantastic and make everyone proud in his new position.

Good job, Josh!  We're proud of you!!!