Big Weekend!

what a weekend we had! it was a great weekend - one of the best! we started off the weekend by going to an american cancer society relay to meet some of dustin's co-workers at the chickasha location. mia had a great time, and so did mom and dad. we just love to show her off!

saturday evening was mia's big welcome home party at my parent's house. we weren't sure how things would turn out because every weather forecast stated that thunderstorms would move in that evening. great! well luckily, the storms moved just south of us - the entire party was centered on being outside, so i don't know what we would have done! thank you God!

it was a perfect evening. the rain that had come earlier in the day had made everything lush and green. at about six thirty everyone started to arrive. the tables were decorated with hot pink, orange and red gerber daisies - colors that remind me of india. we grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and catered indian food from taj. i was so suprised to see the long line at the indian food table! we had frisbees, my parent's miniatures horses for the kids to pet and a moonwalk. i think everyone had a good time.

we had a pretty large crowd - relatives, church friends and college friends. it was wonderful to be reunited with people we don't get to see very much. midway through the party, someone pointed up and wouldn't you know - a beautiful rainbow was just starting to stretch across the sky. how appropriate - God reminded us of His promise to all on the night we were celebrating His gift to dustin and i. it was a VERY special night.

of course, sunday was father's day. it was not only special because it was dustin's first father's day, but we also dedicated mia at church that morning. she did very well and looked oh so beautiful in her indian outfit! we even placed a bindhi in the middle of her forehead. jon middendorf did her dedication. he did such a great job. for the past several weeks every time we saw jon, he would practice walking mia around the sanctuary. she's a pretty easy going little kiddo, but she won't just let anyone hold her, so we made sure that she knew jon before the dedication. she did very well (besides a small fascination with his lapel microphone)!

we ended the day by going to the park with sarah, chuck and carol to watch dustin play cricket. you heard me right - cricket! we fell in love with the game while in india, so dustin came back and joined up with a group of guys that play every sunday. i think chuck might start playing as well.

it was a very special weekend - it flew by too fast.

i'll try to post some pics.