“For
there is born to you this day in the city of David
a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Jared's Graduation
This November we celebrated Jared's Manhood Ceremony where he graduated from his studies here at home and into manhood.
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| Dinner at Historic Washington State Park with family |
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| Fried chicken and chocolate cake. Yum!!! |
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| Dad sharing about Jared's life |
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| Will and his lovely bride-to-be, Brittany. :) |
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| Both grandfathers shared memories they had of Jared and also some valuable insights |
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| Presents! |
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| Jared is our bird man and he plans to raise chickens on his farm in the future, so we thought a chicken themed quilt would suit him well. :) |
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| The next day we had Jared's ceremony at our church (Mount Olive Baptist) Jared shared thoughts from Psalm 27 |
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| The grandfathers prayed a prayer of blessing over Jared |
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| Signing the Manhood Pledge |
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| We had a reception following the ceremony where we enjoyed pulled pork sandwiches cookie cake, and some half-melted ice cream. :) |
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| Family photos: Jared with Dad and Mom |
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| Pap and Nana Silvey |
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| Grandpa and Grandma Hellwig |
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| The brotherhood :) |
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
A Day of Thanksgiving
"This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local day of thanksgiving.
"Sarah Josepha Hale, a 74-year-old magazine editor, wrote a letter to Lincoln on September 28, 1863, urging him to have the 'day of our annual Thanksgiving made a National and fixed Union Festival.' She explained, 'You may have observed that, for some years past, there has been an increasing interest felt in our land to have the Thanksgiving held on the same day, in all the States; it now needs National recognition and authoritive fixation, only, to become permanently, an American custom and institution.'
"Prior to this, each state scheduled its own Thanksgiving holiday at different times, mainly in New England and other Northern states. President Lincoln responded to Mrs. Hale's request immediately, unlike several of his predecessors, who ignored her petitions altogether.
"The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November 'as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.'"
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Veteran's Day~Honoring Those Who Have Served
We are very thankful for the men who have served our country and would like to honor them for their great sacrifice. We are especially thankful for the many men in our family who have served in the military. Pictured below are two of our family members who have served: Grandpa Hellwig and Uncle Von.
{Left} Russel Francis Hellwig {Right} Von Paul deCordova
Friday, September 11, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Will and Brittany's Engagement
(Please excuse the lateness of this post;
for awhile our internet was knocked out but then after we got it fixed I just
kept putting this off. Better late than
never!J)
On July 3rd Will asked Brittany to
marry him and she said…yes!!! Brittany’s
family had come down for the weekend to visit and on Friday night Will took
Brittany out to dinner. Before they ate they went to a park and went for a walk. After talking for awhile Will asked her if she
had learned anything during their courtship.
She replied that she had and then Will said that he had learned two
things: One, that he loved her very much (this totally took Brittany by
surprise because Will had said that he would never tell a girl he loved
her until they were engaged). Two, that
he couldn’t imagine spending the rest of his life without her.
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| The ring |
He then got down on his knees, pulled out the ring, and asked her if she would marry him. And of course she said yes!!!
When they arrived home that night,
all of us kids (except for Brittany’s siblings, who were clueless as to what
was going on) jumped up from the table and ran into the living room. Brittany said, “Well, guess what?” She then held up her hand, showing her ring. It took awhile for it to sink in for some,
and then everyone was laughing and giving hugs.
The rest of that night was spent in calling family and friends and giving them the good news
Everyone was on speakerphone and it was so fun hearing all the different reactions (some were quite hilariousJ)
Saturday was spent playing games and just hanging out.
Erin and I cooking breakfast
We went to Pap and Nana’s in the afternoon and visited them for awhile.
Aww......
Two of the most happiest people! J
Speed Scrabble!
The guys had a seed spitting contest
Photo bomb!
Football!
Even the dog got in on it J
Sunday after church we took family
pictures
(with plenty of photographers around you're sure to get lots of picturesJ)
Silvey and Spragg bunch
Had to get a serious pose. J
Cowabunga!
Silly girl J
The
happy couple is planning to tie the knot on March 5, 2016.
The wedding will take place at Country Side
Bible Church in Southlake, Texas.
Congratulations Will and Brittany!!!
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