5th Annual DQ Date

For the past 5 years we have gotten together with our former neighbors for some Summer DQ.  We love seeing them and catching up!  Life can be so busy, but I'm grateful for the "Grandparents" God has put into our lives!  We hug, tell them how happy we are to see them and of course we giggle as they marvel at how big Jayson is growing each year.  Grandma Mary Lou always insists on buying the kids a meal and ice cream and never greets us without a fun gift.  It's the best!  I love it because no matter what our family may have going on in the Summer, the kids both know that meeting with the Deckers is top priority. 

Grateful for the simple things in life.  See ya in the Winter for Applebees (our 7th annual tradition)!

Our Annual Dinner with Grandma & Grandpa Decker

For the past six years we have gotten together with our former neighbors for dinner at Applebee's in December.  It began as being a Christmas/ Birthday dinner for Jayson whom won the hearts of the Deckers' while playing outside and helping Grandma Mary Lou pull weeds in her garden.  He was seven years old and had such a strong love and attachment to Grandma Mary Lou.  Now we celebrate our friendship, both Jayson and Dad's birthday's and have even added a girls (mine and Bre's) birthday celebration at Dairy Queen every July, since moving apart from eachother.  Twice a year we look forward to seeing them and enjoy catching up, sharing stories and seeing how the kids have grown.  They are a blessing to us and we consider them our family.  They encourage Jason and I and truly love our kids.

  It doesn't get any better than that.