Marilyn's 80th Birthday!!!!

Finally found the time to post pictures of my mom's 80th birthday.

Unfortunately, I posted them in reverse order, but you can figure it out!

A wonderful time with a few close friends and our wonderful family!

Friends are friends forever when the Lord's the Lord of them

Shirley Temple anyone!

Wise Aunt Betty with John

Dear friend, Rita Smith, & Cari

Great old friends, the Benson's

Karen Sue and Betty Lu

Dear friends, the Desrochers

Can't forget the cake!!!

Marilyn orchestrates her birthday song- Gotta love that cowbell!

What Would Marilyn Do

Nana & Papa'a favorite song -Ashoken Farewell

80's Rock

Enjoying the show

No!!!!!! You're kidding! (Steve as Marilyn)

Lawrence Whelk!! Wunerful! Wunerful!

The Peirce Sisters - Marilyn, Carilyn, Betty & Dorothy

Hey, Betty, how are things??

The Flynn Twins singing Chatanooga Choo Choo!

J & J

Hanneke being shy with her cousin Sean

Cousins/friends - Amanda & Josh

the twins and Ali

So nice to have Uncle Dick and Lynne with us

Hey!! Happy Birthday Great Grandma!!!

Dear friends, The Andersen's

cousins - Hanneke and Elizabeth

Jonathan ready to serve

My handsome nephew, Thomas

Amanda Beth & Beth

The guest of honor

The birthday girl arrives

Jeff and Uncle Billy

A happy couple!!

Flynn girls watching the slide show

Jack Flynn Thomas and his buddy, Josiah!

Cousins (two of the triplets)

Dear ladies who are as close as sisters!

Good looking brother and sister!

Uncle Billy and Rebekah

Uncle Billy and Marianne

Long time family friends, the Derochers with Cari

Hanneke

Katherine

Sweet sisters (Shannon, Maggie, Susannah)

Michael & Susan

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARILYN!!!

Here are pictures of Jon from Survival Week... today they have to complete their Solo Hike ... go out alone with their compass, find a victim in the woods and return in under 2 hours in order to pass Basic... My prayer for them...
"Father, may they do this for you, not for the success it might bring to them. We know that Your recognition is the only one that really matters. If they fail or succeed it will be woven into Your fatherly plan for their lives, and You are out for their joy in You!!! (taken from Tim Keller author of Reasons for God)

April 22nd, 2010

SDS Jonathan Archibald instructs the men of Unit 43 how to prepare a chicken for their evening meal.

(Jon is front right)

Recruit Michael Hall after receiving his dinner.

2^nd Platoon gets a chance to brush up on their mapping skills as well as learn celestial navigation.

1^st Platoon carries a hypothermic victim in a “Stokes Basket” after properly caring for and packaging the patient.

Unit 43 learns how to prepare large game, thru the instruction of SDS Jonathan Archibald.(Jon is back center)

Echo 2^nd eats their evening meal after cooking their portion of a goat.

Bravo 1st sets up their rope system during the Basic Training river crossing competition.

Recruit Nathan McGrath clips into the system before crossing the river.

During the competition each squad is timed and graded to determine the squad with the greatest skill at river crossing.

More pictures here http://www.alertacademy.com/alert/blog/