Happy Birthday, Jessica & Jonathan!
This is the first birthday you aren't at home. The first birthday you won't hear me tell the thrilling account of your birth in person. It was a crisp December predawn, driving through the empty streets of Pittsburgh to West Penn Hospital. Then the excitement and then beginning to know you. Enjoy a few photos recalling the years since then.
This is the first birthday you aren't at home. The first birthday you won't hear me tell the thrilling account of your birth in person. It was a crisp December predawn, driving through the empty streets of Pittsburgh to West Penn Hospital. Then the excitement and then beginning to know you. Enjoy a few photos recalling the years since then.
First Easter...
The beginning of the helping/bossing!
Ahhh--all the moments together...
Grammy and Granddad's 50th
A few moments with Jonathan
SCORE!
A few moments with Jessica (Okay...there are more pictures of her because she likes being in pictures more!)
Yes, it's neither Jess or Jon, but it was sooooo good of David and Eden at Jessica's graduation!
And now the current pictures...most from the high school graduations.
There's my darling honeys. I miss you today, and maybe you miss each other on this special day. But you are loved and remembered by all. At this moment, Jessica is in the ocean chugging towards the Canary Islands (and rocking). She looked out her porthole today to see dolphins swimming and jumping along side the ship. Jonathan is at Gordon, of course. On Thursday evening he and a friend WON the battle of the bands, competing with other bands at Gordon. (To hear some of his music, go to (myspace.com/jon
LOVE...and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
UPDATES ON THESE DEAR TWINS 5 YEARS LATER
This is Jessica and Jonathan's 24th birthday. Since the year I first posted this in honor of their birthday, five more eventful years have passed. Jessica came back from an amazing gap year abroad to four hard-working and good-growing years at University of Virginia, graduating this May with her BSN--a full fledged nurse. Jonathan left Gordon a year after this original post and spent a year and a half doing things like living in Southern Kenya, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, interning in the US Senate, and working in California to transfer to the University of Virginia and graduate this past July. He didn't get to "walk the lawn" in the official ceremony since he hadn't finished yet, but he did unofficially "walk the lawn" privately in July when he took his last final. (Thus, no pictures)
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| Graduation Day in May |
Jonathan became engaged to Erika, a dear friend from high school, last Thanksgiving, and they were married on October 7 of this year. That was a joyous and fun time for all of us. We love Erika and welcome her warmly to our family.
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| Jessica, Jonathan, and Erika at J & E's rehearsal dinner on October 6, 2012. |
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| The wedding was a beautiful, rainy afternoon! |
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| The happy couple |
Jessica continues working in her long hoped for "dream" job in Labor and Delivery at University of Virginia Hospital. Here she is below in her scrubs after a long night on the floor.
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| Jessica after a long night on the labor and delivery floor |
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| On Easter weekend 2016, we welcomed Daniel Councell into the family as Jessica's wonderful husband. It was a beautiful weekend in the mountains of the Blue Ridge |
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Happy Birthday to these two dear, dear people!
December 1, 2018, folks!! It's the day that the twins turn 30! A remarkable milestone for the babies and much to be grateful for in their lives.
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| Jessica, Silas (9 months), and Daniel at home in Boise, Idaho |
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| Erika and Jonathan on their wedding anniversary, living in Denver, Colorado |
7 comments:
Greæt pøst, Møm, even if I ønly made it in one photo! Just ærrived at my cøuchsurfer's in Cøpenhågen and trying to figure øut the Dænish keybøård. Høpe yøu're nøt missing yøur hønies tøø much.
aww, so nice. Thanks Ma.
Those pictures are great! We must have had some of those pictures of when they were little, because I remember them...especially the one around the flagpole at the 50th!
Yes, they are beautiful! Love you all lots and lots. Someday I'll do something like this for my own dear ones. You inspire me, Meg.
Meg, was it when the twins were born that Eden and I went to the ballet? Was it the Nutcracker? - remind me. My son Jimmy is playing violin in his first Nutcracker this week at CAPA, I love hearing him practice the music.
Yes, you were the dear friend who took her out the evening before the morning they were born. I don't think it was Nutcracker as she was in that those years. I think it was a symphony. Wonderful your son is so accomplished :). Enjoy the Nutcracker season. I always did!
I love it - and them - and you - every year!
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