4/7/09

(lots) of photos to share....

My beautiful daughter came home from Seattle for a quick visit before she deploys to Iraq. This picture is far from perfect because of the harsh sunlight...but still it takes my breath away how gorgeous she is.

She flew to Virginia first to where her fiancee is stationed & then they drove up here together. We were so excited to meet him for the first time. He was so nice & they are such a cute couple. We had a cookout here at home for lunch so some of the family could meet him too & then the 4 of us (Me, Jake, Amanda & Ken) headed to the beach for the afternoon.
Love this sweet photo of the 2 of them...
aren't they cute together?
Amanda & Jake....
sweet...

amazingly none of them got wet feet here...even Amanda who wasn't paying attention
being silly...

love this time of year when you have the beach all to yourself
love this photo of Jake from behind...
a family shot...

after we left the beach we had dinner at one of our favorite places to eat. They have the most amazing flatbreads here. Yum.
And they are cooked in that open clay oven just behind Jake
It was a good day !!! We miss her already.

2 comments:

Sonya said...

I always love your photos Donna. What a sweet couple!!

Anonymous said...

Awesome photos, Donna! I'm so glad you got to spend time with Amanda and to meet her financee. While that won't stop you from worrying about her while she is overseas or from missing her until she returns, you have some great memories of your time together and maybe that won't make it feel like she's so far away. I'm finally getting a chance to catch up on your blog and loved what I've seen. Brenda