Sunday, June 13, 2010

50 years of lovely love

On June 8, 1960 handsome Phil H. married the oh-so-lovely Barbara B. 50 years, 12 kids & 44 grandkids later - we celebrated their perfect (and really it is) marriage by cruisin the Caribbean. All 12 kids plus spouses were there! (a momentous first for me since marrying into the family) These two created an amazing family - such a fun group of siblings and all so different from each other but share the common thread of love for family and each seem to truly have a profound respect and awe for their parents. Which says a lot for 12 kids. Well done Phil & Barbara - well done. I think they've perfected the institution of marriage. And if Hollywood could capture the love they have on film - it would shame all other romantic movies ever made.











Aren't they awesome?

So, -- here's lotsa pictures from the fun...


All 13 rooms were semi-close on the ship and some had adjoining rooms. We were all chillin in Jenny & Mike's room which was adjoined to Wendy & Chad's room and Joey and I demonstrated our bed to bed jumping techniques. Mom didn't even tell us not to jump on the bed. (by the way, it was great being the "kids" of the group. going from being a parent every day to being a kid - look at joey's face. that's not a responsible dentist / daddy face. ahhh, such a nice break.)

First stop: Grand Cayman -





Second Stop: Roatan



3rd stop: Belize (Mayan Ruins)





4th stop: Cozumel (Joey scuba dove and Katie flew home to the kids)


the in-laws


fine dining. i think i ordered the warm chocolate melting cake every single night.


Joey's brother Mike performed as Elvis in the last big show.


Singing "Do you 'still' love me" from Fiddler on the Roof as Barbara and Phil.


The sister-in-laws


Hale Family 2010 (hey fam - do we have a clearer pic of this?)

Favorite thing of the trip was the night we had a program for Mom & Dad. We had family trivia and listened as Mom & Dad reminisced their years together and the kids growing up. When the sisters sang - I looked at Joey's mom's face and her eyes were glistening. What a wonderful thing it must be to have raised such a family. I hope I can gather as much as possible from her example and someday feel a portion of what she does.

Happy 50th Anniversary!!

6 comments:

adventure knitter said...

Isn't belize amazing?! That was one of my favorite trips.

edith said...

Nice post, Katie! Yeah, my parents are awesome.
I'm glad to see that some of your scuba pictures have lines like ours did. That means it's the cameras' malfunction, not ours!
And right dismin (wv) I gotta go decipher some toddler speak.

victoria said...

Hooray for that trip - and that post! It was super good.

kate said...

wonderfee! ahh, where to next?

Trisha said...

It seems like that would not have been much fun at all. That's too bad that you had to go through it all, just because jo's parents are old. he he he. "sucks to be you."

they really are a cute couple, aren't they? AND DO YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS CUTE? You. Beyond cute. You're a hottie. Well played Kate! GO U.S.A.!

Jenny said...

Joey looks like Mr. Bean in the group photo with kissing parents.
And you look like a cardboard cutout that Karen is holding up in the in-law picture.
And I was disturbed that Lisa was getting so friendly with an Elvis impersonator until I read the subtitle.
And I love Sarah's dress. Very pretty.

Every story has a beginning...

Joey and Katie first met in Mr. Hawkes 3rd grade class at Valley Elementary. They became good friends in Jr. High and best friends in High School. Katie wrote to Joey on his mission in Tiajuana and Joey wrote to Katie later on her mission in Tokyo. Years later at the ripe old age of 25, these best friends finally fell in love... or maybe just realized they were already in love. They got married on January 22, 2004.

happy kids

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