It seemed like an appropriate occasion for a little family shin-dig so Josh and his brothers got together and rented a building and catered a dinner and created a fabulous event.
The timing was pretty perfect because everyone was in town (even those who live in Texas) so it was the whole DeMoux crew all in one spot -- which can be raucous for sure but is also a TON of fun!
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| Our building at This is the Place Park. |
We decorated the building (and I have to tiny brag here because my husband decorated the tables all on his own and I think he did an incredible job).
We had a table that noted ALL of the Jim and Louise DeMoux progeny (as a side note, Louise is not her first name...but she doesn't like her first name so she goes by her middle name -- which may be a tiny bit genetic as her mother used to keep a running list of names uglier than her own because she hated her name too). Six children, 15 grandchildren thus far -- it's a pretty good sized clutch of kin.
Upstairs in the building, we had an area for kids that let them do crafts and get all creative and stuff. This also included a table with a huge canvas on which everyone put their handprint as a gift to the happy couple.
There was no fancy program or intricate presentation to celebrate fifty years of love and life, but that's the way they like things. Simple, intimate, one-on-one. There were hugs and laughs and stories and smiles and it was a really really beautiful evening.
Because of what these two started fifty years ago, our lives are eternally better, and we were all grateful to take a moment to look back and remember how thankful we are for these two humble, kind, sincere, uncomplicated people.
And how we all hope to be very much like them.
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| A "precious" gift -- so cute!! |
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| Mom and Dad and their boys. |
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| With all the grandkids. |
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| True to life, kids are running like mad all around us -- and life goes on (or maybe that is what life is really all about after all). |
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