Sweet Em and Hannah. I adore this girl - I don't know anyone who is more unselfish than Emily Candee.
And yes, this is Brooke's bride's cake. Coolest thing - attached to the ribbons were envelopes with each guest's name on them and their seat assignment inside. There were more than 400 guests at the wedding!
Too cute for words. This was actually up at Lake Norman with Chris and Sarah - our adopted parents here in the Q City.

Before the bridal luncheon - it took an army to get a hat on me! Thank you Brooke for making me act like a lady :-)

Ok random, but had to throw in this pic of her first day at preschool. She loves it and her teachers love her!

Since our last post, Steve has advanced in the firefighting hiring process. He got a call the day after his polygraph to inform him that he had been selected for the final panel interview in front of all the chiefs. This interview is tomorrow! Moreover, Steve has received a few calls from a private investigator who the fire department hired to interview ALL of Steve's former employers and other references - about 10 people in all. No joke! For those of you who know Steve well, he is a good, honest, and hard working man who has never really made anyone mad (well, except for maybe his dad and me :-)). The investigator actually told many of his references and Steve himself that she has never heard such wonderful referrals in 20 years of her work. He is humbled by this compliment. I am not surprised, I married one-of-a-kind.
We will let you know how the interview goes ASAP. WE are extremely grateful to the Lord for this opportunity. We pray that if this is His will, let it be done!