Dear friends of ours, Jenny and Jeremie have become parents for the first time! Little Eloise Marie was born on August 11, 2011 - weighing in at 7 lbs 5 ounces! Congratulations! 
Jenny had a baby shower a few days before Eloise arrived. Most of her family could be there which was nice. Here she is wearing the hat.
Jeremie's sister and her little baby girl were there.
On Friday August 6th my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding Anniversary! On Saturday (the 7th) we had a large party for them with almost all of the family and some close friends in attendance. There was about 78 in total people there. We had a professional photographer taking pictures. The pictures should be to us by next week - for now here is a picture of my grandparents giving their speech!
On Friday July 15th my cousin Natalie and Nate became engaged. Nate drove 15 hours to surprise the love of his life with a ring and a question. Sounds like true love? It is.
This past Friday Mom and I went to see Josh Groban in concert in Ottawa. We had a wonderful time together. Thank you Daddy for buying us the tickets! 
We had a great view. This picture taken with hardly any zoom 
I have listened to most of his music and video clips and I thought it's the best I have ever heard him sing 
He played the piano and drums throughout the concert - He has an amazing band. 
The back stage..... still a great view! 
On July 15th - 17th, I went to Journey to The Father near Cornwall, Ontario. I was able to go with two friends from our church, Julia and Victoria. We had a great time! Part way to Cornwall we met up with our chaperon and then from her house we drove to meet the bus that would take us the rest of the way. Journey to The Father is a Catholic retreat. This is its 11th year! There has been up to 550 people there for this weekend retreat. It was a wonderful experience. I could really feel God at work in this place. I highly recommend looking into it.
The church that was here burned down many years ago and is now a historic site. They have since rebuilt a new church next to it. The old church is called "The Ruins" 
Victoria & Julia
Our chaperon Leslie 
Eating lunch 
Our view from the lunch tables 
Skits 
With my friend Rosemary 
Music Saturday morning in the ruins 
self portrait!! 
the view from the front... it's pretty big! 
Everyone from our bus
Things are pretty busy around here. I have been working three to four days a week this summer which is great! 
