family weekend

so last weekend was a big family gathering in honor of my grandfather (affectionately called "bik") and his 75th birthday. february is also the month that has his wife's birthday and their anniversary! mel came up for the weekend, and we got to see a lot of my mom's side of the family that we don't see very often. that's to say the least! the last time we saw most of them was over 2 years ago at my great-grandmother's funeral! it was really nice to have everyone together, and i know that bik and grandma cheryl really appreciated everything. we also had a valentine banquet saturday night that our youth group put on. they did such a great job and i was really proud of the way they all stepped up and served. glen and maria did an amazing job with the food - as usual- and then we had a couple give their testimony of how God saved their marriage, and ended the night by watching fireproof. long and tiring, but GREAT night! i also set up my new backdrop and offered pictures for the couples! it was a lot of fun!