The main purpose of the reunion was to hear Roscoe (Mary's hubby) speak at Liberty and receive the Church Planter of the Year award. Roscoe did amazing and we were so proud of him. I did not have my camera to capture the moment though:(. Below captures the relaxation we experienced at Leland's farm. Brian LOVED fishing with the guys and actually caught two with Roscoe. Dolly loved having some qt with the kiddos this weekend. She is looking so cute and is a gorgeous pregnant girl.
Here Leland is concentrating on his hook. He was a sport letting us stay at his house and enjoy his pond.
Samuel was such a sport over the weekend. He enjoyed the attention and scenery.
Look at this little doll!! Dolly Jane had a blast in the jumperoo and was such a happy girl over the weekend. Do you guys like the headband she's wearing? Mary makes them! She has them in all different sizes and colors and they are ADORABLE!!! Let me know if you want to purchase one of her unique, adorable headbands.
This was the last shot of the weekend. Mary's face is due to the fact that they were supposed to leave a little earlier, so they had to book it. 
We had such a wonderful weekend!! Roscoe was honored at Liberty with the Church Planter of the Year award and asked to speak for the ministry chapel. He did an incredible job. Everyone was all ears soaking in his wisdom on the subject. It's amazing to see how God has blessed their ministry over the years and continues to bless. Mary used to tell me her dream of planting churches in New York one day and then she met and married a man with the same vision (God was obviously in the planning!). They have encountered some bumps in the road, but they continued to press forward and now have over 200 members and are thriving in all areas. Mary is the BEST pastor's wife. She helps with the youth ministry, leads worship and is a priceless encourager all while raising her two beautiful girls with excellence. Roscoe is a phenomenal speaker whose wisdom and heart for the Lord is evident to all who meet him. All that to say, it was so neat to see their efforts honored where it all began!
This was Samuel's first long weekend away from home so we were hoping for the best. Although the car ride there and back was not his favorite thing, he was a trooper! He slept great and went with the flow all weekend long. We had a wonderful time staying at Dolly and Leland's lovely home. One highlight was having an amazing breakfast at the Reber home while catching up with everyone like old times. The girls and kids had fun chatting at Leland's farm while the boys fished. Of course the girls stayed up late talking and taking advantage of our time together. We are so blessed that we are able to see each other a few times a year despite the miles between us. All in all it was a wonderful weekend!
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I read Dolly's post on the weekend so I was waiting for yours! Looks like such a wonderful time and I LOVE reading about all your lives... what a true friendship you girls have and what a neat legacy to pass on to your kids. ALL of you are BLESSED! You guys make my heart smile when I remember you.
Kelli, you are in so many of my college memories and I love that! We all enjoyed getting to know you and love that we can stay in each other's lives although we are on different coasts!
A wonderful writeup. Congrats to Roscoe and to Maryanna for a super job up in northern NYS. Sounds like you all had a wonderful time, good!
good update Amy! it was so fun having you guys visit and you are welcome ANYTIME! Little Samuel did GREAT!!!
How fun!! I've been waiting for this post all weekend! Looks like you all had a blast and so exciting to see how the Lord is using Roscoe and Mary to His glory! I'm definitely getting in touch with Mary for one of those headbands, too freakin' cute!! Where is the pic of the matching outfits??
Are you having fun in Seattle, D? Drinking good Decaf coffee?
Merritt--Happy birthday week! Also, the outfit was TOOO CUTE!! It was too big though so he'll be wearing it in a few weeks. I'll give you Mary's email address for the headbands...they are seriously adorable.
good times :)
I remember the first weekend away with Caleb. Is this Samuel's first trip away from home? And Congrats to Dolly!!!! Very Excited for her!
Yes, it was our first trip away and we were nervous, but he did great!! Well, except for the drive up:).
Love this update, Amy! Sounds like a very fun weekend. The pic of you and Samuel with the umbrella is a FRAMER!!!!!!!
these pictures are great...i have the prettiest friends!!
it looks like it was a great weekend! thanks for updating about it!
love ya
Great post Amy, I just wish you could have been a little more encouraging. Work on that okay! I appreciate your enthusiasm about our ministry, it's been such a blessing to me. Thanks for mentioning my hair bows/bands too! I'm sending out Winnie's tommorow! YEA!
I still can't get over what an incredible weekend we had with all of you. Having you there with us made the experience so much sweeter. The Lord has been good hasn't he?
Kelli, we need to see your beautiful face in person. It's been too long! What wonderful memories we have of you as well. It's time to make some new ones although, I'm afriad none will top the memory of Thanksgiving day and you tumbling down a tall VT mountain and standing up yelling, "I'm okay!" Ha! Oh my, I'm just a laughin'. Good times, good times!
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