25 Years!

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Twenty-five years ago the Hardt family had quite a year. We had done our part, our daughters were born seven years apart (Son Sean is in between the two girls.) But, they decided to get married within a seven month time span! They actually went to the photographer in Ritzville and had their engagement pictures taken together.

Mary Mae and Scott got married in June at the ranch. MM had not lived at home for a few years at that point, being away at college and grad school and work (she met Scott while she was working on her Masters at EWU.). She wanted to have a get-together party for all of her friends at the ranch. People came with their tents and spent the weekend, swimming and visiting. We had Texas John roast a whole pig and actually served strawberries and angel food cake instead of wedding cake. I made her wedding dress and the bridesmaid and flower girl dresses using lace that had been made by my Grandmother and Great-grandmother.  It was quite a party.

Dawn and Todd got married in January after Todd had finished fall semester at Bethel College where Dawn had graduated the Spring before. They had met on a college Jan-term trip to Mexico. I made Dawn's wedding dress using some beautiful slipper satin that she had bought in Mexico while she was doing a semester abroad with Heifer Project International. Shortly after the wedding, DT and Todd headed for a second reception in Idaho where Todd had grown up and his parents still lived. Forry and I left a few hours after them and got caught in a blizzard caused freeway closure and never did make it to the reception.

So this year both couples are celebrating twenty-five years of marriage. MM and Scott live in Mount Vernon, Washington and have two children, Varick and Claire. Todd and Dawn live in Keizer, Oregon and have three children, Havela, Kyra and Micah. 

We watched their lives over the past quarter century and are very proud of them and the families they have established. I am so pleased that both girls have married men that bring out the best in them. And as a bonus, we really like both sets of their in-laws as well. We are truly blessed.