Sunday, October 28, 2007

Reformation Party

On the 27th, the Howard family ventured up to Cleveland, Ohio to celebrate the Reformation with 8 or so other families... totaling 74 people! The wonderful Hopkins gang hosted this luau. On the agenda was hymn singing, eating, dancing, talking, and (for most of the girls) dressing up.

Singing.

Mommy and Daddy- oh, and if you look real hard, you can find a part of Elsie too!


Cathrine and Olivia.


Ruby, Olivia, and Nana.



Tirzah and Willa.


Eatin' Chili.


Beautiful Ruby-- all dressed up.


Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins.




The men talking...




The ladies sitting. Can you find Seth in both pictures?



A behind-the-scenes look.


Ruby, Rachel, Emma, and Olivia.

Chloe did everyone's hair. Didn't she do a nice job?

Willa in her costume.

Rachel and Gabriel.



Natalie, Andrea, Tirzah, and Willa, the lovely maidens.


Thank you soooo much Hopkins for your hospitality, we all had a perfectly splended time!


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, thanks Hopkins for giving us SOMETHING TO POST ABOUT!!!!! We were at a loss for something to post about... the pine needle video was our last hope until something happened.

Thanks again,

Emma

Anonymous said...

Oh, thanks so much for posting so many pictures. Unfortunately, only a few of ours turned out. You saved me! Ha ha. I LOVE the video of Jack and Duncan. Glad you got it when you could. It actually downloaded faster than I thought! Yeah! Oh, I'm glad you posted that pic. of Gabriel and I. That is silly. Thanks again,
~Rachel

Anonymous said...

Dear Howard family,

We were so incredibly glad that your family could join us this year. We did have fun didn't we? The dancing was better this year than it has been in previous times—everyone cooperated so much better when they were being taught!

Thanks for posting the pictures... Hopefully, Chloe will post some on our blog. She's started, but the process might take some time. :)

We can't wait to see you again!

The Hopkins

The Howard Family said...

Emma,

I second your thanks!

Rachel,

I'm glad you liked them! Not many of ours are superb, but they'll do. :) I have a longer version of the video, but it wasn't necessary to post it all. I also have more pictures of you and Gabriel.
:)

Hopkins family,

Once again, thank you, and we DID have a TON of FUN! I thought the dancing went well, although practice is always a good thing! :) This post took 3 days, so we can be patient. :)
Can't wait to see you all too!
Gabriel, did you see that Emma revealed her identity? I guess I didn't have to tell you in the end, oh well. She now calls me her "weak witted ally." :)

Thanks again,
Olivia

Anonymous said...

See I told you 'they'll reveal themselves sometime' but you wouldn't listen. I was going to do it on the next 4 or 5 comments on Gabriel's blog. Oh well, I am defeated thanks to lack of wit on my reinforcement's side (dirty look at Olivia). Either way it was fun.
Can't wait for your visit to Pine Grove Cottage.
(My I'm not sure if I even know who I was addressing.)

~Elaine~

Anonymous said...

Were you all (Emma, Olivia, whoever I'm talking to) going to post more comments on www.gabable.blogspot.com ?
Just curious.

I'll have to watch the whole video somtime!

Rachel

Anonymous said...

Whoops, I meant to say, don't feel obliged to publish this comment.... :)