When Al and I arrived at Nancy and Gary’s home about 2 PM on Saturday, September 21, 2013, Geoff and Gary Bennett were making sandwiches for the drop-in celebration of Al’s 94th birthday the day before. Elly and Amanda Bennett arrived shortly afterwards from a shopping spree resulting from Elly’s first pay check in the real world. I asked her what the real world felt like and she said “Expensive!”

Suzy and Fran, Meghan and Andy Talarowski arrived shortly after from Philadelphia and we had a chance to bask in the afterglow of Geoff and Amanda’s beautiful wedding on September 1.

Michael and Dillen Lassman arrived from Scotch Plaines, NJ, about 3 PM; Rachel and Henry stayed behind so Henry could attend 2 birthday parties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We talked of many things: jobs and new heating systems, old soil pipes and new babies.

Suzy baked Mimi’s buttermilk cake recipe to celebrate Al’s 94 years.

Anna Himes arrived with Molly and Leela about 4 PM after leading Leela’s Daisey Girl Scout meeting in Maungie. Ryan and Mike were attending the football game in Penn State, and Molly tried to find them in the audience on TV.

There was still plenty of good food left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids played outside and inside, and had a ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The adults relaxed and enjoyed each others company.

We are all so thankful that Al has had 94 years of a healthy and productive life, and that we  had this opportunity to express the love and affection we feel for him.

 

 

On Sunday, September 1, 2013, our entire family met at 4:30 PM at the Old York Road Country Club in Ambler, PA, to see Geoffrey Thomas Bennett and Amanda Rose Hutterer make commitments to each other in a beautiful marriage ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elly Bennett was radiant as a bridesmaid, and Michael and Jaime Lassman were handsome as Geoff’s best men.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al and I were delighted to be included in photographs after the ceremony, especially the one with our 10 great-grandchildren.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a delicious dinner the adults talked, the kid played, and even Al and I danced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids had a ball on the dance floor, and so did their parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn at Fort Washington overnight, and had breakfast together on Monday morning.

Geoff and Amanda joined us about 9 AM, and we had a wonderful time saying our goodbyes after a fantastic family time together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al and I are so blessed to have had another opportunity to enjoy the company of our great family. We appreciate all that they did to make it possible for us to attend.

We wish Geoff and Amanda a long and happy married life, and hope that their life together will bring them the satisfactions that our 67 years together have brought to us.