Some selected events of family interest in 2008...
| Bob, Carolyn, Rob, Janet, Joey, Adam, Jenny, Lucy, and Simon visited us for the day on January 5th. |
| Magnolia, Mom Jenica, Aunt Brooke, and Grandma Janet visited Grandma Kathy on GroundHog Day |
| On March 8th the opportunity was provided for the Hamachers to have multiple celebrations. |
| Ruth sung the part of "Mabel" in the Pirates of Penzance at Bethel College on March 29. She did a spectular job and the overall persformance was amazing. |
| On April 7 some of the family gathered at Bill's to celebrate Janet's 50th birthday. |
| Magnolia Blue Cory was baptized on April 27 at Sunnyside Presbyterian Church in South Bend. We had brunch afterwards at the Tippecanoe Place. |
| Roger's oldest daughter Katie graduated from Bethel College with a B.A. in English on May 4. |
| We took the Amtrak from South Bend to Syracuse, NY and had a nice visit with Roger's friend Cliff and his girlfriend Sheri from May 15-19. Here's the album. |
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Faith had her high school graduation party on May 24. Here are some pictures from the June 1st commencement at the Notre Dame J.A.C.C. |
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Katie Olson and David Wright were married in New Palestine, IN on June 7 (6-7-8!)
Here are some pictures we took at the hotel,
the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and at the ceremony. It was unique and beautiful!
Katie's Mom and sisters hosted a reception at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in South Bend on June 28. |
| Thanks to Peggy Lynne, here are some pictures from Kurt and Sandy's annual Fourth of July party. |
| Brooke Hamacher (aka "the Brookster") had a bachelorette party weekend, July 11 - 13, at a resort near Coloma, MI. |
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Brooke Hamacher and Ryan Ramsay were married on July 19. Here are the pics taken by Roger and Kathy over the weekend - hotel, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, getting hair done, the ceremony, the reception, family time afterwards...
Here are the pics that Peggy took, starting on with prep on Thursday 7/17. |
| Jeff Watson and Sarah Sanders were married on August 30 in Valparaiso. Here are the pics from the ceremony and reception. The weather was perfect and so were the festivities! |
| Magnolia Blue Cory celebrated her First Birthday at her parents' home with all five grandparents, Aunt Brooke (her only blood aunt!), cousins Jackie, Rhea, and Michelle, Uncle Tyler and his girlfriend Sarah. |
| Ruth Olson gave a voice recital at Bethel College on November 22, which was also Bob Olson's 69th birthday. |
| Thanksgiving pictures from Kathy's, the church hall, and Bill's |
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Chrismas celebrations at the Stoners', Sunday December 21, the Hamachers', Saturday December 27, and with the Olson kids, December 27-29. |
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