Mary Beth & Hanj are Engaged!

it's true:)

my baby sister is engaged!

to the most wonderful match for her-

and we couldn't be more THRILLED!

alex set it up perfectly and she was completely surprised!

my parents were in town b/c my dad preached at church on sunday

(which btw - he did an AMAZING job! -

he is such a good teacher - i was so proud of him :))

so b/c we "had things" that night -

we went with the family to an early dinner at

our favorite :) cafe express

(great time to go there btw b/c NO ONE is there and our incredibly long table and many kids doesn't bother anyone)

this girl had NO IDEA what was about to happen

sweet cousins

my little spunky thing!

so after dinner

mary beth met up with her friend before going to what she thought was a worship night

at alex's house

what she didn't know is that alex had invited her family and closest friends

to come to his house with a note and flower to give to her before he propsed

mary beth has the sweetest friends

they came from all over to be there for her on her special night!

the family group

(i had a sitter for my younger two)

alex had candles and roses everywhere

it was beautiful!

in addition to the actual engagement ring

he carved her a wooden ring

beautiful

here she is coming in,

completely shocked at who was in the room

alex (or hanj as mb calls him) met her at the door with a hug and a kiss :)

he sat her down in this chair

and then went into the other room and played music on his guitar

then each of her friends and family got up one by one

gave her a note with something special about her and what marriage will be like,

a rose or flower, and a kiss and walked out

we all left and headed to blake and amy's for an engagement party for afterwards

hanj was very romantic i'm sure and she said yes - of course!

the sibs

love this sweet pic of mom and dad

mary beth telling all her friends about how it happened :)

mary beth and hanj and both sets of parents

alex's parents came in from peru to be with them

mary beth had just officially met them the day before

they are the sweetest people ever and we see where alex get's his sweet spirit from :)

love this picture as well!

we ended by praying over them and blessing them in this season ahead!

what a sweet night to remember!

we are so excited for them both!

let the wedding planning begin!

it's been a long time :)