Happy Birthday Aunt Alice

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice!

I hijacked this picture from your Facebook page. Seeing your house brought back so many fun memories for me. I remember sleeping on your pull out couch, Beckie and I loved all you and Uncle Robert's little stuffed animals we would play with. You called them our La-La land friends. We would go to the beach and collect tickle crabs (still not sure what those were but it was fun to dig them up!) One of my favorite memories is the time you and Uncle Robert drove to Texas to visit us, you were not married yet. I remember going to our school and playing in the field, we all looked for 4-leaved clovers. You told Beckie and I if when you two got married we could be flower girls. We were very excited! We are so lucky to have you in our family. Have a wonderful birthday! Love you! xo

Happy Mother's Day to all the Minch Moms

Moms are the glue of a family. Happy Mother's Day to all of our super Moms!

Aunt Karen with her girls at Kristin & Brandon's wedding.

Aunt Alice with her kids & Uncle Rob at a Thanksgiving Day football game.

Clara with Kristin, Brandon and Grandpa.

Beckie and Luke enjoying an after dinner walk to see the lights on Christmas.

Nana and Luke making bread pudding at Auntie and Uncle Matt's house.

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice. We hope that you have a special day with Uncle Robert and your kids. I love this picture of you with Cassidy, I remember this day and how pretty you looked. You always have been a timeless beauty, how many women can have a photo of themselves in 1986 and not look dated. Love you!

Happy 25th Anniversary Alice & Robert

Happy Anniversary Aunt Alice and Uncle Robert! I think Cassidy said it best, that her mom still giggles like a school girl when her dad calls. Even after 25 years you two are still madly in love with each other. We love you both.
Jessie and Matt

Happy Mother's Day to all the Minch Moms, Grandmas & Great Grandmas

Happy Mother's Day to all the Minch Moms! We are all so lucky to have such great moms in our family. Moms are the glue of families and ours keep us all close. Moms are always there to support us. Here is Grandma Minch at the hospital after Beckie was born. My mom always said that Grandma treated her like a daughter, not a daughter in law.
Clara dancing with Matt or "Superman" at our wedding.
Here is my mom with Beckie and I in a rare picture of her, since she is always taking pictures of us.
Aunt Karen with her girls in Cozumel.
Aunt Alice with Taylor and Cassidy.
Beckie and Luke in Scottsdale.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Minch Moms. You all support your children by listening and encouraging us. You make us feel special and loved. We love you.

Jessie and Matt

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but
whose place no one else can take."
-- Cardinal Mermillod

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice!

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice! You look as great now as you did in this picture. We hope your birthday is filled with family, love and great music :)
Love,
Jessie and Matt

The Minch Blog Anniversary

One year ago today, we started the Minches blog. Looking back on one year, I think you can definitely say being a Minch is super! We started with a post on Beckie's 3 month baby bump and now we have Luke. This past year we all met up in Cozumel and it was the first time ever that all the Minch cousins were together. It has been so much fun posting pictures and memories on every one's birthdays and anniversaries and just celebrating everyday life. I feel so lucky everyday to be a part of this family. Love you all! xo-Jessie
Alice and Alec in New Hampshire
Taylor and Rob at Grandpa and Clara's house
Steve and Alec in the Life Flight plane
Taylor and Jessie in the Phoenix airport
Cassidy and Jessie at Frank and Lupe's in Scottsdale
Kristin, Brandon and Kaitlin in Cozumel on Thanksgiving
Beckie and baby Luke
Grandpa and Clara in Cancun
Mike and Karen in Cancun
Beckie and Steve in Cancun
Donna and Steve in Cancun
Jessie and Matt in Cancun

Happy Anniversary Alice and Robert

Happy Anniversary Alice and Robert! Alice and Robert have been madly in love for over 25 years. They were married in their neighbor's back yard in Manhattan Beach 24 years ago today.
Beckie and I were very excited to be flower girls. We were also very excited about Aunt Alice's awesome dress, hat and gloves. We thought she was as cool as Madonna!
The reception was a huge party! Everyone was dancing and having a ball.
Happy Anniversary Aunt Alice and Uncle Robert, we hope you celebrate 24 more!
Love to you both!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Super Minch Moms

Happy Mother's Day to all the Minch Moms! We love you!
Beckie and Luke

Grandma and Grandpa with Jessie, Beckie and Kristin at Disneyland.

Clara with Grandpa, Beckie and Steve during Spring Training.

Karen with Kristin and Kaitlin in Cozumel.

Donna with Beckie and Jessie in Cozumel.

Alice with Cassidy and Taylor.

Happy Birthday Aunt Alice

Today is Aunt Alice's birthday, I remember meeting her with I was about 7 for the time.
I remember that she laughed a lot, didn't eat turkey at Thanksgiving because she was a vegetarian, and I thought she was so pretty!
Beckie and I were so excited to be flower girls,

we thought Aunt Alice looked so pretty, just like Madonna!
The real things I always love about Aunt Alice are that she always has fun, love music (Bruce, The Dead) loves her kids & her family
Happy Birthday Aunt Alice! xoxo