All grown up

Garry and I spent Sunday afternoon at Rouse Hill celebrating the engagement of Zoe and Ben. Zoe is Garry’s niece. She’s also the sister of Mitchell who’s worked for Garry and I for more than seven years.

The engagement party was hosted at Jason and Nicole’s house. More than 50 people attended. The weather also played its part. We enjoyed hot, sunny and slightly humid conditions all afternoon.

As I watched the happy couple enjoying one another’s company I was reminded of the first time I met Zoe. She was just a toddler. Her proud mother dragged me upstairs to show me “her baby” sleeping in her cot. 

The photo above was taken a few months later then I joined the Smith family for an early Christmas lunch in December 2003. Zoe is at the end of the table sitting on her Dad’s lap. It’s hard to believe she’s all grown up, owns her own home jointly with Ben and is now preparing for her marriage next year.