A Big Love Weekend!

Yesterday was the Sexton Family Reunion and it coincided with Mamaw's 75th birthday and the Mississippi State game! So Friday and Saturday morning I was busy making Mamaw's surprise birthday cake (click here to check it out). David came in from Nashville for the reunion, and Adam's cousin Kellye, her husband Wayne, and her friends Stacey and Tom came in for the game! Friday night we all went out to hear some live music and catch up and then Saturday we split off into groups: me, Adam, David and Sarah went to the Sexton Family Reunion, and the rest went to the big game!
The Sexton Family Reunion was on a small farm, at a barn in Friendsville! It was great! There was a nice warm bonfire, since the weather finally started to feel like October! We petted cows, and grilled hamburgers (none that we knew!) and hotdogs and ate lots of other amazing food! Then I ran out to the car to assemble Mamaw's cake - so the cake was not what I would call perfection since a car is not the ideal spot for cake decorating! Then I managed to sneak the cake down to the barn and we all sang Happy Birthday! It was so funny because we call her "Mamaw" but the rest of the family calls her "Theresa" or "Aunt Theresa," so when we got to the part where you say the birthday person's name there was a slight pause and then there was a mumbled "Mamaw-Theresa-Aunt Theresa........" - all three in unison!
Then the other highlight of the evening: we all gathered around the bonfire. The kids and a few grown ups cooked marshmallows on the fire and Adam's cousin, Jonathan Sexton played the guitar and sang several of his songs along with Amazing Grace, Let the Circle Be Unbroken and I'll Fly Away! The first song he sang was off his album Big Love, called "Love In My Heart"and he dedicated it to Papaw and Uncle Billy, who were definitely there in spirit!
Jonathan is a very talented artist. Check him out on his myspace page and then buy the Big Love Album - it's fantastic!

P.S. My Favorite songs: Places You Are, Big Love, Babylon, Love In My Heart, Wedding Song, and all the rest!