Bowman Bunch: 25 Years and Counting!

On December 21, 1985, I married my best friend. We've been blessed with 25 wonderful years as husband and wife. We have had lots of fun, met lots of people, travelled all over the U.S., laughed together , cried together, and grown closer with each passing year. Theron has served our country overseas and all over the United States, too, so we've been apart a lot of our married life, especially in the first 15 or 16 years. We enjoy the time we do have together, as the time apart has taught us to appreciate each other even more. We're already looking forward to the next 25!! Here are a few memories of these 25 years... and a few of the 3 years we dated, too.

This was BK...before kids...we took up square dancing in New Mexico. We had lots of fun. This is our graduation! We are getting pinned. :)

This one is for you, Jo. Mary's doll is just too scary! haha This is Chrissy and Mary playing house when they were about 2 or 3.

I believe this was in March of 1988, when Theron took command of B Company at HAFB. I was pregnant with the twins and didn't know it yet!

Here we are on our honeymoon in Hawaii. We took a dinner cruise one night. Wish I still had that dress!

In Juarez, Mexico before it was too dangerous to be there. This is April, 1985. Theron proposed to me a few days after this picture! We drove his truck into Mexico and followed a guy on a bike to this shop...we HAD to follow him, when Theron tried to get past him, he'd move his bike so that we'd hit him if we tried to go around! We didn't get mugged, though, and did get some good deals.

Fast forward a few years. This is November, 1988, right before the twins were born. My mom came and stayed with us for a few months as I was on bed rest. She was so awesome and she helped me enjoy those months that could have been so hard.

Theron and me playing Scrabble. Mom took this. I was pregnant with the twins.

This is our first date after the twins were born. Mom and Dad watched them as we went out to dinner. We were right down the street and only gone for an hour or so. I think this was about a week after they were born. I think I was still sore, as I look about to fall over! haha

The twins singing in their bedroom at Mom and Dad's house. They had their own room there as we stayed with them when Theron went to Turkey for a year.

The happy family right after TJ's birth. Theron left for Turkey when TJ was 3 weeks old.

This must be Easter of 1991. Theron was gone most of that year, but came home in between classes. I was very pregnant with TJ. :)

Our first official picture as a couple...taken at Olan Mills.

Our 5th anniversary, in Bizbee, AZ. I was pregnant with TJ. This is at the Gardners' home.

Chrissy, TJ, Mary and Samantha in April of 1996. Easter in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Love this picture!!

Theron & me at my parents' house when we were first dating. We had known each other for years (he was my brother's friend), but when he came home from OK that December (1982), it was like love at first sight!

Mary's first picture taking experience. This is Chrissy, me, Theron, and TJ (Sammy's in my tummy) in Tombstone, AZ. We used to love going there!

Samantha, our little snow baby.

Theron, TJ, and me right after he was born. July 15, 1991

Our wedding cake leaned, so we leaned for the pictures so no one would notice! haha We had so much fun at our wedding and reception. Like I've said before, no bridezilla or groomzilla here!

The feeding of the cake....haha We were nice to each other and did not cram it in our faces. :)

Our bridal party!

They wanted us to pose like my Mom was giving me advice. We were both trying not to laugh. haha Isn't my mom so pretty? And she was such a wonderful Christian example, too.

I'd love to know what Pastor McCall was saying that made Theron and Rod laugh! That's Rod Salter, our best man. He's also a very talented wildlife artist now! Check out his site!