Last weekend my (big) little brother (who towers above me) got engaged! He invited both families and some close friends to be a part of it but we obviously had to be super sneaky… so we all did our best to hide on the second floor at Sweet Loraine’s as we watched Tyler and Maria enjoy their lunch… errr… at least Maria thought they were just having lunch…

Tyler read a letter to her that he wrote and while he read, she was supposed to be flipping through the album that Tyler made with pictures of the two of them. Because my brother takes after me, his handsome eyes and romantic voice enchanted her all the while he read – so when he finished, she flipped through the rest of the pictures to find a picture of a diamond ring at the very end.

Needless to say (as you can see from the really shaky video [sorry about that by the way... through the tears and trying not to be noticed, I just couldn't keep it steady]) she said…. well – watch the video and you’ll see sort of see what she said.

{Maria and Tyler’s Engagement}

Tyler and Maria – we are so excited for you guys. Hopefully you can find a good videographer… hehe….

Jeff Bennett – another friend of ours – was able to capture some really cool sneaky pictures… thanks a TON, Bennett!

We were trying to be really sneaky…

I was having some fun… I felt like a ninja – except I wielded a camera instead of a sword.

I got the shot…

After she said, “Yes.”

The toast.

The beautiful gal that said “Yes” to me almost five years ago.

Here they are! Aren’t they so cute?

We’re both taken now, ladies…

By the way – the baby in the video – that’s our little Evan and his grandpa Mark. Cute, eh?