Another Oregon trip with alot of fun! My sister Kim got married yesterday at St. Mary's church in Mt. Angel, WOW!!! What a beautiful ceremony and reception that followed at Abiqua. There are a TON of pictures, and a whole lot more that didn't make the cut...so here they are....
Carter in a rare moment of hapiness playing peekaboo with Papa!
Cousin Abrianna helping Carter walk up the big grassy hill...Carter was bound and determined to play with the big kids, I got tired of following her up the hill, so my favorite rule of "If you can't do it by yourself than you don't need to be doing it" came into play...well, where there's a will there's a way, she tumbled head over heel a few times and rolled a few times too, but she figured out how to be a big kid too!!!
My niece Kayla, My sister Crystal and I enjoying the mix DJ Ron was playing.jpg)
Little girl cousins, Carter, Abrianna, and Kayla.jpg)
After one of Carter's many tumbles down the big hill....being coached by Abrianna.jpg)
On the dance floor, getting her groove on! We were all waiting for dinner to be served, the kids couldn't sit still, so where did they all naturally end up? On the dance floor of course, having a grand 'ole time twirling in their pretty dresses!.jpg)
My nephew Parker was definitely the star of the evening...all of the sudden we heard laughing and clapping...looking up we beheld this little man boogy-in like there was no tomorrow... let's just say I won't be surprised if he shows up on you-tube soon! My sister had 3 different guests who happened to be dance instructors, invite her to bring him to their studio for lessons....in all honesty he really does have great rhythm and dance moves! He danced so hard ALL night, that he had to have advil and his feet rubbed before he could go to bed!!!
My Dad and Sister Kim
My sisters Kim and Crystal
Me and my sister Brook (How we went 7 1/2 hrs without getting an all sister picture except for the one the photographer took, i'll never know!)
Me and John, forced into a photo opp by Brook...yea, we were trying to get a VERY cranky out of control toddler to sleep by pushing her in the stroller around and around and around (no it didn't work!) Hence the somewhat forced smiles!
The beautiful center pieces...LOVE the Dahlia's and the handy dadndy twig vases constructed by my very crafty mother!
Ned and Ted AKA Dick and Ted, my dad and his younger brother!
Leaving the church for Abiqua...what and absolutely PERFECT day!!!
The hooligans let loose after the ceremony....Thankfully we practice sitting revrent every Sunday for and hour in sacrament meeting, so the hour Mass/Wedding ceremony was actually quite pleasant...made possible by fruit snacks, quiet books, and husbands who took the babies out!!! (Hey, at least there was a big glass wall/door in the back that goes into the lobby, so they still could hear and see everything!)
Ah, Mr. Handsom...I can't believe he turned down every woman and little girl who asked him to dance at the reception....he was a one man show I guess! He wouldn't even dance with his favorite Aunt...AKA ME! (J/K!)
My cousin Rochelle and her husband Devon, they came down to celebrate their 1 year anniversary...bad weather at the coast left them stuck with us....AND we're GLAD!!! I miss you guys already!
The whole bunch of us!.jpg)
Waiting for it all to begin!
Randall, Brook, Parker, Abrianna and Autumn
Kayla, Crystal and Brenna
St. Mary's on the outside....
St. Mary's on the inside (of course this isn't a picture from the wedding, we somehow overlooked getting a great shot as such, but thankfully the church's website provides a few for viewing delight!) It was AMAZING!!!
