Ryan and Jinette's Wedding!

Welcome to the family Jinette!!!!!!!!!! 

We had an awesome time at the wedding this weekend!  It was so fun to get to spend time celebrating family and being able to re-connect with our friends and family from out of town. 

We had my cousin Katie Krebs stay at our house, and it was great to have an extra set of hands to help out with holding Stephen, bathing John, etc.  Thanks Katie, it was great having you! Katie is staying until Monday, so the help continues. ;D

My brother Mark came home from his study abroad semester in Rome for the wedding.  We have been missing him, so it was very special that he could come home for the festivities.  Mark leaves to go back already tomorrow.  His studies, or should I say "studies" resume for the second half of the semester in Greece- Mark, you live quite the life! :)  We are so happy for you!! XO

Me with one of my newest sisters, Jamie!  Jamie is Jinette's triplet- it was very fun to get to spend time with her and her boyfriend Jeff this weekend.  Loved her wedding shoes! :)

Quick! Doing one last feeding before I got dressed to take pictures.  Stephen was a trooper being on my schedule this weekend.  We took pictures outside; on a bridge, in fields, in front of a barn...very much a Madelia wedding- Loved it!  And, the weather was perfect- sunny and 85!!

There is a lot going on in this picture; it is John getting dressed in his tux and my brother Ryan playing peek-a-boo with him.  I want to take this chance to thank all my helpers!  Erin and Ellen came to help with Stephen and Nana Jana came to help with John.  They were quite the team and there is no way Ryan and I could have done it with out them!!  It was so special for Ryan, John and I to get to be in the wedding party.  If you are looking for help, I would highly recommend Erin and Ellen!  (I can't offer Nana Jana, she is ours to keep!!) :)  Thank you again!

Here he is, our little Ring Bearer!!!  He did a perfect job walking down the aisle with the flower girl, Autum.

John is wearing his daddy's tux from when he was little.  Nana Jana had to do some alterations, but with a pair of suspenders and a shirt and shoes from Grandma Mitty- he is the complete package! 

Ryan and Ryan minutes before the wedding began!!

In the back of the church waiting to walk down the aisle, let the celebration begin!!

Daddy and Stephen enjoying each other's company.  How sweet. 

AND!  Stephen sat up alone while we were in the hotel room!!!!  It was pretty wobbly, but very exciting to catch it on film!  Little Stephen is getting so big....

Thank you again to Jinette and Ryan for having us be a part of your big day, it was beautiful!  A job well done, now you get to go relax and have fun on your honeymoon!

Thank you to all the family and friends who helped us through the wedding- it was a challenge to have all of us in the wedding party, but well worth all the extra work!  The memories will last forever!