whirlwind

I think I'll let this post be mostly pictures, for I fear that if I write out everything that has happened in the past few weeks, I'll write a novel. And, you know what they always say, "A picture is worth a thousand words".

We are home this week, trying to settle back into a routine after having my dad, Kyle and Christina in town for a while and celebrating Stefan and Rachael's wedding. We had one day to recover from the wedding festivities before flying with friends to Green Bay, WI to spend a week in Eagle River with another set of friends.

It was great fun to see my dad and spend some time catching up. Kyle and Coranelle got a long pretty well and it was fun to see them interact. The wedding was beautiful and a ton of fun. My mom and Steve put on the rehearsal dinner at Stefan and Rachael's pool house and it was great to catch up with a lot of friends from HS. The wedding was down at the Botanical Gardens at Chatfield. The weather was perfect, the couple was gorgeous, and it was a lovely ceremony and a fun party afterwards. I enjoyed dancing under the stars and seeing lots of family and friends.
It was exciting to see my brother marrying such a perfect woman and we were honored to be a part of their special day.

Our trip to WI was a blast. It was awesome to travel and vacation with friends that have one year olds. We stayed at a wonderful house, just a few hundred yards off the lake. Amy and Vann have lots of family in Eagle River that we got to meet and spend time with. Between both families, they had pontoon boats, speed boats, kayaks, canoes, tubes, water skiis and every other fun water toy you could imagine. On the days with good weather, we spend most of the time on the boat. I learned to ski on one ski, which was really exciting for me! On the days with rain, we enjoyed going into town, reading, and just catching up with friends and playing with our girls. It was truly a wonderful week and we hope to return sometime in the future. I am SO thankful for such great friends and the opportunity to vacation with them!

That's all for now, and as promised, here are the pictures;

All the bridesmaids and the happy couple.The groomsmen
The first time Stefan and Rachael saw each other.

Daddy and daughter on the big day.
Enjoying the gorgeous evening with my baby!
The whole family!



Having some dinner at the rehearsal.
Jenny and me kayaking in Eagle River.

Adelaide and Charlie on the boat.
Playing on the playset in the rain.
Amy. Vann and Charlie headed on to the pirate ship.
Checking out the pirate ship on our date night

Ken and Ryan in the canoe.
Charlie and Coranelle in their twin suits.
Jenny smiling big on the tube.
Coranelle and Ryan on the pirate ship.
Coranelle loving her watermelon.
Playing with all the toys and kiddos.
Up on one ski!
swim time!
cute naked butt!
hanging out in the hammock.
Had to add this one of Coranelle eating Grams's ice cream when we were celebrating PopPop's birthday.