Wedding

Another fun wedding. This one was a good friend of Luke's, Israel Lopez.   It was more memorable that any wedding I have been to.  Both dads officiated.  One in English, the other translating into Spanish.  Crying dads.  Crying groom.  Crying brothers.  A mariachi band at the reception.  Long 50-person tables.  I little dressier that most.  It was fun and my husband looked GOOOOOOOOOOD.  

Wedding

Wedding

Luke helped officiate the wedding of his good friend Kyler.  It is always fun to be apart of someones wedding in that special way.  

I am very glad we snapped a picture together just before sunset.  I love this man of mine.

Alex and Kayla's Wedding

Aunt Jenna Hukee's Wedding

We all enjoyed a wonderful day celebrating Luke's sister Jenna's Wedding to Jake Williams.  It was a beautiful day, she was beautiful bride, and it was a beautiful wedding.  My parents were in town to attend the wedding, so we enjoyed lots of family time!  

The kids did a great job being dressed up, being out of their routine, being prim and proper for 10 hours straight, being without toys, eating at random times and even with some missing naps.  

Our family of 6 and counting ...

I still love being a bride to this handsome, Mr. Luke David Hukee.  We will celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary in summer 2015 and I remember a lot from our wedding day!  Hopefully Jenna and Jake will have wonderful and lasting memories from their day as well!

Well the walked down the isle.  It was a speed walk.  I can't say there was one single smile.  But they did physically make it down the isle.

The reception was at Glenn Oaks Country Club.  I have a feeling that the only thing my kids will remember will be eating the appetizers. They loved the meatballs on a stick. 

And here is me with my one and only, once again ...

I can't believe, with all the build up, that Aunt Jenna's Wedding day is already over.  It went very fast.

Minnesota Vacation Part 3: MY COUSINS WEDDING

Leg 3 of the trip was another car trip, even further northwest this time.  We headed to my cousins wedding in Fargo, ND.  Don't worry, we actually stayed in Moorehead, MN so were only in North Dakota for a few hours!  On our way, we took a detour to visit two places.  

PELICAN RAPIDS

The first detour was to our old family cabin that we grew up going to every summer for 2 weeks.  The cabin has since been torn down but the memories remained.  It is right outside of Pelican Rapids, MN where there is a huge pelican that we stopped to take a picture of the cousins by.  I am trying to track down a picture of me and my sister when we were little, taken from the same spot. I hope to get that added to this post soon.

BARNSVILLE

The second detour was to go to Barnsville, MN to see the red house my dad grew up in and to eat Dairy Queen!

THE REHEARSAL DINNER

Luke should have been in charge or writing this section.  He LOVED the food.  I have to pause before you get to see the pictures of the kids and explain some of the food.  Yes the pictures deserved to make the blog.  This food is a part of most of our conversations about the Wedding festivities.  The first picture is of some Louisianna Gumbo complete with Aligator Sausage, Andouille Sausage, 2 other Sausages, Scallops, Chicken and numerous other Gumbo items. The next picture shows Aligator Sausage and Chicken Drumsticks in the best marinade!  I do not have a picture of the dessert but it almost deserves its own post.  My uncle Dan makes the best Carrot Cake.

THE HOTEL

There was more fun to be had at the hotel.  We played scrabble in the lobby and even enjoyed some time in the hotel pool which was shallow and included slides.  The kids had a blast.

THE WEDDING
Here is the handsome crew just after the wedding.  I loved this setting and I of course love the people in the picture.  Please take time to notice Brooks twirling his hair and Wynnlee grabbing onto Leighton's.

 My beautiful sister Amber, and her family Hayden (4), Abby, (3), and Brendan Miller.