The wedding

Two weeks ago my brother Martin got married. He was married in the Columbia South Carolina Temple. The drive there was interesting- I had the flu and we discovered Jacob had an ear infection. He was screaming a lot of the time. Fortunately, our pediatrician called in a prescription to the CVS near the hotel and we picked it up on our way in. The hotel was actually in North Carolina near Jenni's home (and the location of the reception). The kids had fun swimming in the hotel everyday we were there. The flower lady cancelled last minute so I helped Jenni's aunt with the flowers. She did the corsages and boutonnieres and I did the 2 bouquets. I was nervous since they had misunderstood Martin and thought I was a real florist. Jenni wanted her bouquet to look like she had picked wildflowers so it wasn't as hard as it could've been. I had a lot of fun making it even if I was nervous. The wedding was, of course, beautiful. After pictures we went to the park next to the temple and had dinner there. We left early so we could stop and visit our friends, the Croke's, who had recently moved to South Carolina. We had fun visiting with them and eating yummy cookies (Thanks Shyann!) The next morning Jenni's family hosted a pancake breakfast at their house. Afterwards we went for a pontoon boat ride. Jenni's family live near a lake and rented the boat for the day so people could explore the lake. It was a lot of fun. It would've been even more fun if the kids had been old enough jump off the boat and swim around. We still have a few years before we reach that point with little Jacob though. The reception was outdoors in a friend's yard. They had a big gazebo for the dance floor and a pond area for the receiving line. The trees trunks were wrapped with little lights and it looked amazing. I was also impressed they had special areas just for the kids. There was a special table of "kid food" and picnic tables for the kids to sit at. It was nice to eat separate from them, and even nicer that Katy is so good with Jacob that we felt confident leaving him in her care. There was also a playground for them to play on, though my kids LOVE to dance. We were a little worried about rain, but it held off. The morning after the reception my grandma took us all to breakfast. I thought the staff was going to have a heart attack when a party of 20 walked in. If Miranda and her family hadn't needed to leave before the sleepy heads woke up we would've been a party of 25! Congratulations Martin and Jenni! It was a beautiful week-end!!

The girls at the temple

The boys at the temple

My cutie pie


The happy couple

This picture shoot probably made them want to wait a long time before starting their own family

Jenni and the girls (interesting note: the brand tag in the dresses read "Jenny and Me)

The 5 silbings

The Bride's bouquet