Luke and Theresa's wedding, pt 3

More pictures from the day of the wedding.

Abel and Seth, the good-looking ring-bearers.

Luke with Abel and Seth.

No need to wonder where they got the funny faces.

Luke, Ben, Zach, Fraser, Seth and Abel.

The groom himself.

beautiful mother of the groom.

Best-man (Ben) with his little brothers.

The beautiful bride, getting ready

Hailey, one of the flowergirls

Natalie, the second flowergirl

Theresa and her flowergirls

Theresa and her mother

the bride, her mother and mother in law

Theresa and her beautiful bridesmaids/maid of honor.

Melissa, Lisa, Anna and Theresa.

waiting in the staircase for it to be time.

Theresa's happy parents.

Luke and Theresa's wedding, pt 2

the guys polish shoes while the little boys watch

Setting up for the reception, the morning of the wedding.

Pumpkin-painting for the kids.

old milkcans, sunflowers and cornstalks for the driveway.

Chianti from Italy

making a banner

finished banner

Luke and Theresa's wedding, pt 1

The bridesmaids: Lisa, Melissa and Anna.

Two of the groomsmen and the ringbearers: Ben, Fraser, Abel and Seth.

One of the flowergirls: Natalie

My favorite from the rehearsal.  Luke and Theresa, happy and almost married.

the rings

clinging red

The leaves have begun to fall, scattering themselves across  the street, the sidewalk and my driveway.  But some still hang to the trees, shining in their red and bright yellow and dull orange-brown shades.  Fall is beautiful here in Moscow.

Moscow Mountain

I went hiking with some people from school.  This is the view from the top of Moscow Mountain looking northward.

sisters

I didn't take this picture, but I wanted to put it up, since it it all of us sisters.  Including Theresa, who, at this time next week, will be our sister.  SUPER excited.

L-R: Naomi, Natalie(neice), Emili, Maylene(SIL) holding Evelyn(neice), Maria holding Hailey(neice), Vicki, myself, Theresa(new SIL), Laura, Bobbi, Brianna(SIL) holding Alyssa (neice), Lydia, Elsi, Abbi.

playing games

We had a group of people over for dinner last night, and it was SO much fun! After dinner we pulled out the cards and the sticky notes and the scrabble tiles and played games until midnight. 

Headband was the biggest hit of the night.

Which is why I only have pictures of that and the scrabble tiles telling you my sentiments regarding the game.

first real dinner party at our new house

Maria setting tables for our dinner.

We got 12 people around our table.  That made me happy.