Congratulations, Mike & Nicole!

I was a terrible photographer for the wedding weekend... I was too entertained by my kids and everything going on to grab the camera. So, my pictures are a jumble of mine and Lois', but I'm afraid I can't paint the picture I had hoped of our great weekend. (There is a cute picture here of the bride and me, and here and here for cute pictures of the boys. I think you can probably check out some of the other gazillion pictures from the wedding there, too.)

Dean, Harris & Jackson at the rehearsal dinner at the Whitehouse Inn.My grandparents drove all the way from Missouri to be there. It was so nice to have time with thim, as they hadn't seen the boys since Harris was a baby.
Looks like Dad is giving Mike some important advice...
The morning of the wedding we were up early for hair appointments and last minute details. I spent the afternoon at Nicole and Mike's house with the bride and her family. I had never met her family, so it was great to get to know her sisters and mom.
They got married in St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, the church where I grew up. It was amazing how small and simple the church seemed after having worshipped at St. Philip's for the past nine years!
I am kicking myself for not getting a good picture of my boys together, as they were super-cute in seersucker. Harris walked my mom down the aisle (not without the bribing of a tootsie roll during the service and a train afterward!), and Jackson walked Lois down the aisle... it was so sweet. The service was beautiful, and when it was all over, Nicole suprised Mike with a bagpiper playing the recessional.
After a zillion pictures, most of the bridal party rode in the "party bus" to a couple of other locations the newlyweds wanted pictures of. The boys enjoyed their cake a the head table. I think they enjoyed being up front! I do think they were exhaused, though... Jackson kept telling me that it was "past his bed time!". Just as it was time to go, Harris got his party on and was dancing like a maniac... he was alseep within 30 minutes!

My Mom and Dad
I hadn't seen several of my cousins in over 10 years, and it was incredible to catch up with all of them. Hopefully it won't be som long between visits next time.
Congratulations, Mike and Nicole... we wish you many years of love and happiness!