Jennie's Wedding

Hi there! I have so much to catch up on so I'm going to do a few short blog posts here for you to see...hopefully one every day this week! But...don't hold me to that...you all know how I am at blogging :) At the beginning of this month we flew out to Denver, CO for Jennie and Mark's wedding...Jennie and I were RA's together at Indiana Wesleyan and we have remained good friends since then. I was so happy for her when she wrote and told us that she had found her "one" and couldn't wait to go to the wedding. Natalee did great on her first plane ride...and her mama did pretty good too...me and planes don't always get along but I am becoming less fearful of flying the older I get and the more I fly...still hate take off and landing...and yes...I have been told...that is the best part...well...not for this girl. The best part for me is when I can turn on my electronic device and put down my tray and sip my ginger ale and eat my pretzels...that is the best part....oh...and when my feet are on solid ground again and I'm in my new fun surroundings (or back home...equally as nice)...well I'm babbling now so I'll get back on track...we had a great weekend out there...we both were tired and I was only a week and a half out from my surgery so I was still a little sluggish but we made the most of it anyway...and spent a lot of time relaxing in the hotel room :) The day of the wedding was beautiful...it was going to be an outdoor wedding in the mountains but mother nature decided that an hour before the wedding it should rain...but that didn't dampen anything...they moved it all indoors and it was still just as beautiful. We were so happy we could be there to celebrate with Jennie and Mark and we were so excited that Jennie could meet Natalee! The reception was so nice as well...so intimate and just perfect. We met some nice people while we were there...all in all it was a great night and now Jennie and Mark are off living their happily-ever-after life...they took a nice long honeymoon...even coming up to MN to visit us...which was also so fun...we took them to Cabela's! I know...a little hickish but Mark had never seen anything like it (oh...I forgot to mention that he's from England) and so we wanted to make the most of his time and visit in America! ha! :) And once they are done with their honeymoon they will be moving to England...so now Jon thinks that I'll get on a plane to go over there and visit them...I don't know...we'll see...anyone know of any good drugs to get me to stay on a plane for 8 hours without going crazy! hahaha! Well...enjoy the pictures and again...congrats to my friend Jennie and her new hubby Mark...we wish you a lifetime of happiness! And we are so blessed to have a new friend in our life...glad to meet you Mark!

Natee and her mommy before the wedding at the hotel...you'll notice in the next picture that she has a different headpiece on...we couldn't decide which one to wear!

Natee and her daddy...she was talking during the ceremony so she had to go stand with daddy...doesn't she look so pretty?!?!

Too much partying for Natalee...she got all worn out and needed a little cat nap!

Jennie and Natalee...wasn't Jennie such a pretty bride?!?! That dress was made for her...it looked perfect on her!

Jennie and her new hubby Mark...and of course Natee wouldn't look...there was too much else for her to take in and see...everyone was dancing behind her!

Our family :) We went outside to try to get the lights of Denver in the background...didn't quite work but it still made for a good picture :)