Jessie & Nick's Wedding Day - Part 2

I have no pictures from the ceremony, however, we have some wonderful ones from the reception!

The crowd waiting for the Bride and Groom to arrive:

The Happy Couple:

Some other happy couples:

Nathan performing his Man of Honor and brotherly duties and giving his speech:

And then the party started!

Sammie and Grandpa H. dancing with her favorite monkey:

Three Ambo Generations:

Auntie Jessie and her flower girls:

Nathan got to dance with both his mom and his sister that night too!

It was a beautiful day; beautiful bride, handsome groom, gorgeous couple, amazing wedding, and two wonderful families brought together by two incredible people. 

Congrats and best wishes to both of you, Jessie and Nick! 

And to Nick, welcome to the family!

Flower Girls and Ring Bearers

Nick's nephew, Joss, was the ring bearer, and he did a fantastic job!

Sammie and Brenna were the flower girls for Jessie and Nick's wedding.  Sammie did make it down the isle, in record speed, she RAN to me the second she saw me.  She also proceeded to run all over the church during the ceremony, next time we'll all know that letting her do that at the rehearsal only makes her think she can do it during the ceremony as well.

Brenna however, did not make it down the isle, she actually didn't even make it to the isle.  Ten minutes before the ceremony, she dislocated her elbow.  Turns out to be the way she was picked up, by the lower part of her arms, and it is very common, called nurse maid's elbow.  Never heard of that before, and what timing!  We weren't sure if she was hurt or just tired, over stimulated, and hot, so I went through with the ceremony, and then had to leave to take her to the ER.  While waiting, we felt a slight pop and she was able to move her arm again, and was happy, thank goodness! 

We asked the doctor and they said it would be fine to head to the reception, kids are resilient!  And so they are it seems, Brenna was running and playing all night!

Jessica & Nick's Wedding Day - Part 1

Finally!  I'm finally getting around to posting on Jessie's wedding!  Jessie and Nick were married on June 5th of this year.  June is good month for weddings in our family, Nathan and Jessie's grandparents on their father's side were married June 19th, Nathan's dad and Patti were married June 14th, Nathan and I on June 19th, and now Jessie and Nick June 5th.  May we all be blessed with many years together as were the original June bride and groom in our family!

Jessie and Nick planned their entire wedding, and with the help of friends and family, did the vast majority of things themselves.  I have never seen a bride and groom so ready and deserving of a honeymoon as these two were.  The day was amazing, it was beautiful, it was special, it was everything they hoped it would be and more.  I spent the day in awe by all they had done for their special day, it was incredible, the details, everything so well organized, so personal, so them.

Nathan and I were in the wedding, as were our little angels, as the flower girls.  Brenna, however, in her accident prone special little way, was unable to perform her duties that day.  Ten minutes before the ceremony, literally, she dislocated her elbow.  That will be a separate post though...

Here are some shots from getting ready:

Jessie's Rehearsal Dinner

As I mentioned, my sister-in-law got married this summer, and now that I have made it to June in catching up on blogging, we are finally at her wedding!  Jessie and Nick had their rehearsal dinner on a Thursday night, it was a beautiful evening, hot, but gorgeous and everyone had a great time.

Jessie was glowing

Nathan and Jessie's dad performed the ceremony

Sammie was EVERYWHERE

And I was a little exasperated...

Jessie's Shower

This summer my sister-in-law, Nathan's sister, Jessie got married to a wonderful man named Nick.  It was a gorgeous wedding, and I will be sure to post pictures later (you know, as I'm getting caught up!), but for now, here are a few from her bridal shower back in April.  Sammie and Brenna were her flower girls, which is another story entirely to follow later, in the meantime...

Fall Baking with Auntie Jessie

Last year we started a new tradition with Nathan's sister, Jessie. We decided to initiate a "Fall baking festival with Auntie Jessie". Last year we did sugar cookies and this year, chocolate covered pretzels! One adventurous year in the future when Sammie has a longer attention span, there is talk of ginger bread houses, but we shall see...

Here are some pictures from the second annual "Fall Baking Festival with Auntie Jessie":