Teachingmommy: Jeff & Kat are getting married!!!

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Jeff & Kat are getting married!!!

So I won’t be posting for a few days. My brother is marrying our really good friend Kat on Thursday. We have lots of family in town: Grandma Linnie is here from Minneapolis and Auntie Vanessa is here from Seattle. Cousin Pete came in from Milwaukee and our Aunt Jane and Cousins Allie, Maddie and Grace are coming in today from Grand Rapids. We’re going to be busy with family and wedding fun.

Baby Maelin is going to have her first overnight stay at Grandma Lea’s for the wedding. I’m a bit nervous about it (okay, terrified) but I know she’ll be okay over there…I’ll just miss her. Lea is really excited: she’s been planning for this for months so Maelin is going to have a good time just hanging with Grandma.

We’ve really been looking forward to their wedding. Not only do we get to see lots of family we haven’t seen in a while but we absolutely adore Kat. We’re so excited she’s marrying our brother and becoming part of our family. Yay wedding!

Hope you all have a fantastic 4th of July!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Ahhh! They look great together. I am so excited for them! I hope you have a wonderful time at the wedding and have some fun. Did you get your AC installed? Happy 4th! Love ya!; July 4, 2007 at 6:08 PM
bigb said...: Hi...

Which is the big day?! This weekend? Where's the party in case we're available/invited to stop by and wish Jeff & Kat well? If not, pass on our best wishes! Thanks.

...brian; July 6, 2007 at 5:55 PM

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