August 4th, my family and I headed toward Iowa for my brother, Jeffrey's wedding 2 days later to Lesa McKay!
This was the beautiful sunrise that morning in eastern Colorado as we drove.
Some cheerful flowers at a rest-stop
When we got to Omega church in Iowa that evening, we waited for a little while for Jeffrey and Lesa to get there.
It was good to see Jeffrey and Lesa and her family again!
Our family, and my brothers and their families all stayed at the same hotel, so we got to spend time together. We had a happy reunion with my niece and nephews, who we used to get to see so often!
One morning in the hotel, visiting.
My friend, Joanna holding my nephew Felix.
Grandpa and Grandma with Jewelyn and Jonathan
Grandma mending Jewelyn's tights before heading out for the rehearsal day!
Jeffrey, Elizabeth, and our oldest nephew, Quil
Walking to the restaurant where the rehearsal dinner was at.
Rehearsal dinner
Me, Olivia and Emily (Lesa's sisters), and Joanna
The front of the tabernacle, where the wedding was held.
There was plenty of seating for the wedding guests.
Felix enjoying Grandma - or Grandma enjoying Felix
The happy couple looking sweet!
Rehearsal - Jeffrey's siblings stood on his side, and Lesa's siblings stood on her side.
Waiting for instruction during the rehearsal.
Me and Emily - it's so fun to have a friend with the same name!
Jewelyn right outside the tabernacle, in the woods.
My brother, Jason and his sweet girlfriend, Karen.
We found this neat gate to take pictures by.
It was so lovely to get to spend time with my friend, Joanna, again!
Rehearsal day evening, everyone went to the lodge, where supper was at. There was a beautiful lake there. The kids enjoyed playing in the sand.
Some of us enjoyed putting our feet in the water.
And others of us went swimming!
It was a fun evening.
Some of the guys visited outside
While the ladies visited inside.
The sunset over the lake that evening.
The Wedding Day - August 6th, 2016!
This bridge was part of the cake table at the Omega church, where the reception was held.
The centerpieces
After the cake table was all set up - so pretty!
Mother, Elizabeth, and Joanna sang together during a few spare minutes before getting ready for the wedding.
Jonathan and Jewelyn loved holding Felix!
Karen and Jewelyn with the reception all set up in the back round.
Almost time for the wedding to start!
Last minute preparations for Lesa in an RV.
Elizabeth, Jason, and I played prelude music at the wedding.
Jeffrey bringing Daddy and Mother in.
The Albertson siblings
Lesa and her dad coming in.
Family prayer time
Jeffrey and Lesa
They said their vows on the bridge that Jeffrey made.
Jeffrey and Lesa Albertson!
Signing the marriage license.
The wedding party
The whole Albertson family!
Elizabeth, Mother, and I waiting while Jeffrey and Lesa let each row out and talked with each person.
Me, Jewelyn, and Joanna
After everyone went to Omega for the reception, I took some pictures of Jeffrey and Lesa in the woods. It was a beautiful day! We are thankful for how the pictures turned out.
My handsome brother and new, precious sister!
In the van, ready to go to the reception.
Walking in, amidst lots of bubbles!
Guests at the reception.
Jeffrey and Lesa cutting the cake.
My aunt Marlene and Uncle Scott got to come from Missouri for the wedding.
Joanna and Karen
It was good to see relatives from Kansas!
I think this was during prayer time for the food. They did a pot-luck reception, so everyone brought food and got to enjoy everyone else's!
Jeffrey and Lesa, Jason and Karen
Jeffrey and Lesa asked me to drive them to their home. I felt honored to get to do that. Here we are, driving away!
Elizabeth drove our van to their house also, so that I wouldn't be stuck there. We took a few more pictures before leaving. It was a beautiful evening with the sun lighting up the cornfield next to their house.
Happily married!
My favorite picture of Jeffrey and Lesa from that day!
Sunday morning was a relaxed time together because of the late night, the night before. We had encouraging conversation over breakfast.
Felix's smile is enough to cheer anyone up!
Mid-morning we went to a pretty, green, state park and had a little church service by ourselves.
Singing...
For dinner on Sunday we went to the lodge with other people. I found this butterfly enjoying the cone flowers.
Taking a walk around the lake.
It was another beautiful day!
Church at Omega on Sunday evening. Over the wedding weekend, we enjoyed getting to know the Glicks, the family sitting behind us in this picture. They're from Pennsylvania.
The Johnstown, CO reception for Jeffrey and Lesa was at a building across the street from where we live, on August 13th. We decorated with things from the wedding.
Jeffrey and Lesa with the cake.
We were blessed by 55 people who came. We were very thankful that my dad's uncle Alvin, and cousin Katie got to come from Colorado Springs. I always love seeing them!
They are very dear to us.
Wayne and Wanda Skeen, who we've known all my life, with Jeffrey and Lesa.
The Brown family - our friends, our 2nd family, our doctors, our employers (we clean for them), and we used to babysit the kids when they were younger, for 7 years.
Jeffrey and Lesa with our friend, Sunshine, who we've also known all my life.
The Lucas family who came up from Colorado Springs.
Mike and Carmen Durkee family
Mother's cousin LaDeana and her family
Dear, old church friends, Bob and Catherine Desmond
My aunt Esther, and her girls Sarah and Kwani, and her granddaughter, Anju.
Jeffrey and Lesa with some of her relatives.
Guests visiting and looking at pictures of the wedding playing on a laptop.
Pictures in our front yard after the reception was done.
Lesa, Jeffrey, and Jason
My sweet mother and sister-in-love!
Two couples - one couple married 1 week, the other couple married almost 33 years!
We ended our Saturday with Jeffrey and Lesa, with a picnic on our deck. Then J+L left for the rest of their honeymoon.
We are so thankful for God bringing Jeffrey and Lesa together, and we are very blessed to add Lesa to our family!!
