Sunday, 8/27/23, Went to the wedding brunch, stopped for ice cream on the way home, Melissa and Max came over, took them for a ride in the motorhome, Wes and Gayla came over

Beautiful lights hanging in our hotel

Beautiful water streams coming down by the plants in our hotel lobby

We took beautiful back roads home...some of the trees are turning colors already

We couldn't pass the Merrill Dairy Barn without stopping

We all practiced shooting at the target when Melissa and Max came over

My turn

Bill took us for a ride in the motor home.  We all had fun riding in the camper section

 I got ready first, then read my Bible while Bill got ready.  We went to the Wedding Brunch around 9:20 at our hotel.  We were happy to see Alan and his wife, and Jennifer and her husband.  We hadn't got to see them at the wedding, and then I saw a Facebook picture of them there.  We were glad to see each other.  We sat with Debbie, Amanda, Sherri, Bob, and Sonny for a while and just drank coffee.  Emma came and sat in a high chair and ate a little bit of breakfast.  We got in the food line right as Fred and Lourdes got there, so we moved to their table since we set up to meet them there.  Shani came and sat with us too.  Angie sat with Debbie for a while, then came to our table. We enjoyed the good company and the wonderful food.   Everyone at our table left at the same time.  We went and talked to Matthew for a while when we saw him sitting at the table.  We checked out and then headed for home. We took the back roads which was relaxing and enjoyable.  We stopped and I had a hot fudge Sunday with Caramel ice cream and Bill had a vanilla soft serve cone dipped in chocolate.  Yum!  8 motorcycles pulled in, so Bill took some flyers for the state rally next weekend and gave them to the riders.  We got home and started unpacking.  Melissa and Max came over and brought Vader and Badger.  We practiced shooting the guns for a while, then we all went for a nice ride in the motorhome.  We visited a little more, then Melissa and Max left and shortly after, Wes, Gayla and Joel came and brought Bill his birthday present.  They finally got to see our camper too.  We have had something going on every time they have called to come see it.  After they left, Bill worked on the State Rally Stuff and I worked on a poster board and typed out what we are going to say on our video we need to make for church.  I also made some paper flowers.

Sat., 8/26/23, Amanda and Alex’s wedding day

Our family section waiting for the wedding to start

Bill and I...Angie, Bruce, Jared, Lourdes and Fred in the background

Matthew coming up the aisle...he looked very handsome

The groom, Alex, giving Matthew a hug

Debbie and Emma coming up the aisle...Diane smiling on the left

Amanda and Tom walking up the aisle

Tom giving Amanda away

Amanda and Alex doing their vows...Emma smiling at the photographer

Husband and Wife

Jared, Amanda, and Kimmy

Alex, Amanda and Vikki

Amanda and Vikki (cousins)

Shani and Vikki (cousins)

Lourdes, Vikki and Fred

Debbie, Vikki and Angie (her aunts)

Melissa, Emma and Bruce

Vikki, Emma and Rody

Bill, Me and Emma

Jared, Emma and Kimmy

Kimmy, Matthew (cousin), Vikki and Melissa

Shani and Sleeping Emma

Amanda and Alex

Me and my nephew, Matthew

My amazing son in laws...Rody, Jared and Bruce

My beautiful amazing daughters, Kimmy, Melissa and Vikki

Rody and Vikki

Jared and Kimmy

Our table....Diane and Mike sat at our table too

Jared, Rody and Vikki

Ashton, Freddy, Lourdes and Fred

Diane and Mike...cousins on Schaard side from Pennsylvania

Sister Angie and I

Bill, Fred and Lourdes

Cousins/sisters/brothers...Diane, Fred, Angie, Ken, Debbie and Bill

 

Me and Missy

Pretty dessert table...the desserts were delicious...best we've ever had

Bill with his sisters and brother

Melissa and Amanda...Amanda was Melissa's flower girl 25 years ago

Me and Amanda

Me and Emma...she was the sweetest and best baby all day

 

Spent the morning getting ready for the wedding.  Put on good worship music. Ate lunch, then left for Grand Rapids at 12:15.  We took the new truck and it rode great, was comfy and got great gas mileage, about 2 1/2 times what our other one got.

We made one bathroom stop and got a candy bar to snack on.  We saw some storm damage with lots of trees down or broken off.  We decided to try to check into our hotel but the parking ramp drive was two way and so narrow either we would have to back up at the turns or the other car would.  After all that, we decided we didn’t have time to check in before the wedding, so went to the Market Place where it was going to be.  Kimmy, Jared, Vikki and Rody ended up pulling in right behind us. Tom and Matthew were just getting out of their car.  We said hi to them. Then went inside.  We walked upstairs and Melissa and Bruce were right where we walked in.  We said hi to them and to our relatives and then went in the greenhouse and sat down with family for the wedding.  It was a short ceremony, only 17 minutes long.  We loved seeing Matthew in the bridal party.  Afterwards we went across the hall into the banquet area and had appetizers.  The girls and husbands and Diane and Mike sat at our table, so we were all happy they put us together.  The food was good and we all had a good time. We loved getting to hold baby Emma.  She was so sweet and went to all of us, even though she doesn’t really know us.  We left around 9 to go check into our hotel and relax.  

Waiting for all the girls to let me know they are home safely!  Kenzie face timed me to show me the baby’s room