Our family had the opportunity to fly to New York and gather with all of these beautiful people, my family.
Jenny, Seth, and her family and my younger brother, Mark were unable to come.
We live all over the country, PA, MN, UT, MA, CO, so it's a big deal when we gather.
Things can get a little crazy having 21 people under one roof for a few days.
My parents with 8 of their 12 grandkids.
Thank you, Mom and Dad for having all of us come over and bombard your house.
Thanks for feeding us so well and planning fun activities to do as a family.
Thank you for letting us borrow your vehicles.
Thank you for watching your grandkids so Sam and I could go out.
I love and admire my parents so much. They brought 8 children into the world.
They raised their children to love one another, to be service oriented,
to be self reliant, and much more.
After practically 35 years of parenting, my parents are now empty nesters.
My youngest brother, Ryan is now at the MTC learning Russian and preparing to serve as a missionary in Russia. Mom and Dad are beginning a new chapter in their lives.
I am excited for them.
It was a hot day outside, but every now and then, a nice breeze would come along. After all the pictures, some of us went to Pie Pizzeria for dinner and then went to the reception. The reception was held outdoors at Laura's brother-in-law's grandparents' home. Alice played the violin, Dad handed over his video camera to me to record him dancing with Laura, Laura singing to Brant, the cutting of the cake, etc. It turned out very nicely (even though Tyler ran away and hid in the deepest darkest corner of the yard and had me crying). Silly boy. We stayed and help clean up and drove Grandma Hallstrom back home. We didn't get home until 12:30am on Saturday. Whew! It sure was a busy couple of days. I loved seeing everyone, but always wish that we could all hang out more before and after the big events. And there you have it. Laura's wedding weekend in a nutshell. 
