Wedding Weekend: Elsie Saturday Pictures

Maybe noone else notices or cares, but this blog is quite behind😄

So here are a few pictures from Elsie. All of them were excellent; if you want to see more you'll just have to come visit sometime😊

Life Beyond The Pictures - April 2024

 Not much is new here...just a new driver, a new son-in-law, a new grandson (due in September), and a new voter!

Josh has his driver's permit and is busy collecting his hours and learning lots.

Kaitlyn and Jason were married on a beautiful Easter Sunday and are settling into married life on the farm. 

Jacob & Natalie are expecting a baby boy in September. 

Jewel turns 18 today and will be registering to vote soon.

That's it for new news. Isn't that enough?!

Well - other than that - 

Jesse & Lucy's little girl hasn't made her appearance yet. Just a few more short (long for Lucy, ha) weeks. Jason & Trav are growing like wildflowers.

Tori's in HA with friends right now and having a great time from what we hear.

Ben & Coreena are installing solar on their roof and plugging away at school/work.

Levi & Echo's kids are growing like wildflowers and are very ready for spring days and summer break. Especially lake days!

Sarah is almost done at ICC and preparing for her debut at ISU in August.

SJJ really enjoyed a trip south with friends to the totality zone on Monday to see the solar eclipse. Jacob & Natalie did also with some of Natalie's family. Here - I was disappointed. I thought with 95% eclipse it would be more evident (dimmer, at least). It wasn't. Lost my opportunity. Owell. Life does go on.

Tim keeps busy with his various jobs and obligations and especially enjoys watching his app which records power made from our solar panels. Longer days = more power generated (of course). Major dip during the eclipse was interesting... light outside didn't seem to dim much, but solar certainly took a hit!

I'm still hanging around trying to learn how to juggle... it's a lifelong goal, folks... and that's long enough for this time around…

I always look forward to hearing from each of you.

Wedding Weekend: Rehearsal Dinner

So thankful for the use of the Encore building again, and for a wonderful evening hosted by Jason's family.

After a delicious dinner and a slideshow celebrating Jason💗Kaitlyn, Aaron opened the sharing time with a few thoughts; then other friends and family shared memories and advice.

Our family sang a prayer for Jason💗Kaitlyn then,

and the evening ended with a few thoughts from Jason💗Kaitlyn.

Thanks again Baers for a blessed evening!

Wedding Weekend: Saturday Morning Pictures

 @ Farmdale Reservoir on a beautiful sunshiny morning.

This from Elsie -

The rest from me -

Beautiful but very windy at this first location.

A second location was more sheltered from the wind.

And that's just a pretty special bunch of kids right there.

Collecting the rest of the crowd for family pictures in the more sheltered spot. 

Now that's another special bunch of people.

And that's an adorable bunch of kids - even the one who wasn't so pleased to participate.

Kinda crazy that we have nine adult kids now...

where on earth did the time go?

And yes I'm sure I'm a little prejudiced... but that's a good-looking bunch.

And that's yet another special bunch of people,

and yet another adorable bunch of kids,

especially this bunch.