Shortly before the last week of school, our city had a fair and we took the kids to it, where they enjoyed face painting, cotton candy and a caramel apple.
Enjoying the sunset from our deck
Blake officially graduated from Kindergarten and here he is with his teacher! :D
Last day of school photo (Kiera dresses herself in case you’re wondering about the socks and shoes with her dress).
There was a school picnic on the last day that we all went to. It was sweltering hot, so we managed to find one of the few shady spots on the playground.
I decorated the house for our “last day of school pizza party supper.”
After supper, the kids enjoyed homemade Chocolate Rolo ice cream in a waffle cone (he had to remove his shirt because he was getting so messy).
On the last Saturday in June, my cousin, Josh, got married. Being at home full-time, I definitely enjoy having a reason to dress up!
The ceremony was in an old beautiful church. They didn’t want pictures taken during the ceremony, so I took some before and after. I LOVE stained glass windows.
This makes me wish I knew how to play the organ.
She is Scottish, so while walking down the aisle and then coming back down the aisle at the end, there was a man playing the bagpipes.
The back of the church
Jared and I went shopping in between the ceremony and the reception. It was such a treat to shop for clothes for ourselves without having kids along! I found a new Spring/Fall jacket WAY on sale, some t-shirts and a new bathing suit top. Those had been on my list for quite a while, so I was very happy with my findings. The reception was at the Fort Garry Hotel, which we had never been to. We were in awe of how extravagant it was! There were people coming around with hor d’oeuvres before the reception started and the food was fancy and delicious!
It was a bit of a game at our table, trying to figure out which cutlery was our’s and which one to use when.
My cousin, Justin, was one of the groomsmen.
Here are Josh’s brothers giving speeches
Josh and Leslie saying their thank-yous
I wanted to get a good picture of them, so I was one of the “paparazzi” during the cake cutting ;)
Josh dancing with his Mom
Leslie with her Dad (I wanted to get a picture of the back of her dress)
This was the guest book area right before walking into the ballroom. Josh is a pilot for WestJet, so he incorporated that into their wedding a little bit and their wedding favors were fancy luggage tags, which I thought was such a great idea!
The hallway leading to the reception…everything was beautiful!
I think we were on or close to the top floor!
It was a joy to watch my cousin get married, to be able to have almost a whole day without our precious children, to spend some time with my cousins who were at our table and to enjoy a wedding that was both beautiful and fun!
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