Nick and Zinka’s Wedding

We recently made the trip back to Iowa for our nephew’s wedding.  Nick and Zinka are obviously in love and we are so happy that they were married.  The occasion was a great family time as well.  As usual I would rather tell the story in pictures.

The parents of the groom, Dennis and Kay.

The anxious groom waiting for his bride.

My nieces, Ashley and Stephanie.  Their dresses were the most beautiful color.

My great-nephew, Kayden, was the “flowerboy”.

The day and venue were beautiful. The bride and groom were stunning.

So happy…..they are married!

Ashley and her fiance, Cory.

My brother Scott and I.

We were so excited to see our Aunt Guyla, my dad’s sister.  Me, Guyla and sister Kay.

Scott and my cousin, David.

Another great-nephew, Hudson.

Kay and Stephanie.

Steve and I with the bride and groom.

We were so happy to witness Nick and Zinka’s special day and enjoyed spending time with family.

Pitcher

Ty pitched at a recent game.  I think I have a few photos of his dad pitching in minor league baseball…..a little comparison.

Interesting….Like father, like son.

James’ Birthday Bash

Following are photos of all the fun we had at James’ 1st birthday party!

Hello and welcome to my party!

Austin and Kylie

Nathan

Lots of hanging out by the pool……Mark and Shauna

Ty and Andrew

Liam and Luke in the background

David and James

Hostess Melissa

Fun on the jet skis

Hollon family

Lindsay and James Thomas

My girls

Cupcake time

He was not too sure at first

He enjoyed a few bites

And then was signing “all done” and daddy took away the cupcake

James had fun opening gifts

Then I just had to get the grandkids together for a photo……

We all had a great weekend together with the Hollons and are thanking God for a blessed first year of life for James.  We love you little buddy!

Party Preparation

Melissa chose the theme and the colors, the location and the food and we put our heads together for the decorations.   Everything turned out better than expected.

Welcome to James 1st Birthday Party! (Guest sign in table)

Beach towel party favors.

James monthly photos display

Tissue pom-poms….fun to make.

Melissa made the cupcakes and Shauna decorated them.

Shauna is so talented at cake-decorating.

High chair banner

Decorated fish cookies

Almost ready

Ready to dig into lunch.

Now that I have set the stage, the next post will show all the fun at the party!