Yotter/Oelslager Wedding

This past weekend we traveled to Wisconsin once again. This time the trip was for my cousin Bailey's wedding. Kaleb was the ring bearer while Harper, the daughter of my cousin Jessica and her husband Mike, was the flower girl. The two of them looked absolutely adorable together all dressed up. The parents were a little stressed, as we wanted them to do what they were supposed to do to make Matt and Bailey's special day as perfect as it could be. They both did a fabulous job considering their age of two and a half. We were so proud!

After the wedding we headed to the Kilkarney Hills Golf Club for the reception. As we waited for the wedding party, Kaleb and Harper tested out the dance floor. By the time the dinner came around, Kaleb had had enough. He had no interest in food, was whiny and very clingy. After he slammed a glass on the table and broke it into several pieces, we knew it was time for him to go. Grandma Barb and Felicia (Luke's girlfriend's mom) were kind enough to come and take him for the remainder of the evening so that Ann and I could enjoy the rest of the night. Thank you, mom and Felicia!

It's always so much fun to get together with family who you don't get to see very often. Even though we don't see each other very often, it feels as if we don't miss a beat.

Just before we started eating, the pastor said a table prayer. As he was praying, I looked across the table at my cousin Tommy's son, Jake. (You have to know that I haven't seen Jake since he was a baby, he now is seven.) As we made eye contact, Jake started making faces at me. I immediately thought, hey, I like this kid. From that time on, Jake was my sidekick for the evening. Man, is he the spitting image of his dad. I'm thankful for my bonding time with Jake, what a precious child he is.

As always, we also had fun spending time with Luke and Jessica. They have a knack for brightening our days. We are so excited for them to be moving to Moorhead to attend Minnesota State University Moorhead in less than a month. We are thankful for Jessica's parents, Randy and Felicia, for all the love and support they have given my family over the past year.

We have to admit we were pretty proud of Kaleb this weekend. He didn't have a single bathroom accident all weekend. Yay! Is it safe to say he is potty-trained?!?!?! Time will tell... Between Ann and Kaleb, we ahad to stop every 20 miles for a potty break on the way home... ok, maybe not that often, but it felt like that anyway.

God bless you, Matt and Bailey. We pray for God's blessing on your marriage and for a long, healthy life full of love, joy and laughter.