All of us but without the grandchildren... |
Michael, Ina Sue & Family with Grandmother |
Duane, Janice & Family with Grandmother |
Kent, Rhonda & Family with Grandmother |
Nevin Kay K & Family with Grandmother |
Uncle Eldwin is telling Grandmother a joke. |
The Bridal Table |
A delicious dinner with great company. |
Playing with cousins in the playground |
Children played while adults visited |
Cousin Grace & Gerald |
Cousin Krista & Lonnie |
Our illustrious hosts |
Two expectant mothers talking it up. |
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Saturday was finally the big day. The last
of the single Strites is finally married off. We got up and around
in good time and left for Hephzibah around 8:45. The family
picture taking started at Dads right around 10:15. Sherwin
Goering, Ida Blackstone & Karen Keller were co-photographers. That
went well and we had time for each of our individual families to get our
pictures taken with Grandmother Heatwole. We were so glad that her
health allowed her to make it to the wedding. Out of her 63
grandchildren, Laura was the last granddaughter to get married. As
soon as the picture taking was finished I headed over to the church to
make sure everything was ready for the guests. |
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Laura had asked me to be usher along with Sheldon's two brothers and a
friend. Thankfully most people got there in pretty good time and
we were able to get everybody seated without too much hassle. I
thought the wedding was very nice. The one different feature was
that Sheldon & Laura not only said their vows to each other but had also
written them themselves. I know Uncle Howard went over them to
make sure they included all the relevant details but the vows were
certainly not the normal marriage vows you usually hear. |
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For the reception we had a delicious mandarin orange salad, boneless
grilled chicken thighs, fresh potatoes, green beans, rolls, and for
dessert, many different pies with ice cream. By the time dinner
was finished our children were very tired. Landon was almost
beside himself from not having his normal nap. I took the children
out to the playground for an hour or so while Ina Sue caught up with all
her friends. Then we left and drove down to Duane & Janice's for a
cousin get-together. Lonnie & Krista Yoder, Randall & Lisa
Campbell, Gerald & Grace Eicher, John Ralph Goering were all there for
supper. Julia & Lola dropped in for a little to visit. We
had a great time visiting and Janice fixed us a delicious finger food
supper. We got left in pretty decent time and were home by 9:30.
A very nice but tiring day! |