Outside Fun!

School is out, the wedding is over, and life is hopefully going to

be a bit more slow-paced.  The grandchildren are here occasionally which

is always great fun!

Tennis racket baseball - in a general sense!

 

Words fail me on this one........

Alabama Wedding Recap

The official wedding pictures from the photographer won't be ready for 

several weeks, but I wanted to capture some of the fun moments that I got

on my phone, as well as from others.

We rented an AirBnB for all of us to stay in.  It was nice and worked out

great for us to be all together!

 

We enjoyed a delicious breakfast at First Watch the next day, even though

the service was terrible.

We had to go by Men's Warehouse to make sure all the suits fit!

These guys look sharp!

Dennis and Courtney had a cookout at their house so we could meet

Dennis's family.  It was great fun.  Jonathan and David arrived later that evening, and

Rachel and Elenna came the next day.

On "Wedding-Eve" the men all went to get haircuts and shaves, while Courtney

and I buzzed around town doing last minute errands, including picking up her wedding dress!

The Celebration Dinner was held Saturday night, which included family, the wedding party, and

close friends.  They had catered Taco Mama, which was quite delicious!

Courtney had a tribute to all four sets of grandparents, which was so sweet.

She also had it at the wedding venue,

All of us girls were back at the clubhouse on Wedding Morning for hair and make-up.

It was such a fun and relaxing time, and the two young women, Taylor and Emily, were not

only very talented, but very fun to work with!

Courtney with Amanda and Sophie!  Such sweet girls!

Elenna looked so grown up!  Beautiful girl!

We all got dressed and Sophie's husband, Stephen, transported us over to the venue.

Such a quaint bride's room!

The rest of the wedding prep is for another post!

Pool Fun in Alabama

The day after THE WEDDING was a relaxing one.  All of us were flying to various

places the next day, including Courtney and Dennis, who were off to Jamaica!

The weather cooperated so we all headed over to the pool.

 

As expected, the four Krause boys had to get a bit competitive!

Isaac was on Jonathan's shoulders......

Joshua was on David's.......

 

Very entertaining to watch!

And they all got sunburned on their shoulders - ouch!

Wedding Day!

What a glorious day for wedding!  The weather was beautiful, the bride

was stunning, and the groom was dashing.

We all enjoyed celebrating Courtney and Dennis's special day!!

 

Sweet Sixteen!

Joshua had a birthday recently, and it's hard to believe he is already 16!

 

He had a great day with BBQ ribs for his main meal, followed up by

brownies and ice cream.

Then it was off to Youth Group and then we finally opened presents once

we got back home.

He's a die-hard Alabama fan, so he was especially excited to

receive a new t-shirt as one of his gifts!

His movie choice was "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" which we watched

the night before because of youth group.

All in all, a really great day for a really great son!

We love you, Joshua!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!