Summer Sundays: A weekend in St. Louis.....

My kids and I took a little trip this weekend to St. Louis to attend a wedding reception for for my niece, Lauren, and her new husband, Eric.

She's so beautiful......

It was an opportunity for us to be with the Wells' side of the family. We don't see them that often because they kind of live all over so it was great fun. Here's a picture of Allison with some of her cousins. We lived for several years in Minnesota and spent lots of time with some of these kids. It was great for Allison to be able to spend time with them and introduce John and the kids.

All of these cousins are grandchildren of twins, Wallace and Walter Wells..... now there are 2 sets of twins amongst them. I think so often about how much joy these kids would have brought their grandfathers (and did when they were young). Amber and Mike (on the left) have 1 1/2 yr. old twin girls, then Lauren, John, Allison, Spencer, Kacy and Jamal (the dog). Oh, and did I mention that Lauren's new stepdaughters are twins....crazy!

My grandkids had the best time. They met so many cousins, aunts, uncles, and various others and loved every minute of it. They go into every experience with eyes wide-opened and so eager to get everything they can out of it. I think they get that from their parents.

Instead of a guest book, the bride and groom had a photo booth and all kinds of things to wear. The photographer will do a book for them. Thought this was a great idea.

This is Uncle Mick and the girls dancing. When Allison was a little girl in Minnesota, she and her cousin, Leslie, loved having Uncle Mick to entertain them. He's always the life of the party! He's Spencer and Kacy's dad and now he and Liz have a grandson.