Sawtooth Wedding

We got the opportunity to go to Stanley, Idaho for a beautiful wedding of some great friends.  We left early Friday morning to get to the resort early in the day.  Unfortunately, about 30 miles from our destination, we hit a rock and it ripped open our oil pan.  Needless to say, the car didn't make it much further.  We were high up on a pass and luckily came upon a pullout quickly.  A beautiful place to be stranded.

 There was absolutely no reception for our cell phones so we were a bit stranded.  Luckily, this amazing guy rolled up in his huge pickup and dragged us all the way to Stanley.  What an angel that guy!  We parked the car and waited a few minutes for Jesse (the groom) to come pick us up.  We enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful river nearby.

 Back at Redfish Lake Lodge, the kids got their gifts from Emily (the bride) which were buckets, shovels and coloring stuff, and we headed to the beach to play.  How beautiful is this place?

 Back to the cabin for a quick cleanup and we enjoyed a BBQ after the rehearsal.  Emily set up this adorable kids table, which is where both the kids spent quite a bit of time.

 The next morning, while the boys went to shoot clay pigeons, I took the kids with me and my friend Holly to explore a ghost town nearby.  I love ghost towns.

On our way back, we saw three deer.  Holly asked Reed what their names were and without hesitation, Reed said "John.  John Deer"  Boy, we laughed pretty hard.

After lunch, we cleaned up and went down to the beach for the ceremony.  It was supposed to be very cold but it ended up being beautiful and actually warmish.  Here is Glendon and Kaytee.

 Holly and Ben

Pete and Amy

 Me and the Kids (Fogg was a groomsman)

 Reed wanted to throw sticks in the water for hours.  I had to pull him out of the way so that he wasn't photobombing the ceremony.  He went right back after the wedding was over.

 The sawtooth mountains in the back are so beautiful!

 Some of the kids that were there: Reed, Lucy, Sierra and Nora.  They all loved throwing things in the water and playing in the sand.

Nora loved the kid table again, she loves blowing bubbles.

Unfortunately, I got no pictures of the actual ceremony that you can actually see.  Jesse and Emily looked amazing, the party was awesome, the location breathtaking.  We are so happy for both of them!  Jesse has come so far in two years - remember this?  We are so thrilled for our friend to not only be alive, but healthy, happy and married!  And we got another friend out of the deal, we love Emily! 

Luckily, Pete and Amy came to rescue us.  We had them pick up our Yukon and a trailer when they headed up on Saturday.  We loaded up the car on the trailer and all headed back, actually comfortably, in the Yukon.  They really helped us out and we love them for it!  We'll see how much repairs cost.  So much for saving money on our gas efficient car!

And just for you Carol, a new header picture of the family.