A Reunion, Funeral, Wedding, Fourwheeler, and Toppling Groomsman

Ali loves her new fourwheeler!
King Jo and I at Jake and Beth's Wedding
Jeremiah and his Cousin Daniel--We enjoyed getting to see our sweet little nephew and get to know him better. The boys are 6 days apart!

We're finally back after a 12 day vacation to King Jo's hometown! What a busy month August was. Two deaths in my family (Grandpa C. in WY and Great-Grandma Susie in MN) and a long vacation with 18 hours of driving one way with 2 small kids, plus lots of visiting and activities. It's all kind of a blur in my mind! However, we had a great time up there and it was so good to see all of you that I was able to visit. Alathia got a battery-operated fourwheeler from Grandpa Joel and Grandma Kathy and she loved zooming around on it the whole time we were there. Joel strapped it to the top of our car and we brought it home that way. Pretty scary when a 2.5 year old can drive a machine with power!

King Jo's best buddy from childhood got hitched in a beautiful wedding ceremony Sep. 1st, but poor King Jo made his mark with his most embarrassing moment ever by fainting during the ceremony (and he was one of the groomsmen!) Those 3-piece suits get hot, especially when standing in front of a shelf with about 100 candles on it. He had been feeling dizzy the day before and hadn't had much to drink or eat all day and he had never heard that you aren't supposed to lock your knees. All this resulted in him blacking out and waking up when he hit the ground and knocked over a decorative tree. Thankfully he was able to make it through the rest of the ceremony and wasn't hurt (except for his pride). He was such a handsome groomsmen!

We enjoyed the reunion with King Jo's family on the Anderson side and celebrated his Grandma Leona's big 90th birthday. I had fun catching up with old friends at play dates, our Girl's Night, and a trip with some friends and our toddlers to Animal Land (a small zoo) and the Oak Hills beach on the lake.