Levi and Lauren's beautiful wedding

Our cabin at Elkins Resort

The drive up from Spokane was beautiful and it began snowing just as we arrived!

Entrance to Elkins Resort

Such a gorgeous site -- Priest Lake

Grandpa and the kids reading "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" to pass the time before the wedding.

What a hot couple!

Grandma and Grandpa all dressed up with their littliest grandkids at their side.

Why is it that when kids see bunk beds, they all have to pile on top of it? The first thing they wanted to do was to climb up to the top bunk.....captured a very cute picture, too!

Another wedding for Audriana and Ryan -- first it was Christine and Jeff's wedding, then it was Elizabeth and Steven's wedding, and now Levi and Lauren's wedding. They are pro's now!

The kids on our way out the door to get to the church (Micah still not feeling good here)

A beautiful wedding and such a beautiful couple -- inside and out.

Kylie (5) and Sofia (4) were inseperable! What fun they had together!

The kids with Levi and Lauren

We were so happy to be able to attend Levi and Lauren's wedding this past weekend. The wedding ceremony was held at St. Blanche Catholic Church near Priest Lake, ID. The reception was at Elkins Resort and was absolutely stunning. Speaking of stunning -- Lauren was the most beautiful bride. What a sweet couple they are! We were lucky enough to stay up at the resort --sharing a cabin with Mom and Jay, and Lisa, Scott, and the boys (more on that later). Martin and I and the girls drove the 2 hours up from Spokane on Saturday morning and met Mom and Jay at the cabin (#30). We settled in and got ready for the wedding. The girls looked adorable (see pictures!) and were so excited for the upcoming festivities. The Sandbergs were driving all the way from Ephrata (over 4 hours away) and got there about 1:30pm or so. The kids were so happy to be together. Noah had been sick, but was feeling better, but little Micah was now feeling sick. In fact.....poor thing did get sick....all over the top bunk! Poor little thing, he was just miserable. We all got to the church, but Lisa and Scott made the decision to pack back up and drive all the way back home to Ephrata. We were all so sad to see them go, but we all understood that it was probably the best thing. In hindsite, it really was the right thing to do because Micah continued to get sick, and then Ryan began to feel sick. He and Scott did get sick the next day. Even though they had to leave, and it wasn't the weekend that we thought we were going to have, we still had a fabulous time. We really missed the Sandbergs, though! Audriana was so sad -- she is not one to share her feelings very much, but she whispered to me that now she didn't have anyone to dance with at the reception! Broke my heart!! Sofia was sad to see Noah go, too, but she still had little Kylie to dance the night away with. Kylie is Jay's great-grandaughter and is 5 yrs old and so precious. The girls had a lot of fun together. Martin and I enjoyed the wedding and really enjoyed the reception, too. The dinner was amazing -- beef tenderloin, roasted veggies, caesar salad, mashed potatoes and baked tomatoes. So good. Mom and Jay were having such a good time and they looked so good all dressed up. It was the perfect setting up in the Elkins lodge - especially with all the soft snow that had been falling since ealier that day. Lauren had it decorated with pinecones, evergreen garlands, and small white twinkling lights all over. Breathtaking. After dinner, cake and some socializing, Martin and I took the girls back to the cabin to get them to bed, and Mom and Jay soon followed. It was nice that the 4 of us were able to relax together -- just sitting and talking for a couple of more hours about the evening. What a great night.

The next morning, we had Mom and Jay open their Christmas gift from the kids. The girls and the Sandberg boys had spent some time together at Polka Dot Pottery a few weeks ago and made these really special Christmas plates for Grandma and Grandpa. Of course, the plan was that we would all be together to see them open this special gift, but it didn't work out because they had left the night before. The sentiment was still there and they loved the plates so much. He's a picture of all 5 plates......