1st wedding of the season

I don't think we've had a picture taken of the whole family since Christmas. We attended a high school friend's wedding last weekend in Eau Claire and decided we'd better get a shot of us all dressed up.

We had a great time. My parents came along and helped out with the kids (thank you, God!).

Elena had a blast swimming at the pool and dancing at the reception as you can see in the video below. Sammy enjoyed watching everyone (I think we've got another people person).

Congratulations, Amber and Brad! It was a beautiful wedding.

I especially like Sammy's tie.

He especially liked to chew on his tie.

The following weekend (June 12th), Seth and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. It sure has flown by, which I assume is a good thing. My dad came over that evening to plant 2 apple trees in our yard (yay!), and I realized while he was planting that we were getting the traditional 5-year-anniversary gift (wood). It will be fun to watch those trees grow along with us.

Some friends of ours took us out the next night to the Left Bank Cafe in Slayton. Holy buckets! I cannot recommend this place highly enough. We had an 8 course mediterranean meal and it was absolutely delicious. The portions were all just the right size so you could easily get through all the courses and still feel satisfied at the end. Each month is a different menu so it's going to be tempting to go back every month. Thanks, Dan and Joy!