Colorado Wedding

The kids have a new uncle!  Auntie Ko and her long-time boyfriend, Matt, got married last week up in Durango.  They rented a bed and breakfast and invited family and a few close friends to spend 3 days celebrating.  The weather was a little warm, but the Ranch was beautiful and so were the festivities. 

We went up a day early.  We did some hiking.  Such beautiful mountains!  We saw smoke from the fires--everyone prayed for rain.

We saw a lot of animals--several deer, a bear on the side of the road, a beaver in the pond, fish and bugs. 

The first night was a bachelor/bachelorette party (dinner at a restaurant).  Then home to bed.  During the days we were on our own.  There was wedding stuff that needed to be done so not a lot of family visiting.  We spent Friday morning fishing.  A great river runs right through Durango and we had access to a private part.  Too bad the fishers didn't have much luck.

Friday night we had a rehearsal dinner.  All of Matt and Kosette's nieces and nephews were the wedding party and Faythe was the flower girl.  They paired up and practiced walking down the aisle.  They were super cute! 

Saturday morning Jonathan went on a fishing trip with another guest and the kids and I relaxed then went for a little hike.

 
Then back to the ranch to get ready for the wedding.  I met Jodi the night before and she offered to come over and do the girls' hair for the wedding.  I'm so grateful that she did becuase the 'dos turned out better than I could have done. 

The boys looked sharp and the girls looked beautiful.  They did a great job of walking down the aisle and standing in on the ceremony.  Faythe was funny, though.  She and the girl next to her traded flowers back and forth.  Faythe also played with her shoes and showed her underwear a couple of times.  The ceremony was beautiful and the vows were well said. 

Then afterward there were pictures, a yummy dinner, dancing and cake. The kids danced the whole night. Ephram took a while to get out on the floor, but once he was there he couldn't be stopped. They were fun to watch and dance with.  The photographers did a great job with pictures.  To see some more of the wedding check out their site. 

the only one of us. . .and my eyes are closed

Saturday night was a late night, but it was fun.  The next morning meant time to say good-bye and checking out.  We extended our Colorado stay and spent a few more days camping--but more about that in another post. 

CONGRATULATIONS MATT AND KOSETTE!