Tuesday, December 1, 2009

here comes the bride...and all the fun of the big wedding weekend...

Congratulations to our Uncle Thomas & Aunt Lindsey! They got married on Novebmer 28, and what a wonderful time it was. (Well, that is what our parents told us!) Between Thanksgiving, family in town from Holland, midnight shopping for Mommy, working for Daddy, and the wedding, we had a busy weekend. But, it was great! We (Brady & I) got to see Uncle Thomas & Aunt Lindsey after the wedding...for our family pictures. I (Averie) kept telling Mommy how pretty Aunt Lindsey looked. Then, when I walked up for our family picture, I said, "Aunt Lindsey, you look so beautiful." Uncle Thomas agreed! :) Enjoy the pics of our weekend.


The Van Wingerden Family

(Opa, Oma, their 6 children with spouses, and their 14 grandchildren)

The Original Van Wingerdens (with Aunt Lindsey)

(Opa, Oma, Uncle Art, Uncle Abe, Aunt Helen, Uncle Michael, Mommy, & Uncle Thomas)

The Brothers & Sisters (with Aunt Lindsey)

Our Family...Daddy, Mommy, me, & Brady

Opa & Oma with all 14 of their grandchildren

(The oldest is Eric (16) and the youngest is Brady (17 mths).)

Left to Right: Sam, Brady, Oma, Jackson, Eric, Paul, Carter, Stephanie, Opa, me, Zach, Grant, Noah, Kaitlyn (flower girl), Andrew, & Brayden (ring bearer)

After the pictures, we went home while Daddy & Mommy went to the dinner reception. They said it was a wonderful night of dancing and celebration.

Mommy's cousin & her 3 daughters stayed with us for the weekend of the wedding. It was fun having "house guests," and we had a great time playing together. We already miss them! Here we are...Averie, Joanna, Brady, Linda, & Elise.



The girls with Mommy & me (Averie)

And...just a fun close-up of us girls.

We also had Mommy's uncle, aunt, cousin, his wife, and their son, Max, also come in for Uncle Thomas' wedding. They were able to stay for 3 weeks. While they were here, we had them over to our house for dessert and fun. We also had a great time with them. Brady & Max became great buddies...they are only a few months apart! Here we are with Alexander (Mommy's cousin), Bianca (his wife), and Max.


And...of course always time for a picture of my Opa and his little buddy...ME!

Us with Oom Bram (Uncle Bram) and Tante Els (Aunt Els).

And...why not use this time to take a quick family picture...
The group...Opa, Tante Els, Oom Bram, Oma, Bianca, Brady, Mommy, Daddy, Me, Alexander, & Max
Brady with his buddy, Max.



What a wonderfully, busy weekend we had celebrating Uncle Thomas & Aunt Lindsey's wedding. We had a lot of fun spending time with so many family members...and a big congrats to our Uncle Thomas & Aunt Lindsey!

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