Monday, July 2, 2012

Wedding

Here are a lot of pictures of Davis and Danielle's wedding. It was a really fun day. I posted a video of the ceremony itself, HERE.
Davis made this sign to direct people to the sanctuary and to the reception hall. LOVE it!

Vienna, sleeping through the ceremony

Grey Grey, ready for the action

the Kennedy boys were the groomsmen. L-R: Logan, Jared, Brent, Kaden & Lehman

Danielle had 2 sisters, 1 sister in law and 2 friends as bridesmaids

This was Davis' face at the moment he saw Danielle appear at the back of the church, about to walk up the aisle

Here comes the bride

Giving his daughter away

Listening to the charge from the pastor

Mrs & Mrs!!

Lehman & Grey

After the ceremony, we had an ice cream bar in the park

"My shoes not big enough!" So he wore his sandals instead. Oh well, we tried:-)

Brothers & buddies

Family shot.

Family wedding pictures at Wascana Centre. I will have to wait for the official release to get one...I was in the pics so didn't get any of all of us.

I made about 120 cupcakes for the wedding. It was really fun. There were 5 different varieties. And they were all good!

The wedding cake

The food was really good! Pulled pork sandwiches, meatballs, cheese, crackers, veggies & dips, and chocolate strawberries

Carved watermelon decorations

Reception, underway

Cutting the cake

Going away outfits! Davis is wearing my Dad's going away suit, from his wedding in 1977. Amazing, right?! It fit him perfectly and it was just too cool. Those bell bottom pants take the cake!

Driving away (loudly) in Davis' mustang. They are honeymooning in Newfoundland

Brian wrestling with Marshall and Keaton during the clean up time

The take home gift for guests was a personalized picture, they were hung around the room as part of the decor


hearts, hanging from the ceiling. Cute!

Every table was set up differently, yet similar, with a flower, vase, and mason jar with family wedding pictures inside


Another one.

Mark & Lauryn's picture, even though they were not able to make it (due to her pregnancy)

Hanging out

Playing at Jared & Liana`s

Climbing, a Keaton artform

Marshall and Grey, playing cars

Playing with Great Grandpa Shantz

After some rain, we saw the weirdest and coolest clouds I have ever seen. They really looked like cotton balls in the sky

They were phenomenal!

Watching Bugs Bunny:-)

Al Capone

Moose Jaw is about 40 minutes from Regina, and Moose Jaw is the location of Al Capone`s infamous tunnels. He came to Canada during the prohibition in the USA and then made liquor etc and bootlegged it back to the States. He built extensive tunnels under the city, so no one would know of his enterprise. He was finally discovered when the street above collapsed down through a tunnel.

We were not supposed to take pics on the tour, but I did sneak a few when no one was looking:-D
The main building. I am actually unsure of what businesses were run out of the abouve ground portions

An above ground home. Al`s bed.

In an underground room, this was a telephone switchboard where they would listen to conversations to make sure they weren`t about to get caught

Another room underground. You can see some barrels of alcohol. Notice the walls...the tunnels were narrow and not very tall, and all made out of the stone walls.

Walls

Prohibition

Al Capone. Can`t win forever.

This is the street that collapsed leading authorities to discover the tunnels and what he was up to.
It was a really great tour and sooo interesting. I`d always heard Al Capone had a link to Saskatchewan with his criminal enterprise, so it was well worth it to go and walk the tunnels firsthand. I went on this tour with my Grandpa Shantz and my Great Aunt & Uncle, Ken & Elinore, while all the other adults and kids went swimming at a pool that is a mineral spring, and was very warm, they said. A fun day in Moose Jaw!

Splash Pads

We took all the kids (Cuzzies:-) to a park and splash pads. It was a lot of fun for most...not for Brooks, who was very overtired and not in the mood. Brian asked him what his grumpiness level was on a scale of 1 to 10, Brooks responded, TEN, lol.

Uncle Lehman and Cuzzie, Marshall

Kenna loved it!

Climbing!

Cuzzie, Via - swinging!

Monkey girl

Wascana Kayaking - Video

Ok, I will slowly start catching up with my posts, as I can:-) They are not necessarily in a particular order, so bear with me with this process. Eventually, they`ll all be online and it will all make better sense I`m sure.

On June 23rd, Davis and Danielle invited us over to their new home for breakfast. Dani has a marvelous sense of style, and their home is wonderful and inviting. I will post pics of their colours and decor on the Kennedy blog, soon.
They hosted a ton of people!
They made us the most delicious breakfast pitas...a greek kind of food on a puffy soft pita, omelette, feta, etc...One of the most filling and amazing breakfasts I`ve ever had!

My nephew, Keaton. Finding ways to climb into or onto things was his specialty:-)

Nap time for Grey!

Davis doing the dishes in his soon to be home (Dani was already living there)
Kenna, loving all the family time
After brunch we went to a nearby park, Wascana Centre. Davis and Danielle have a little hobby of kayaking, so they took us out to try.
At the park

Brooks` first time to kayak with Uncle Lehman

My first time kayaking, ever! It was really fun and not as tippy as I thought:-)
Some video of the kids kayaking