First Wedding Dance

I tried to take a video of Erica & Pete's first wedding dance - it didn't turn out very good (the sound is all messed up due to some of the low beats in the music), but I thought I would post it anyway.

Congrats again to the lovely couple!!!!!!!!

Andrea

Erica & Pete Lehner get Married!

Erica & Pete in the park - very classy get away car they are driving!

Silly Groomsmen holding Pete - Erica was very nervous about injury to her Groom!

The Best Man and I (Maid of Honor) had to give our speeches at the reception - it turned out okay!

Each table had a very beautiful cake for the guests to cut into.

Stacey and I at the reception - it was so great to hang out together!!

A very tired looking Myles hanging out with his cousin Lily - they were so funny together!

Myles with his new Uncle Pete!

My parents relaxing with Myles during picture time at the church.

The lovely Bride taking a break while others are getting their picture taken.
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Erica just finished getting ready for her big day!

Little Holly in her super cute red dress! At first I was a little worried that she wouldn't want to take off her lovely purple necklace, but she eventually did.

The very handsome Myles in his tux! My flash washed out the cute little vest and tie that he has on with this tux. He looked soooo cute!!!!!!

My Sister and Myles chillin for some pictures before getting the dress on.

Well, this was the big weekend! My sister married Pete Lehner, and now is Mrs. Erica Lehner! Yippee!!!!!!! (although it will take me a while to get used to the sound of that!) It was a crazy busy weekend. The wedding rehearsal was on Friday with the grooms dinner after that. It was fun, but for some reason, my kids were not on their best behavior. I think Myles was just really anxious and excited to be a ring bearer. We didn't get to hang out late with everyone, but by coming home so early, I was able to get so many things ready for the big day on Saturday. The morning came early and we were all up by 6:30 am. The kids got their bath, and we loaded up the car. My hair dresser came to my house to do my hair for the wedding and it turned out great!!! (Thanks Tanya!) We also hired a babysitter for the entire day & evening, which turned out to be the smartest thing we could have done. It was a huge help! We were at the church by Noon to get ready for pictures. The kids did pretty well, and we were able to bribe them to participate in some of the pictures. I think we even got some nice family photos. It was then a waiting game till the wedding at 4:00 pm. But once the ceremony started, it flowed smoothly and was beautiful! Myles did a WONDERFUL job pulling Holly down the aisle in a wagon. Before hand I told him to smile and have fun, and that if he sees someone he knows that he could wave at them. Well, he decided to wave at EVERYONE all the way down the aisle. It was super funny and cute! I wish I could have gotten that on video! The kids were AWESOME during the ceremony - better than I could have ever imagined, and they lasted the whole time in the church!

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After the lovely ceremony, the bridal party went to Spring Brook nature center for some nice park pictures. We then followed the Groom & Bride in their classic Mercedes with the top rolled down to the Reception - very classy looking! We honked our horns almost the entire way! The Reception went well. Holly didn't really get to participate as it was starting late so she went up to the hotel room with the babysitter. Myles had fun sitting next to his cousin Lily. By 8:00 pm he asked Erik to go up to the room as well - he was sooo tired and relaxed a bit up there before going to bed. So while I am bummed that the kids didn't get to dance, it was for the best. We then proceeded to dance the night away and hang out with everyone! By 11:00 pm however Erik and I called it a night so that he could drive the babysitter home. I stayed in the hotel with the kids, and Erik crashed at home. He came back early in the morning for breakfast with us - we ate with my cousin and her family. Myles sure does get a kick out of his cousin Lily! They are 2 peas in a pod!

We are a bit tired today, but what a lovely wedding it turned out to be. I am so happy for my sister, and can't wait to get to know my new brother-in-law a little bit better! They will be living in Minneapolis, so it will be easy to hang out with them once they are back from their honeymoon. I am very happy for this!

Love, Andrea

Erica's Bachelorette Thursday night (9/25/08)

Di, Sarah, Deb, Erica, Andrea, Kristen, and Ginger @ the Bachelorette party!

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Erica up on stage while the teams compete for the best pick up line - Erica then voted for which one she liked the best. It was super funny!

Here is what the crazy ref looked like at the Comedysports club.

Last week a bunch of us gals took Erica out for a night of fun and laughter. We all met up at Chino Latino for drinks and some good food! It was fun to get to know those I hadn't met, and reconnect with those I haven't seen in a long time! Then we headed across the street to the ComedySportz club for a fun improvinational comedy. We were sure to tell them that this was for Erica's bachelorette and they made sure to include her in the show! Very fun!


Thanks everyone for making this night such a great memory! It was wonderful!
Love,
Andrea

The kids love popsicles!

This weekend was hotter than I expected, and the kids needed to cool off. So we went out on the deck and enjoyed some yummy popsicles together! Yum!

Andrea

A visit from Billy

Holly, Erik, Myles, and Bill

Bill, Holly, and Erik hanging out

Myles and Holly being silly together!

Holly acting silly!

Silly Myles

Erik, Holly, and Bill - we served Jimmy John's tonight - Yum!

Bill, Andrea, & Erik - you may be asking your self... who took this picture? Well, Myles did! Not bad for the first time he has ever taken a picture!

Bill & Erik hanging out

For the past week we have had a wonderful guest staying with us - Erik's friend Bill. Erik grew up with Bill like they were brothers. Bill came into town for the Ron Paul convention and stayed a bit longer to hang out with us. The kids really loved having Bill around, and Erik totally loved hanging out with Bill! They talked about politics a lot. We were able to take Bill around to a few things that are only found in MN: Minneapolis, MOA, MN State Fair, MN Gopher's Football game, and some smaller things around town. On his last day today I snapped a few quick pictures of hanging out and playing with the kids. Myles and Holly were silly and I got a few pictures of them as well. It was fun! Thanks for visiting Bill! You are welcome back any time!

Erik & Andrea

Being German means... owning a beer boot!

On Sunday we went one last time to the MN State fair (took our out of town guest, Billy, to experience all that the fair has to offer in the evening!), and we made a stop at a little German booth. I looked up, and there they were.... big, beautiful, glass boots made to drink beer out of. As if in a dream, I asked the lady to get one down so that I could look at it closer. Erik, being the good hubbie that he is, told me that I should get it. After about 2 seconds of debate, I pulled out the debit card and made the frivolous purchase! I love my German Beer Drinking Boot!

Andrea

Bridal Shower for Erica last Sunday (8/31/09)

Grandma, Mom, Holly, Julie (Erica's future Mother in law), Andrea, and Erica - the beautiful bride!

Erica and Andrea

Jeanne and Erica

Renee, Tamara, Shirley, and Carol playing one of the shower games

Julie, Pam, Erica, and Danielle playing a shower game - identifying famous faces pasted on to wedding dresses - it was a lot of fun and really hard!

Here is the cake that I got - not the one I ordered, but it worked.

Last Sunday I hosted a Bridal shower for my favorite sister, Erica! Her wedding is on Sept. 27th, so I wanted to host a family and family friend shower before she gets married. It was a great success. A total of 17 people were in attendance and we had a lovely time. I enjoyed seeing everyone! A huge thanks to Jeanne and my Mom for all the help with the shower! The games and the food were perfect!

Love,

Andrea