Mike + Whit

At the end of June my sister Whitney married her sweetheart Mike. This wedding was a LONG time in the making, but absolutely everything about it turned out perfectly. From the weather and location to the Monarch butterflies ;)

The wedding was at Holland Lake Lodge in Montana. This place turned out to be so much more than I expected.

Here is a picture of the "Johnson" girls with our coin necklaces from Mimi. She had these made out of Rush's coin collection, and we all wore them the night of the rehearsal dinner. It was a special tribute to the Patriarch of the Johnson family and is a gift from Mimi that we all treasure. She gave each grand daughter the necklace around the time of our weddings.



A few pictures of the rehearsal, which was in the same location as the actual wedding and reception.

 

Perfect location and perfect little ring bearer throwing rocks into the lake. Picture perfect.

J getting some sweet snuggles in with Harper.

Gigi hogging Harper ;)

 

Some pictures I snapped on my phone...

View from the car window driving through Montana.

Good looking brothers (Sorry I left you out Trett... you're good looking too).

Harper getting some time with her aunt.

The beautiful bride... I mean, seriously.

Me and my handsome husband, who also officiated the wedding.

I think the best part of this wedding is that Whitney chose (and was chosen by) such a great guy. We are so excited to add him to the crazy mix of the Johnson/Gross/Kuper/Thompson/Nagy Family.

Baby Wills

I took these pictures when Wills was about 9 months old. It's amazing how much he changed in such a short period of time. Especially once his teeth came through... And the things he does now that seem so much more toddler-like than baby-like. The way he sits, crawls, laughs, grunts. It has all changed. And it's weird that looking through the pictures from this day make me miss him as a baby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had to add in these pictures. Trip's curls. Anna Kate mimicking her big brother. Wills before he was mobile enough to nose dive off of the bed. I'm sure this moment lasted all of a moment. But it sure was cute.

 

 

11 months

10 months (a month late)

Just because...

I love this picture if her.

My little boy turned into a fish!

All week Trip has been taking swim lessons. This is something I thought I should have done much sooner. I worried that he would have a hard time because, quite honestly, Trip hated to even get water in his face. But within the first minute of the first lesson Trip was swimming!

At the end of his first lesson, his instructor, Coach Wendy, told me ... "Sorry Mom, your little boy turned into a fish!"

This video is from the second or third day. By the end of the week Trip was swimming the width of the pool and even jumping off of the diving board. I couldn't be more impressed by my big boy.

Wills Smiles