The last portion of our Christmas travels included a road trip to Minnesota. Jason's cousin Sandra was getting married in the Twin Cities, and Jason's dad was officiating at the ceremony. Other than wanting to celebrate with Sandra & her husband-to-be, Lonny, we figured the trip would be a good opportunity for the boys to meet some extended family, too.
We were especially excited to introduce Jaden and Cody to their great-grandma Schleicher. Here is the four-generation picture.
Jaden enjoyed some cuddle-time with his great-grandma. Great-Grandma Schleicher hasn't lost her touch with little ones!
Jaden then met Great-Uncle Doug and Great-Aunt Mary from Michigan...
...while Cody seemed quite pleased to hang out with Great-Aunt Jane from Oregon.
The sisters, Jane and Mary, reminded Cody and Jaden that it's a good idea for siblings to get along!
At the wedding, Jason and his 2 brothers Matt and Jonathan served as ushers.
Don't they get spruced up nicely? Their sister Beth sang 2 lovely songs (even as she struggled with a cold, poor thing!) for the ceremony. What a good-looking crew!
During the rehearsal, wedding day photos, and pre-service preparations, all the kiddos enjoyed hanging out in the narthex and the nursery. Ian found a great way to make Cody laugh by reminding him how many teeth he has: "You have two teeth!" (Saying this phrase to Cody will still make him giggle!)
Chelsea was a great help to Amy & Kim in watching the 4 boys during all this down time.
Here is the beautiful bride, Sandra.
Jaden and Cody enjoyed their first wedding reception, as they were held by Mommy & Daddy for most of it.
Grandma gave us a bit of a break, though, and volunteered to walk Cody around the room so we could eat. You can see Cody's favorite self-soothing method-- sticking his own finger into his pacifier. These soothies are the only kinds of pacifier the boys will take!
Here are the siblings with their spouses (Doug & Mary, Don & Jane, Carol & Doug, Carol & John), along with Great-Grandma Schleicher and the happy new couple: Sandra and Lonny.
Our immediate Schleicher crew gathered for a nice Christmas picture, too.
Our final stop in all of our Christmas travels was Rochester, MN. We stayed at Beth & Andy's house and attended Reedemer on Sunday, the church where Dad Schleicher had previously served. The congregation's members enjoyed seeing all 4 of the Schleicher grandsons, and we appreciated catching up with many people as well. Two of our favorite people to see were Lynette and Lynora Miller-- twin sisters! We love taking twin-to-twin pictures! :) They were very loving towards our little guys.
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| Lynora & Cody, Lynette & Jaden |
So, although our journeys across the Midwest this Christmas were full lots of luggage, relocating from place to place, and busy days, we were blessed with good roads, safe flights, fun company, and (best of all!) little boys who like to travel!
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