California Wedding

Congratulations Michael and Carly!

Scott's younger brother married his sweetheart in Southern CA earlier this month. It was a beautiful ceremony in a gorgeous church the bride's grandfather helped build. It was so neat to see so much of the Larson family gathered together, and we had so much fun catching up! We sure missed our East coast and missionary family members who weren't present!

Joseph and I witnessed most of the wedding from outside the chapel doors -- about 5 minutes into the ceremony Joseph threw up all over both of us. Ian happily covered his legs and the pew with sparkly stickers (thanks for stepping in when we dashed out, Krystal!), and Scott stood up front as a groomsman with his brothers.

Here is Ian presenting the newlyweds with their first gift -- a pinecone. We didn't know what he was up to and I did not expect him to march right up to them like he did! I loved her dress. Carly made a very classy and beautiful bride.

Ian insisted on wearing his suspenders like this. He ran all over the church property to make up for sitting still for the ceremony.

My guys looked so handsome!

We really enjoyed the outdoor reception -- especially the girls hired to keep kids from falling into the pool. It was a lovely day to be outside, too!

It was great to play on the grass and not worry about Texas bugs!

If you haven't ever heard Joseph's laugh, you haven't really lived. The wedding and festivities were a lot of fun. Thanks to the happy couple for giving us a reason to leave the humidity behind for a few days and for a great excuse to visit my home state! Carly, you have married into a great family!