The last installment …

All said and done, we had a GREAT time. It was emotional watching my little brother take care of someone else – starting his own family. I cried during the mother-son dance and had to hand the camera over to my sister.

The best man for Derek was our cousin Matt, who is like the big brother I never had. My dad’s sister Lori and her husband Bob and been very large influences in our lives. Their sons, BJ and Matt, have grown up with us and have been great role models. I really enjoy the connection between Matt and Derek. With Derek never having a brother, I think he considers Matt to be the closest you get.

I added this picture below out of sequence to show the relationship between the two of them. I am so blessed to call them both family.

This next one is a picture of my aunt and uncle. I wish you could see more of his face, and I hope aunt L doesn’t shoot me for posting this picture of her, but i LOVE it. I didn’t even take it, Samm did. I love the love between the two of them. I consider my aunt L to be a kindred spirit and my uncle loves us so much he would literally jump in front of a train for us. I enjoyed seeing my family interact at Derek’s wedding. Your own wedding flies by so quick you don’t have time to blink and I missed those little details. I am truly blessed to have an amazing family and a new sister-in-law to join the chaos.

This last one is also a Samm original of me and Jared getting our groove on …