September 4, 2015, Wedding Rehearsal

The auditorium was a fluff of tulle everywhere and really looked great.  Ribbons were everywhere, too.

Peter was getting down with the three-year-old flower girl Emberlynn.

The Maid of Honor is Jewel's older sister.

Caleb the Ring Bearer was alway serious. 

The Groomsmen: Matthew, Buddy, Joe, David and Stephen

The Bridesmaids: Kortnie,  Maryann, Christin, Kristy, Hope and Emberlynn

Teresa, to my surprise, played the prelude along with Br. Alley from Denver at the Piano--Canon in D. 

The little kids steal the show everytime! 

Here's Pastor showing the Flower Girl how to toss the petals 

Of course, there has to be the after-rehearsal selfie! 

Rehearsal dinner was simply pizza, salad, watermelon and brownies. 

My guys again with Jewel. 

Teresa's gift was a pencil drawing of Peter and Jewel. 

September 1-3, 2015 Wedding Prep Days

Tuesday I spent several hours hemming, then pleating a very long piece of cloth that will cover the platform at the reception being held at camp.

Wednesday we went to North Platte Baptist Church and these three siblings wanted their photo taken.

Peter cut the hair of his Ring Bearer named Caleb.  This was Thursday.

Yards and Yards of tulle were spread across the auditorium.  Below, Joe added some extra tulle to fill in gaps.

The Ward ladies, added tulle to the side of the cake table.  Here are Teresa, Sara and Christin sitting and the future Mrs. Jewel Ward 

Thursday afternoon we moved to the camp tent where the reception will be.  My guys pitched in and were great in helping set up. 

The meal will be chicken with veggies that are baked in the camp kitchen. 

The ceiling was decorated with paper flowers tied on to ribbon.  

Several ladies spent a couple of hours separating tissue paper flowers.  There's the bride's grandma helping out.

We went to the Reeve's house for dinner with the two families and the bridal party.  Afterwards, I presented Jewel and Peter with the wedding quilt I made.  Georgie Culley in Virginia did the quilting and it is really amazing.  They both loved it, as did everyone.  The blue side pattern is called Celebration and the backside is my traditional Christmas sampler 

August 31, 2015 from MO to NE

Today we stopped at the Meadows Quilting and Sewing Shop in Leavenworth, KS, then on to Nebraska.

Henry wanted to stop at this Lewis and Clark museum when we got into Nebraska.  Lots of interesting info and stuff animals. 

This is a replica of the interior of a round mound house.  In the center is the fire pit.  Must have been rather cold in winter, stuffy in summer and full of bugs, me thinks. 

A replica of one of the boats Lewis and Clark used. 

What is this farm equipment?  

A water tower that looks like a hot air balloon in York, NE
We arrived at Peter's place about 5:30 pm.  It will be a busy week.  

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August 28-30, 2015 Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri

After visiting with Penny, we left about 9:00 pm to drive a couple of hours so we could make a shorter trip on Saturday. We spent the remainder of the night at the Moose Lake Lodge in Wisconsin.  These are photos of the lobby.

A different Missouri Welcome Rest Stop.  This time it was a mosaic of the State's history, also home of Harry Truman.

For Sunday Services, we visited Cornerstone Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO.  Pastor Todd Bentley is the son of the pastor in Omaha.

Pastor Todd Bentley

Henry preached in all the services. 

We had soup and salad at Olive Garden, as usual, too much to eat.  We stayed with a lovely lady called Miss Connie by the kids at church. She's a kindred spirit--we both love quilting!  I showed the ladies at church the quilt for Peter and Jewel.  Scroll up to Wedding Prep Days post to see a photo.