Wedding

Hey Everyone,

So as promised, here are some pictures of the wedding that my mum did the flowers for. It was a really great day. This was a really close family friend of ours (the Fortin's)... they've gone to our church for as long as I can remember... my parents traveled with them to Italy last summer (with some other couples)... we have an annual summer weekend up at their cottage... it's been really great just to spend time with them. So in the name of friendship my mum planned for a solid ten months for this wedding's decorations! The bride and groom, Lindsay and Tim are absolutely wonderful people and it was so great to share in this day. The weather was disappointing... rain off and on all day, so instead of the planned outdoor ceremony, it was under a tent. Actually, the tent turned out fairly nicely. Not what was planned, but still great.

So here are some pictures.

This was really fun actually. Ali had another wedding that she was committed to on the same day, so she was missing out on this ceremony. It was a close friend from camp and school's wedding day as well! However, the girl made it to the first ceremony, then came rushing in about five minutes before this ceremony, stayed for a short while after, then went back to the other wedding for the reception! It was great.

The bride and groom!

It doesn't quite capture it... but this is the inside of the tent!

Some of the centre pieces... there were three arrangements per table... some gave height, some gave colour, and the other had a candle.. the overall effect was beautiful.

She did an amazing job! We all thought so.

Well that's all for now! Love you all,

Em

:)

Joycee!! and hello cherie :) its been what.. 12 hours since i have seen you?! (i love that p.s...)

ok. i broke my foot being stupid.. basically i had a stress fracture and was running on it ( i didnt know it was a stress fracture.. i just thought it was a little bit of pain that would go away.) anyways, i ran on it and it broke through. real fun. but i am having lots of fun in grocery stores and such with the electrical carts :)

you gotta find the lemonade in the lemons, ya? :)

anyways.. my hair is probably to my mid back.. this is a weird picture of jeremy and i.. but it gives you an idea of the length lol..

when i went to africa i spent most of it in South Africa.. we stayed in Mahvusa for most of it, and then went and worked in a refugee camp. basically if you fly into Johannesburg you drive about 7 hours north, and then hop into these little truck things and go into the jungle a few hours.. best time of my life :) i LOVED those kids.. if you want ill post a blog next about that experience and pictures. i left half my heart there.

yes i got your bumper sticker.. it was awesome!! thank you so much, it definately made me smile!! how are you!? whats new in your life?

LOVE.

chels

Hey Family!! so just a small update into life over here in cali,

1. i miss you ALL!!! so much!

2. I recently ran a half marathon, and it was awesome :)

3. i was playing in a dodgeball league at our church and it was su

per fun!!

4. i broke my foot and am now learning the art of crutches.. not so much fun..

5. Luke & Becca bought their first home. its really cute!

6. Jeremy moved home from canada and moved in w/ Jesse and Allie and is loving it!!

7. its about time you came and visited... just throwing that out there.. so work on it. k? thanks :)

here are some pictures from the recent happenings...

This is the 3 of us MacAlpines at Luke's rehersal dinner the night before his wedding

My new sister Becca!! Love her. shes awesome!!Right after i finsished running my first half marathon!!!! (yes i ran the whole thing!!)J and I before dodgeball... way fun :) Getting pumped up.. Jesse and i actually played eachother that night. i hit him in the face.. and felt pretty good about it :) I LOVE LOVE LOVE these girls.. make my life so much better :)

Last Summer i got to go to Africa.. and i fell in LOVE with the kids there!!

if anyone actually reads these things then ill post more in the future :) here is just a quick update.. love you all!

Chelsey

More Moore News

Hi All. I have a little bit of good news to share. As you may or may not know, I'm a chartered accountant and have been working with my firm (Deloitte) as a tax specialist for about 10 years now. It was just announced this week that I've been admitted to the partnership as the lead tax partner for the Niagara office. That's a pretty big deal as far as accounting news goes (yes, I know we're boring). So I just thought I'd share my excitement with the rest of you. Thanks! -Sheri

Jesse's Dream.....Did I take the test??

So, this Sunday I was hanging out with my siblings on Neil's side and I get this random phone call from Jesse Penner. He called me to tell me about a vivid dream that he had, and in the dream Neil and I were pregnant and due in February 2011. I laughed it off, but then that night Neil and I went to our cousins graduation party and at the party everyone was asking us the normal married question, "So, when are you guys going to get pregnant already??" One of our cousins is recently pregnant and due in October and they got married 4 weeks before us, so this summer we are both celebrating our 4 year anniversary and so according to our family, it's time. They kept reminding me about how we shouldn't wait too long, because my eggs may dry up. It was so funny, because all night everyone kept asking and telling us that we should hurry up. So, then Monday night, I have a nightmare!!!!! In my dream (which are always very intense and specific), I had a miscarriage and I was in a ton of pain and while this was happening Aunt Margie, Uncle Harold, Cherie, Blake, Allie and Jesse were all there trying to keep me happy even though this was going on, it was a little crazy...Sorry if this is tmi, but we are family so whatever. Then on Tuesday I got really nautios, dizzy and didn't feel well and I thought taht was really weird. So, I called Neil and told him how I was feeling and he was like "Baby, maybe Jesse's dream was right and prophetic" and he said that maybe we should take a test just to clear our minds and see whats going on. So when we got home, after we ate dinner we prayed for God's guidance and that we would be happy either way, we would prefer to wait another year, but if we were, it would totally be ok. So, we took a test and it was negative!! We are thankful that for now we won't be starting a family, but if it happens we would totally we be ok with it. So, needless to say Jesse's dream was incorrect, but it sure got us thinking and wondering if it was going to happen!! But, it was definitely a fun way to begin our week. I sure love you family!! Sorry that I never write on this thing, but I promise that I will start. Neil and I now have a IMAC and an IPAD and they are super fun to play with, so you may start reading a ton of fun/interesting things that are going on in our lives....Have a wonderful day... Love, Charity

So, this is Christy. Cherie actually signed me on here and said, "Write!" So here goes. Charity our wonderful cousin stopped by to have lunch and hang out. We've been catching up up on life and of course I'm updating them on all the Canadian realtives. Mom, Dad, Aaron and I just returned from a quick trip to Canada. Got to hang out and eat lots of Indian food with Brian, Trish and Joyce and also were lucky enough to have the whole James/Heather Ann clan at dinner in Toronto. I'll try and upload a few pictures later. At the moment Aubrey is stuffing her face with edamame, chicken, rice and raisins. That girl can eat more edamame than anyone I know. She also has started hiding and wanting people to find her. Although the only thing she does to hide is squeeze her eyes shut and laugh. She's pretty tough to find that way! She also likes to scare people by saying "boo!" But since we don't want her to yell that in restaurants and stuff we have told her that the best way to scare people is to whisper it. So, all of a sudden she'll get these big eyes and whisper "boo" and everyone runs away scared. She's liking the power of it all. Everytime the girl is stubborn or independent, Aunt Christy gets blamed for it. Apparently the genetics of independence transfers from aunt from to niece in our family. Anyways, that's life over here. Charity is all dressed up in her professional suit for work and is lookin hot! Love you all!

Luke and Becca Tied the Knot!!!!

It was such a great wedding!!! Everyone had such a great time and we missed everyone! Great weather and check out the pictures! If you want more explination check out the blog at Jesseandalliepenner.blogspot.com

Allie Penner