Cousin Wedding

 August 2012
Haidy and David Ludloff were married in August of 2012.  Their wedding was a beautiful outdoor wedding in Fallbrook, Calfornia!  We loved hanging out with our cousins and especially enjoying the amazing food and beautiful setting.

Ian and Melissa with my brother Michael and Stevie McDonald

Katie Larson, Grandpa Ed Ludloff and Melissa Lane

Utah Trip: the wedding

April 2012

Wedding Time!  Kyrstie and Jimmy Gillie got married in the Provo Temple and had their reception at a local LDS chapel.  They also had a large reception in Oklahoma where Kyrstie grew up.  It was so fun being with the Lanes, Neelys and the Foremans.  

Amy and Doug Lane (Ian's uncle)

Lorelai and her cousin Katerina Lane

Gwen and Tatyanna Neely

Amy and Melissa Lane

Elijah and Gwennie Lane

The youngest Neely daughter, Shayne, couldn't get
enough of holding Gwen.  

Newlyweds: Jimmy and Kyrstie Dill

Kyrstie had a photo spot.  Taking silly pictures with cousins!  Amy and Wyatt Lane and McCade Neely

Shayne and Gwen

I don't even know how to caption these two!  Ian and Elijah Lane

After the Temple Sealing ceremony and before the receeption we went to have some delicious Brazilian BBQ courtesy of the Dill family.  It was so delcicoius and we had a chance to hang out with our family and laugh and talk.  Above (Sandy Foreman aka oma (amy's mom) with Lorelai) and I'm not sure what is happening between these two cousins, Ian and Elijah!

Jamie's Bridal Shower & Wedding

 AUGUST 2011
So excited to have our oldest sister, Jamie Kalama getting married to Ryan Wood.  Jamie and Ryan live in New York, but decided to get married in California at the San Diego LDS Temple.  But, first we had to shower her with gifts, embarrass her with games and eat lots and lots of cake to celebrate with the bride-to-be!

This picture is all kinds of happiness!  Mother Janette McDonald with Jamie Kalama

What's a bridal shower without silly games? 

Jamie with her moms: L-R Janette McDonald (mother) Jamie, Ryan's mom and Joann Kalama (step-mom)

Stevie and aunt Sandy McDonald

Janette McDonald and Renee Star

And of course the wedding!  Jamie and Ryan got sealed in the LDS Temple in San Diego and their reception was later that evening at a home in Claremont, California.  The wedding reception was outdoors and beautiful with white lanterns hung in all the trees.  Jamie's wedding colors were sapphire blue, hot pink and lime green.  The bridesmaids wore sapphire and the nieces wore hot pink. 

Lorelai waiting outside the temple to see the bride!

Baby Gwen, Lorelai and daddy, Ian Lane

Front row L-R Cordell and Janette McDonald holding Kylee Carlson,  Landon & Kira Swann, Ryan and Jamie Wood, Melissa holding Lorelai Lane and Ian holding Gwen Lane
Back row L-R Leilani Swann, Jamie & Kyle Kalama, Stevie & Michael McDonald, Katey & Daniel Carlson

the McKalama Siblings

Jamie's wedding reception

mommy Melissa Lane with her two littles. Can you tell it was hot?!!

McDonald Men: L-R brothers: Cordell McDonald, Steve with son Scott McDonald holding Gwen and Ken McDonald

Melissa's cousin Scott McDonald and baby Gwen

Lorelai loving her hot pink dress

Jamie and Ryan exchanged rings at the reception

Gwennie Lane (6 months)

Katey and Daniel Carlson...woooweeee!  Wayne Kalama (katey's dad is behind them)

Michael & Stevie's Sealing 2011

AUGUST 2011

There are a few days that stand out in my mind as being the best days of my life...the day I got married, the day my first child was born, 2nd child etc.  One of these days, was the day that my brother Michael was sealed to his wife Stevie in the LDS Temple in Los Angeles on August 5th of 2011.  Back in Rhode Island Mike decided to start going back to church, after a long stay away, and his wife Stevie, who wasn't a member of the Mormon faith, decided to go with him.  She got baptized and graduated from law school and they moved back to California.  We all went to the temple to see them get sealed a year after her baptism and it was one of the best days of my life.  I can't even begin to explain the happiness I felt being a part of their special day with our parents and grandpa.  It was the perfect day.  Being inside the temple felt like heaven.  I love my family so much and have a testimony that we can be together forever as a family because of temples.  Stevie, who was pregnant at the time, had the best after temple treat for all of us.  Cupcakes that if were pink on the inside, she was having a girl, if blue then she was having a boy!  So excited to bite into that yummy cupcake with blue cake inside!  A boy!  I couldn't wait to be an aunt!

 

Siblings and spouses.  So blessed

Ian, Melissa, Mike, Stevie, Mom and Vern

McDonald Family: Dad, Janette, Michael, Stevie and Melissa & Ian Lane

Cordell, Janette, Ian, Melissa, Michael, Stevie, Vern, Susie, Suzette and grandpa Ed

Blue or Pink??

Suzette Ludloff, Susie Sewell and Janette McDonald finding out what their next grandchild will be

The grandpas: Vern Sewell and Cordell McDonald

Great Grandpa Ed Ludloff