Sammy the Ring-Bearer

This past weekend Sammy traveled to New England to be the ring-bearer in his aunt's wedding. While Michele was tirelessly helping make the wedding a success, Paul got to spend a good amount of time with Sammy. Here are some photos and video clips from the weekend put together...

A New Years Wedding...

We started off 2009 with a New Years day wedding of Paul's nephew Brian and Vanessa.

The night before the wedding (New Years Eve), we stayed overnight at the hotel where the wedding was. Paul managed to get Diane a teeny-bit-tipsy on Yukon Jack (a family tradition of sorts).

We are very happy to welcome Vanessa into the family. She is a very nice young lady and she certainly makes Brian happy.

Here are some of the photos we took at the wedding...

Grant helps Brian get ready...

Vanessa and Ashlynn sharing a moment together before the wedding...

Diane, Grant, and the Minneapolis skyline...

Paul's nephew Chris and Molly...

Sammy bits a big bagel...

Brian and Vanessa during the ceremony...

Mr. and Mrs. Brian S...

An Engagement...

Yesterday we went up to the Twin Cities after Michele got out of work. We had a cookout up at Minnetonka to celebrate Brian's engagement to Vanessa. The wedding will be next year, but we are already looking forward to the event. Hopefully the entire family can get together for the event.

Vanessa, Anne, and Tony...

Sonny and Barb...

Zdenko and Maria...

Brian refuses to smile for our photos...
...so in the tradition of doctored-up photos...

Diane played a game of Bocce with the kids...
...Sammy releases the white boccino...

Michele, Sammy, Logan wait as Ashlynn takes her turn to bowl...

Logan bowls...

Sammy converts Zdenko into a cowboy...