17 years

R and I celebrated 17 years of marriage this weekend. You've seen photos from our Alabama wedding before, but these are from the reception held for extended family and friends in Minnesota about a month after that. They are extra special because 1) they were shot on film and 2) they were taken by R's uncle Roger who owned a photography business with his wife, Beckie, at the time. Aunt Beckie died of cancer last week, so it seems appropriate to post these. We have fond memories of visiting Roger and Beckie's lake cabin in the summers. She will be missed.

  

They feel a little bit our wedding photos from an alternate universe, but I love having them.

Great capture here with my grandparents (including long-time blog reader, Grandma Krezel):

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Mason's second birthday party

My nephew Mason turned 2 last month. His original party was kind of split into two because of a relative on his mom's side getting sick. His dad's side of the family met up last weekend.

 

Cousins playing Twister:

Grandpa's boy:

Future rock star?

It's not often all these grandkids are together, so we gotta get a picture when it happens:

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Easter 2022

The egg hunt:

A shirt that V thought would be cool to wear at one point but has since been reconsidered as uncool:

The kids are obsessed with Wings of Fire books:

V got a new suitcase:

First time indoors at church on Easter in a while:

Afternoon brunch at Churchill St:

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Egg dying 2022

Grandma Linda joined us for some egg dying this year.

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Lamb of God promo

Happy Easter, everyone. This is the shorter version of a promo I recorded and edited for a concert that was held on Good Friday. I also shot this year's concert so that I can make a promo for next year.

The longer version of the video can be found here and features some of the most amazing soloists I've seen/heard. Check it out if you have the time.

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Odds and ends from St. Lucia

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Few extra iPhone shots from St. Lucia

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Walk to Pigeon Island

Pigeon Island is no longer an island, so we were able to walk to it from our resort.

 

There were some great lookout points there.

That's the Sandals resort right below, with our resort a little further past it:

 

It was a lot of hiking for this crew:

We explored the ruins of an old fort.

Time for a breather and a snack:

Cooling off in the breeze before the walk back:

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