Just Married - Our Reception

And now we are husband and wife

as happy as can be

a new family begins a "crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful, beautiful life!"
(yep -- she listens to a LOT of country music!!)

Jeff, Ann & Katie Thatcher
(his brother & family)

Brandon Thatcher
(his nephew)

Joy, Versii, Josh & Kaden Owens
(his sister & family)

Emily & Shawna (his cousin), his brother Jeff, and Dad Les

boy, Darren sure looks happy!

Maggie & Sara Maher, John White, Joey Maher
& little Sammy Maher in the foreground
(her family)

The happy bride & her Daddy
no matter what, she will always be his little girl

she wishes her mom could have been with us. At least she knows that
"there are holes in the floor of heaven and she (Mom) can clearly see"
it rained earlier in the day, but the sun finally came out --
first Mom's tears and then her joy

yes, she is a happy girl!

we finally made it!

and we even like eachother!

the bride's cousins Mary & Jamie
along with Jamie's grand-daughter Cheyenne

his Grandma Lorraine, sister Joy & sister-in-law Sakurako

below: Joy & his cousin Anna

his cousin's wife, Anna and son Andrew
his cousin Jared, Anna his wife & their son John

Gary & Ann Griffith
(his Aunt & Uncle

silly boys!

aren't they so sweet ?
Christopher, Loren & Patrick

her son Aaron & great-nephews Johnny & Sammy

Sammy is tired, but the food is TOO good!

little Johnny says "WAY too good!"

Aaron says... can't you just let me eat??
(her youngest son)

"Yes, Bumby - after this picture"

Reed & Sakurako Thatcher
(his brother & sister-in-law)

his cousins Tammy, Jennifer and Dad

more boys being silly boys

Darren, her dad, Joy, Leo & Cheyenne

Darren, Emileigh & Jack
(her husband, her daughter & her dad)

I'm married, I'm happy and I'm HUNGRY!

Darren, his grandma Lorraine Thatcher, Katherine

Nathalia Kocharyan (Anna's Mom), Anna Thatcher, Verushun (Anna's Dad) and Jeff Thatcher

Shall we cut the cake?

ya' -- but let's wait for Aaron, too

Patrick, Aaron, the bride & groom and Emileigh

mmm... it's good

you wanna' try?

aren't you supposed to eat it?

yep -- it's good. well, at least the frosting is :)

shall we open some gifts?

Les, Marsha, Darren & Katherine Thatcher

us with Darren's cousin Shawna with daughter Emily and his Uncle Leo

don't they ever quit?

apparently not... :^)

Emi says... where shall I begin....

maybe with a roll....