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This article was posted to Jayber on 10 November 2005 by to the following categories: Family.
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Recently, Mandy and I visited Chicago to see family, and to attend Mandy's cousin's engagement party. Here's some photos from the weekend.
One evening while we were there, Mandy's nephew Dakota labored away at carving this pumpkin. This kid is truly photogenic.
I put all these photos plus more on flickr (slideshow of same).
Mark and Mandy~
Thank you both so much for taking the long journey to Illinois for our engagement party. It was so nice to see both of you, and even get to know Mark a little bit bettter. Even though my cousin lives so far away, I couldn’t get married without her. (We’ve only been planning this since we were about five.) I love you both very much and thanks for taking time to share in our excitement. See you soon