...brothers and sisters are we

Mom got married...

...which meant I got to see all of my siblings in one place!

Please note our amazing facial expressions--

these kinds of faces come after years of practice

during family photos at reunions, weddings,

and other dignified events.

They're my best friends.

Cody and JaNae (above)

and James (below).

Plus! Amber.

She's my big sister.

She was adopted by an amazing family in California as a baby

By a wonderful miracle

she found her biological mother (my very own mama llama) earlier this year.

She came for the wedding

I got to meet her

I totally love her--she's awesome.

She's so much fun, just like the rest of us.

She has a big loud laugh and fit right in;

felt like we'd always known her.

I love this picture:

{Cody, Jenny (Jeff's daughter), JaNae, Grandpa, Mom, Me, Amber, J}

Amber brought her husband, Jeff.

They came up with the greatest wedding present--

a guitar engraved with Mom and Jeff's names.

Yes...both Mom and Amber are married to men named Jeff.

Please remember this face of Mom's...

I'm going to reference it at the end of the post.

Here it is: I saw this picture with this face at the wedding....

...and found this old photo to compare:

I'm happy about the way things work out.