Girls Weekend Day Four

On our last day in Iowa and before we made the four hour drive back to Chicago's  O'Hare airport and onto the flight back home, we took a tour of the farm and said our "goodbyes to family". Below, is the original family home of my Aunt Catherine and Uncle Bob in which both have passed away. It then belonged to my cousin Carol and her husband  who passed it to their son Derrick and his wife Lorie who are currently renovating the house for their own family. Carol and her Husband currently live in another house on the property as well as my cousins Jim and his family and Kevin and his wife. It is my understanding that out of the four children of Aunt Catherine and Uncle Bob, three live on 265 acres of the farm. The fourth cousin, Michael and his wife reside in town.

Some other buildings on the farm.

Live stock.

Carol's House.

Bulls

Cousin Jim

Waving "goodbye".

Cedar Rapids River that runs through the farmland.

Crossing the Mississippi River in route to Chicago, Ill.

Girls Weekend Day Three "Wedding Day"

Prepping In Mt Vernon

Brook and Sean marry at St. John's Catholic Church in Mt Vernon

 Three sets of sisters

 Mary and Kevin

IBEW Reception Hall in Cedar Rapids

Dylan, Maryanne, Rita, Kyle, Lorie, Terresia, Derrick, Chrissy, Marianne, Brook, Nick, Nicole, Pat Sean (All cousins)

 Jolene, Mike

 Chrissy, Jim, Nicole

 Chrissy, Lorie

 

Sean and Brook's Rehearsal Dinner at the Farm

Prepping

Farm Buildings

Party at Carol and Terry's Farm House

Dylan and Jim

Lorie, Chrissy, Nicole

The groom stands 6 feet 8 inches.

Carol and her granddaughter

 Lorie, Chrissy, Nicole

 Marianne, Carol, Jim, Pat, Kevin

 Jim, Marianne, Kevin, Rita, Pat, Maryanne, Carol

 Derrick and his daughter

 Nicole, Marianne, Mary, Pat, Chrissy

 Terry, Carol, Marianne, Kevin, Rita

 Marianne, Pat

 Brook and Sean