Wedding Weekend

The weekend of October 18-20th  was my baby brother, Drew's, wedding in Lexington, KY.

 

We loaded up Friday morning and made the drive. My brother Cameron and his wife were gracious enough to allow us to stay with them. We arrived at their house early afternoon.

 

We settled in our rooms, ate a quick bite, and were able to take a quick walk to the park. It was the perfect activity after being stuck in the car for a few hours. It allowed us to relax a little and not feel rushed.

 

We all got ready and headed over to the church for the rehearsal. Brady told us on the walk that he didn't want to practice for the wedding. I just kind of blew him off. *Mistake number one.

 

BUT when we arrived at the church he made sure I knew he was serious about not wanting to practice. He got out of the van in a foul mood and stayed that way most of the night, even after a couple disciplinary trips to the bathroom. Ahem if you know what I am saying.

He can be so very stubborn!

Pictures of the kids was just not happening. Ha Ha!

His mood miraculously changed when Drew and Julie handed him his ring bearer gift. It was a ninja turtle and you would have thought he won the lottery. He went from not looking or speaking to anyone, to hugging every one!  I mean every one!!!
It was surreal

We stayed at the rehearsal dinner until late and headed back to the house for bed.

Saturday morning, Caleb, Presley, and I went for brunch. It was yummy and fun!

Then we spent a little time at the hotel all the guest where staying. My sweet, sweet husband ended up driving both sets of my grandparents to and from Cameron and Lauren's house. They all wanted to see their house, so he graciously allowed them to. He is a good man.

Presley was able to get a pretty good nap, while I started to get ready. 10 people trying to get ready for a large event is quite interesting. Every one just kind of jumps in and works together. There were so many things happening at one time. I actually ended up putting my make-up on in the car. Mom life.  This is pretty typical for me most of the time.

 

The wedding ceremony was so so so sweet. Drew and Julie are the sweetest couple. Drew is so emotional and sweet. I had to read a scripture and I may have cried like a baby. I had to go immediately after Julie walked down the aisle to her crying groom. I couldn't keep it together. To my defense, I think there were 4 people not crying inside that church.

Brady did fine the day of walking down the aisle.

I heard Presley crying from the nursery and had to go get her, so I witnessed the rest of the ceremony from the lobby. However, I got to witness the sweetest first moments of the happy couple.

We all headed to the reception and ate and danced the night away. Fun was had by all.

Sunday we attended a perfect, laid back come and go brunch with Drew and Julie and guests at the hotel. Then we attended worship services before making our way home.

Presley was so worn out, she grabbed her blanket and paci, laid down in the floor and fell asleep all on her own. Ha!

It was a fun weekend with a little bit of crazy. I am so thankful to have been a part of their special day. We wish them many, many years of fun, love, and life together.

 



Hilton Head- Friday and Saturday

Friday was our last full day! We knew we wanted to soak up the beach as much as possible.

We spent all day enjoying the beach and pool.

If you look closely in this picture, you can see the dolphin swimming in the back.

 

 

 

 

No one in the Barrett group got burned the entire trip. Brady was so dark by Friday, though. It is crazy how well he tans even with 50+ sunscreen on the entire time. :)

 

 

 

 

That night we all went to eat at The Black Marlin Seaside Grill.  We ate outside. The weather was perfect. The food was good. The view was great. It made for the perfect last vacation dinner.

 

 

 

We got back to the house and I spent a lot of time getting things ready to leave in the morning. Once I got finished, Caleb and I talked with Cameron and Lauren for a while before heading to bed.

 

Saturday morning we got up and loaded the van. As soon as Brady saw us loading the van, he got in and buckled up. Ha Ha! We couldn't get him out. We really didn't want to start the trip off with a fit, so we just went ahead and left.  We didn't really have a plan for that morning, but I thought we might walk down to the beach one more time to say bye or something. Brady was apparently ready to get home. Ha!

 

 

We made a stop in Atlanta to eat at The Varsity around lunch time and break up  our trip a bit.

 

We got home around 4pm. I worked on getting everyone unpacked and things back in order, while Caleb took the kids to visit his parents and eat dinner.

 

The overall trip was great. Life with two kids is a little crazy and there were plenty of crazy moments, but it is a beautiful kind of crazy. Caleb and I work together and that is very helpful. I am so thankful for the husband and daddy he is. He is great about just jumping in and lending a hand.

 Caleb works a lot of long hours and very hard for our family, so we are all pretty excited when we get to spend uninterrupted time with him. Brady said nearly every morning, Daddy doesn't have to work today!!!  We all made some great memories we can cherish forever.

 

P.S. we loved having the van for this vacation. It is so convenient for families. It is not the coolest vehicle in the land, but it does make our lives a little bit easier.

 

 

 



Hilton Head- Thursday

Thursday, mom and I, took a morning bike ride. It was so nice. I really enjoyed the bikes. I wasn't really expecting to enjoy them that much, but I did.

 

Then, we hit the beach and pool again hard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That afternoon my mom, Lauren, Caleb, Presley, and myself went shopping at the outlet mall for a bit. When we returned, Caleb and I took our kids on a bike ride.

 

 

 

 

 

We stayed gone a little longer than we had planned, but biking with two kids is a little more difficult than one might think. Ha Ha! It actually went really well. We also got a little caught up in exploring and shopping.

 

We came back to the house and ate dinner. They had cooked seafood.

 

Caleb actually ended up on a second bike ride to take Brady to get ice cream with the others.

 

Caleb was pretty exhausted when he got back. He is a trooper, though!

 

We spent that night playing games. We played games other night, also, but I forgot to mention that. Nightly games are always a highlight. So much laughter and joking comes from playing games together. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilton Head, SC- Wednesday

Wednesday was Drew's last day with us. He had to head back to Cali for a wedding. This ended up being a beach/pool day most of the day.  



 

Presley fell asleep on Caleb at the beach. It was great!

 

 

 Drew had to be in Savannah that afternoon, so some of the group went to Savannah to drop him off and have dinner for the night. Caleb and I took our littles to Harbor Town. We had such a great night!

 

 

Harbor Town is beautiful!

 

Brady was so excited to see the light house.

 

 

Brady wanted to take some pictures. He took this super flattering picture of us.

 

Brady loved the boats! He kept saying take a picture of that one and that one.

 

 He also took this picture of us.

Caleb and the kids sat down on these adorable red rocking chairs and watched the boats, while I did a little shopping. 

 

We had dinner at Harbor Town at this restaurant, Topside Waterfront Restaurant,  that overlooks the water. It was good. The view was great. Brady kept asking if we were eating on a boat. Ha Ha!

 

After dinner, we listened to some live music for a bit, before grabbing some ice cream and doing a little more shopping. It was such a fun night for our little family.