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.

 



Wedding Weekend

One of Caleb's college buddies got married this weekend in Alabama. Both Brady(ring bearer) and Caleb(groomsman) were asked to be in the wedding. We were so honored to be a part of their day.

The wedding was beautiful and very sweet. Brady did so good. I was so proud of him. Especially since he basically went without a nap for 2 days. He was a champ, though! I think he had a blast! He danced the night away.

We traveled back home this morning and all three took long naps. We were all so exhausted!

Here is our wedding weekend in pictures...

checking out the cute little town

My attempt at getting Brady to take a nap. I didn't get to read and Brady never went to sleep.

Rehearsal and Rehearsal dinner

Keeping Brady happy during pictures

My handsome little man

Brady and the groom, they are big buds!

The grooms table details

They had this chandelier hanging above the wedding cake. I loved it!!!

Brady and his flower girl eating bribery M&M's

Bride and Groom with Brady.

Such a great looking couple!

Keeping the little ones busy during pictures with rocks

We had given up on keeping them clean at this point

Dancing!!!

Brady was a dancing machine.

Probably one of the funniest moments of his life to date.

My sweet, tired boy!

Congratulations Andrew and Brittney!

We are so happy for you and are so thankful to a part of your wedding and lives.

We wish you many years of happiness!



Friday Ramblings

Brady and I have had a nasty stomach virus for the past couple days. We have been pretty miserable!

Our 2 best friends have been this..



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and this...



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In fact, Brady cheers when he sees one of these. No lie!

I know he doesn't understand why he can't eat his normal foods.

Brady woke up late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning vomiting. He continued to be sick all night and some throughout the day Thursday. I also began vomiting about mid-day Thursday. Neither of us could keep ANYTHING down and we were both so weak and tired. It was so bad, I had to call Caleb to help out. He quickly came home to helped clean up and let us rest.

Brady seemed to be doing much better this morning so we were all prepared to go back to work and daycare. However, as Caleb pulled into the driveway at daycare, Brady got sick once again. I was about to jump in the shower at the time, but instead drove to pick Brady up at daycare so Caleb could go on to work without being late.

He feel asleep watching Cars on the couch and slept a good while. (If you know Brady, this is HUGE, if the t.v is on he WILL.NOT.CLOSE. his eyes)Since he woke, he seems to be doing better.  We are coming up on 48 hours since he has kept any food or drink down. That really scares this Mama!  Please pray it last and that Caleb stays virus free! 

On a happier note, I DVR'd the Royal Wedding and skimmed through it while Brady slept.

I loved it! I will admit that I fast forwarded through some of the songs, though.:o

I thought Kate Princess Catherine looked stunning and Prince William looked so happy and excited.

I think my favorite things were all the sweet children and I LOVED, loved Kate's sister's (her maid of honor) dress.

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Weddings make me happy! Especially Royal Weddings!

Happy is very much needed in the wake of a stomach virus and all the storms and devastation from tornadoes this week.

Hoping and praying for good weather and a well weekend!

Happy 4th Anniversary!

I was told during our engagement by all sorts of people, the day of the wedding you will know if you are making a mistake or not. This statement was made to me by people married for years and years and divorced individuals. It sounded a little silly to me, until my wedding day.

Everything was so wonderful that day. I had so much peace and joy! As I walked down the grassy aisle, there were no butterflies, no fears, no worries, no doubts, just pure peace and joy. I remember thinking this is exactly where I am suppose to be at this very moment with these exact people, marrying this man. It was just beautiful!  

We were so in love and so ready to start our lives together. We did our wedding our way and I would keep it exactly the same if we had to do it over.

Cut to four years later and so much has changed. I don't think one step of it has been what we expected. It has been challenging, fun, exciting, and hard, but we have done it together. Whether we are up or down, sick or healthy, laughing or crying, we are doing it together! That is what makes it 100 times better than expected. We are in this together, forever! That thought warms my heart! I still feel this is where I am supposed to be, with this man!

Caleb is a wonderful husband, father, and friend! I am so blessed he agreed to share his life with me. I really like him! He brings so much good to my life. I dream, wish, and pray for many, many more anniversaries to celebrate!

 Happy Anniversary!!!! I love you so much more than I can ever share!!!  Thank you for being my husband!