After the Wedding

After the all the beauty of the bride, flowers, church and guests it was hard to imagine an even more glorious site but the reception did not dissapoint. Held at a historical plantation right next to the water it was a perfect continuation of a wonderful wedding.

Wedding Part 3

We didn't have to get ready for the wedding untill later in the day. First we slept in until 9:30. Shayla is a great sleeper and would have slept longer but we had to get down to breakfast before they stopped serving. After breakfast Shay took a quick swim. Then we painted finger nails, curled hair and did a little make-up. All things she loves to do.
We got to the church just as the girls for the wedding were arriving. Shay got to see everyone and enjoy seeing the bride before she got married.
Both the Flower girls were very cute. They both did a great job.

It was a beautiful wedding.

Wedding Part 2

The rehearsal went quickly and everyone headed out for a dinner cruise to celebrate for the rehearsal dinner. The bride is in white on these pictures and one of her sisters is in pink. Shayla adores both of them and loved getting her picture taken. The rehearsal dinner was amazing with the historic area of Charleston as a back drop. We both had a great time eating, visiting and enjoying the boat.

Beautiful Wedding Part 1

Shayla was blessed to be the flower girl this past weekend in Charleston, SC. The setting, people and especially the bride and groom were amazing. The weekend for Shayla started with the rehearsal. Shayla loves to dress up and play princess so this was a dream weekend for her. She was smiling from ear to ear most of the weekend.

These are pictures from the rehearsal.

July 4th and More!

We enjoyed a wonderful 4th of July. The weather was awesome - wish it could have lasted longer. It is really HOT now. Rudy got a long over due bath. Both kids helped wash him and then played with their squirt guns while we walked him around to help him dry. It took forever for him to dry enough to go back inside.

Toward evening we shot off pet friendly fire works. That's what the kids called them because once it got dark we were surrounded by large beautiful but LOUD fireworks. We didn't have to leave the house to get a great show. The kids both enjoyed watching the display and we finished off the evening with our favorite show - Wip* out!

It was a great day. I am so thankful for my family and our country. To all the people that have fought for the freedoms we enjoy THANK YOU!

The next day both kids woke up not feeling very well. None of us have gotten back to the east coast time zone. We all enjoyed a movie in bed. By the end of the movie Shayla was jumping on the bed and Nathan seemed to be feeling better. Shayla later said she wanted to get her ears pierced. So off we went. She was very brave (more tears than I was prepared for) in her words. I was worried for a few minutes that we were going to end up with only one ear pierced but she came around. The second one went much better and she has not stopped telling everyone about her "Sparklie Ears"

More Pictures from June

June 2010

June was been a fun month. Both kids finished school and did a great job. They advanced to 3rd and 1st grade. The last two weeks were crazy with all the parties, field days and me running between the two schools.

Also at the beginning of June Shayla finished her soccer season. She enjoyed the social part of being on a team but the soccer part was not that much fun for her. We finished up our first year in Girl Scouts. This is one of her favorite activities since it is mostly socializing and she loves that. Nathan finish up his second year of Scouts and moved from a Wolf to a Bear Scout.

We jumped right into summer with Nathan attending his first Boy Scout Day Camp. It was incredibly HOT that week but he still seemed to have a great time. He enjoyed getting to ride with two of his friends. His group had great leaders. They must have done a good job because they won all kinds of awards. Shayla spent the first week going to camp at the gym and also doing preteam for gymnastics and her cheerleading with her cheer team.

June 18th was Shayla's third family day. We spent the day together and looked at many of the video's and pictures of our time in China. She loved the special attention. I can't believe it's been three years. She is such a blessing and makes me smile daily. Each day is still so exciting for her. She can find joy in just about any situation.

The second week we visited my brother in Texas and parents in Oklahoma. The kids would say other than seeing their uncle and grandparents their favorite parts were the Zoo with Uncle John and the spray parks in Oklahoma. We went to a number of movies and enjoyed spending time with family.

Enjoy the pictures.