Sunday, June 29, 2014

The California Wedding

Two distance weddings, the first two weekends in June.  The first one was Jason's brother, Brennan's, wedding to Nicole in Chico, California.  We spent five days there and I have a bunch of pictures, but will share pictures from the wedding first!  Jason was the best man and Elise and Anja were flower girls.  It was a beautiful, outdoor wedding.

The morning of the wedding, Elise and Anja got a little princess treatment to get ready for the big event.

Toward the end, the stylist said "you have so much
hair I don't know what to do with it all!"  Obviously
she figured it out, because it turned out beautifully!
Anja always impresses stylists with how quietly she
sits and will let them do anything.

Gorgeous!
The three flower girls:  Elise, Paige, and Anja.

Elise and Paige were the same age and really
hit it off.  They played together the whole night.
Anja and Jason kept an eye on things
before the wedding.
Putting on some finishing touches.  High-five, Kayden!
The Best Man waits patiently :)



They kind of look like they are watching a sports event.

Woo hoo!  Wedding is over, let the party begin!
Brennan, Dolores and Jason...nice looking family!

Let's get this party started!

Another beach beauty!

The wedding venue had koi, providing lots
of entertainment for these nature-loving girls!
Mmmm, the cupcakes are delicious!
Dancing princesses
Paige and Elise had a ball!


It is very hard to get a good group picture with a toddler, but this
one isn't too bad!
Jason took one look at this picture and said "can you tell which
kid lives in California?"   Yes, we are liberal users of sunscreen :)

Sunday, June 22, 2014

I'm Here!

I haven't put anything up here in a while.  Have I just been slacking?  NO!!!  We have been busy!  Over about two weeks, we:

Were in California for 5 days for a wedding
Were in New York for 3 days for a wedding
Had a choir concert
Had Kindergarten graduation
Had some major events at work
Bought a house
Moved

It's been busy!

Also, we don't have Internet at the house, so that has slowed down the blog posts.  The good news is that we have had some really fun things going on, so fun pictures are on their way!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

You Know You're in the South When...

You attend a potluck where five people have brought fried chicken and three people have brought pans of homemade macaroni and cheese.  Three whole pans.  Of homemade (from scratch!) macaroni and cheese.  Also, there were a ton of other dishes and I have to say (sorry Minnesotans), this was the best potluck I have ever attended.  The food was so good, and (chicken and macaroni and cheese aside) there was such a great variety of main dishes, I don't know how it could have been any better.  On the potluck front, the southerners have scored some points with me!  What else?  Not a Jello dessert in sight!  Nothing on that table had Jello in the ingredients!  Where I come from, a Jello dish (or Jello "salad" as they are sometimes called) is a requirement for potlucks!