Thursday, October 29, 2009

Case's lunch date...



This is Riley...she is Case's girlfriend...and he does admit that...he talks of her often, hates it when she's not in school, and asks to play at her house daily!!!! Riley's momma and I are really good friends, you know, Jenn!! We all went to McDonald's after school on Tuesday...Case was grinning from ear to ear...ahhh, true love!!



traci~momma

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The drive home...


This photo depicts exactly how all of us felt driving home from Phoenix...tired, crazy, a little on edge, and delirious!!
Buck and Thea thought it would be funny to buy the boys a little "trinket" from one of the gas stations in New Mexico...a headdress, tomahawk, and drum...nice, thanks guys!!



Buck contemplating on whether or not he should keep this as a weapon for his turn in the back with the boys or just give it to the boys while I was back there!!!???

Would anyone like a nice pallet bed in the back to rest on.............too bad, so sad, not even one inch of space left for anything...

"why in the h$## did I agree to ride with Traci and the boys?"
"note to self, next time say 'no thanks' and quickly change the subject"




A lost feather out of the headdress with a pop tart stuck in it...nice...I'm almost certain this was from Case, since he had pop tart stuck in his hair, neck/chin area, and on his shirt...by the way, Case ate probably 10x his weight in snacks on the way down and back home...he's still as skinny as GG...

Wind farms...getting a little closer to home...

Case made sure the trucks were on the move too...

traci~momma

Monday, October 26, 2009

Finally, the wedding day...


October 17th came and went with nothing but smiles, tears of joy, laughter, family, friends and a ton of dancing and celebrating the marriage of Jenni and Kent...what a memorable day...what a fantastic time...what a ball we had at the reception...what a cry baby I was at the wedding...no surprise if you know me...I have a never been able to hide my emotions...I don't care, that's just how I roll...


We started off Saturday with treats from Jenni...our hair and make-up done for us!!! I loved this...how often do we get this luxury!?!?! Never.


Hayden and Erin...hanging out while the rest of us get all dolled up...he always seeks out the pretty ladies...

Kent stopped by the villa to drop off some flowers and a new watch for Jenni...how sweet.


Jessica and I...

No. 2 and I... :)


This was our new little friend as we were driving to the church...mom was freaking out hitting the window...nice mom, go ahead and just break out the window just so the lizard isn't there!!!

Jenni's "something blue"...her shoes, loved them loved them!!!!

her earrings...


A couple of the bridesmaids bouquets...

Bridal bouquet...with our great-grandma's ring attached...I did this as well with my bouquet when Jim and I got married...

Feathers were sort of a big thing in this wedding...we each had one or two in our hair, on the tables, in our bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres...loved them!

The back of Jenni's beautiful dress...she looked amazing!!!! She was breath-taking, sensational, dreamy, etc...

Waiting for 5:00...notice the fan...it was 101 degrees on the wedding day...we tried to stay in as much as we could...

The reception at Dana and Jerry's house (Kent's mom and step dad)...it was absolutely beautiful, the pictures don't do it any justice...

While we were waiting on Kent and Jenni to arrive, we had cocktail hour on the terrace...




The boys looked like caged up lions waiting to go down on the patio area to have a seat and eat dinner...or get near the pool...


Bride and grooms table...with Hayden, Emma, and Case...these three were the only children at the wedding and reception, well they may have been a couple others, but it was sure not a kid event...they boys behaved themselves really well except for when they had to get on the shuttle and go back to the villas with gma...they were very mad and did not want to leave...sorry kids, momma needs to dance...
Some of the decor mom and I have been collecting for the past year...it all turned out really great and Jenni was very very pleased with everything...


First dance...


Father-daughter dance...song title: "Family Tradition", by Hank Williams, Jr...very fitting for the Kansas people!!!

Look at all the pretty girls...
Case and I taking a spin around the dance floor...

the cake...the finger mark Case made before Jenni and Kent even saw it...nice, thank goodness it was on the side of the cake and not the front...




These cake toppers were used at mom and dad's wedding, my wedding and now Jenni's...don't worry Buck, I'll keep them handy for yours too... :)


This is Matt, Jessica's husband, I had no idea he was a rapper, hip hop dancer!!! :)



Judy (jennifer's mom -#2) and mom...

Buck cuttin' a rug...

Thea and Buck...



We all had a great time and have spent the last week re-capping everything about those few days spent together out in Phoenix...Jenni, Buck, and I had a wonderful time together...it's not very often all of us are together at the same time...we are so proud of Jenni, so happy for her, and so excited we have Kent in our family now!!!
Jenni and Kent spent the next full week after the wedding in the Bahama's...poor things...now it's back to life, back to reality... :)
Love you Jenni, thanks for including me in every aspect of your special day...

And another BIG thanks to our Mom...she made Jenni's day very special and was there for everything from A to Z...it wouldn't have been possible without her...thanks mom!!! We love you so much!!

traci~momma