Recipe for a Good Wedding

1 Beautiful Bride
1 Handsome Groom
30 + family members
16 cute kids
1 day of rain for good luck!
1 afternoon of hail for extra good luck?

Aaron's youngest sister, Katherine, got married last Saturday. She had all of the above, plus more! It was a great wedding! Although the weather may not have cooperated, it was still a beautiful day!





And not to make this post about us, but seriously what a stud!

A Name and a Blessing

Last Friday, June 11 we blessed Ethan. Aaron's sister, Katherine, was getting married on Saturday. Almost all of Aaron's family were in town for the event so we took advantage of the opportunity to bless Ethan while surrounded by so much of our family. It was a wonderful day. Ethan is so privileged to come into this world and automatically be loved by so many.

Ethan, you are loved by your parents!

You are loved by your grandmas!

You are loved by your cousins!

Ethan, you are one loved little boy!

Ethan wore the same blessing outfit that my brother wore 17 years ago.

Our Favorite!

Every Summer we look forward to one event more than any other. The Chalk Art Festival! It wasn't our first, nor our second, not even our third time going. This year was the fourth year in a row that Aaron and I have been.



I have to say though that this time I walked away a little disappointed.

It may have been due to the rain. Although it brought out two cool rainbows.




Or the fact that Gelazzi our favorite gelato place had closed down and moved to Houston. At least they had a little stand so we were still able to get a yummy treat.




Although as I look back at the photos we took I am not really sure why I was disappointed, because there were some pretty cool drawings.




Now of course the highlight of the night was sneaking into the Kids Corner, stealing chalk, and making our own creation. We have always done our hand prints. This year with the new addition to the family we traced the new hand (Well we pretended to trace his hand. Also Sorry your E is pink Ethan, it was the only chalk we could find.)




And now I will leave you with a photomontage of my son, because who wouldn't want to stare at him all day :)

Dinner

I hadn't been to grocery store in two weeks. This week was so busy that eating out was the best option most nights. Then Friday rolled around and it was supposed to be shopping day. Well my child decided he needed even more love than he normally gets. Anytime I put him down he would scream. So I figured I would save those at the store from hearing Ethan's lovely cry. So the only thing for dinner was sandwiches... boring! So what goes good with sandwiches? A PICNIC, of course!

Dinner crisis averted!

A Great Memorial Day!

Sunday night we headed up to the mountains to spend Memorial Day with my family. Which, by the way, will soon be gaining a new member. Congrats Lauren and Matt on your engagement!



So why was Memorial Day such a great day?

We stayed at my parents condo.

We took beautiful walks.

We ate good barbecue food.

Plus the guys did some golfing and the girls did some shopping.

That's why it was a great Memorial Day!