Wedding Bells

In spite of a few problems with rain, Lee and Christie had a simply beautiful wedding.  Family, friends, gorgeous decorations, stunning dress, delicious food, a string quartet, fantastic band, and the perfect spot overlooking the river made for a very special occasion. 

Di pinning both grandmothers

Both cakes were delicious!  The ruffles on Christie's cake were like the ruffles on her dress (just in pink).

Great time for family to chat!

Charley before the ceremony.  I didn't get a picture of Josey before the wedding.

In case you don't recognize it, this is the please don't take my picture look!

Lee gets a special hug from Papa.

 

Di and Lee

The Happy Family

Charley and Josey

Dancing away!

 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Drain

 

In addition to this special wedding, Rose Lynn and Tyler were also married.  Also, the ceremony for Josh's pinning from Nursing School was held.  What a great day for all!

Friends

Our Friendship Circle recently held our annual cookout at Phyllis and Jeff's beautiful home in Panola.  We always have such a wonderful time together.  We talk nonstop, yet really don't talk about anything.  If you miss out on these outings, please try to join us.  I promise you will have a great time!

Lauri

Sarah

Virginia and Lori

Our cooks hard at work

What about me?

Hanging out while waiting to eat

Even the dogs get in on the good food!

Wonderful friends, beautiful setting, delicious food = a perfect afternoon!

Sand Castles

Maddie loves to go play in Pop's sand piles, or sand castles as she calls them.  She has been doing this for quite sometime now.  Each time she gets a little more adventurous! 

When we first got there, she told Pop the sand castles weren't high enough, so of course she and Pop hop on the loader and push them up higher!

Ready to play!

Where did she learn to be so adventurous on the sand piles?

I have no idea!

How cute is this?

We end this adventure by burying ourself in the sand!

Pop's sand castles are the best!

Why Garden?

There are lots of reasons that Reed could use for gardening - for beauty,to save money, for health, to have fun, to feed others, etc.  And while all of those sound good and may be partially true, the REAL reason he loves to garden can be found below!

Maddie loves helping in the garden!  She was able to be here to help pick his first cucumbers, peppers and squash!

Searching for the ripe ones!

Look what I found!

She likes to carry things all by herself!

We washed our goodies..........

And then we celebrated with a popsicle and cartoons!

We can't wait until her next visit.  I'm not sure we can pick the tomatoes unless she's here!!

Wedding Bells

Reed and I recently attended the wedding of one of my first cousin's daughters.  It was such a precious ceremony. Church in the country, family, friends-everything a wedding should be.  I caught myself smiling as they were sweetly exchanging vows.  Isn't that what a wedding should be all about?  It was a beautiful, simple service, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.  I also love any opportunity to visit with my family.  Not everyone was able to attend, but it was great seeing the ones that were there!

My Cousins and sweet sisters-Jami, Jodi and Jenna




Anne and her pretty girls!
This picture is priceless to me!  Anne will not let you ever take her picture!  I have countless ones of half of her face or the back of her head!  This one will be framed!

Precious Taylor

Cousins-Hunter and Jenna

 

Sometimes she's an Elementary School Principal- Sometimes she's a Wedding Planner - But, she's a full time Aunt!

Kathy and Jodi

Tommy and Jami - Check out the cute guy in the back!

The Bride and Groom

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Jon Parker!

We are so glad we got to celebrate with you!

I can't take credit for any of these pictures.  They were all taken by Jodi's photographer.

Blooming

I love Spring!  Reed and I have both been busy in the yard and garden and so far so good!!  I am a little concerned about how long we can keep everything looking good!  With Spring coming early, I figure I will be watering flowers for about 7 months.  I am still enjoying it now, but by July I think the fun may have worn off!

We have this retaining wall that needed something special, so Reed transplanted these beautiful roses!  He has nurtured them for about 2 years now, and this year they are really pretty!  I only wish they would bloom all summer.

 His garden also looks fantastic!  Before long, we will be eating tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and squash!  He didn't plant quite as much as last year, but I still think we will have more than we can eat!

And not to be outdone, my flowers are growing nicely too!  Below is just a sample!  So far everything but my basil is doing great! The one in the middle is a Pinterest inspiration. (What did I do before I discovered Pinterest?) I have really enjoyed it.  I wanted to add one more larger pot on the bottom, but could not find the right size.  That will be a project for next year!

I have to be honest - with everything in bloom it really makes me hope my summer vacation doesn't take too much longer to arrive!!  When my daylillies start blooming, I really have a hard time going to work!!  That is always my signal that summer is finally here!!

Simply Put

I love my guys!!  I can't imagine life without them!! 

P.S.  I am pretty fond of my girls, too!