Sunday, August 30, 2009

Don't Look Now, Just Bust a Move


So, I'm a total idiot and I truly can't figure out how to make this the right way, so tilt your head to the side and enjoy! Sorry!

Finally Finishing Vacation
















With Brady starting school on Wednesday, I figured that I should get my act together and finally finish the wedding and vacation postings. I had quite a few more pictures that I wanted to upload, but this will have to do!

The top few pictures are of our trip to Napa where Amanda and her roommate, Lisa, gave us the the royal treatment, and the bottom pictures are of the lovely bride and groom and family.

I am working on posting some videos, then will try to find time to give a few updates on the boys!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

More Wedding Pics
















There are also a few pics Brittney sent that I want to post as soon as I have time.

Jon and Brittney's Wedding
















There were so many reasons that made our trip to Tahoe fun and special: getting to be a part of Jon and Brittney's wedding, beach days, etc., but at the top of the list was getting the chance to see my niece, Lyvia, and nephew, Grayson. Grayson is adorable, and already bigger than Carson, even though he is 3 months younger, and Lyvia is an awesome big sister. It was really fun to spend time with them. The wedding was lovely and original, not to mention really, really fun. I don't have a ton of pictures of Brady because I spent most of the time video-taping his crazy dance moves (to be posted soon). J and B seemed so happy throughout the whole celebration. We were so happy to be there.

Tahoe: Carson's First Beach
















If we could have stopped Carson from eating sand, we would have stayed at the beach all day. Brady, of course, enjoyed himself, as he always does, and Carson fearlessly crawled directly into the water face first. I wish we could have stayed longer!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Last of Yosemite











Napa and Tahoe pictures to come (including wedding shots...those were hard to narrow down, too!)

Monday, August 17, 2009

Not Taking the Hint
















So, I have often been the one, bleary-eyed, looking absent-mindedly through someone else's vacation pictures. I KNOW that looking at other people's pictures is NEVER going to be like actually going to the place, but I can't help it...there's just no real way to narrow our 400 pictures of this beautiful place down to 4, so you are stuck with these posts, as well as the ones that are coming...and at least there are people in the pictures...I have not yet stooped to posting scenery. Believe me, I was tempted, but no picture can accurately capture just how amazing Yosemite was, so why bother! PS - Carson was just as rivited.

Yoooo-semite!









No, don't adjust your computer screen...that's really me wearing Carson on my back, and looking all "outdoorsie". I can't even begin to tell you how amazing Yosemite was. We stayed right outside of the park and spent every day hiking and taking in the sights. I'm just so happy that places like this still exist. I wish they were a little closer to home!

Dum Dum Da-Dum:Wedding #1








Unfortunately, I didn't get too many pictures of Blaise and Jenny's wedding because I was busy trying to be a good bridesmaid, and Jeremy was busy trying to make sure that Brady was a good little ring-bearer, BUT, it is obvious from these pictures just how beautiful Jenny looked, just how happy the "happy couple" were, and just how much fun everyone had. I didn't want it to end! When the photographer posts his pictures to his website, I will pass them along!


Friday, August 7, 2009

One Lucky Gal











Seriously, look at my awesome family. Do I get a prize or something?!

During our Lay-Over
















So, we have just stopped back in Texas for a quick week, and I thought I would give a short update. We were in PA for 2 weeks gearing up for Blaise and Jenny's wedding which, of course, was beautiful in every way. Brady looked unbelievably handsome in his tux, as did my debonair husband. Unfortunately, I did not get any pictures myself because I also had the pleasure of being in the wedding! We had a great time, and it was really hard to come back to the hottest place on Earth. But, at least we have our week in California to look forward to, ending with Jon and Brittney's wedding, which I'm sure will also be beautiful. We leave tomorrow morning, and I can't wait to see Napa, Yosemite, and Tahoe...We have never been to any of those places and we can't wait!
By they way, I realize that I just posted only pictures of Carson. Brady has been recently unwilling to pose and smile for pictures, but standby for a few that I caught on the sly!