Thursday, May 16, 2013

Family

There are not many occasions when my ENTIRE family is together.  My grandparents, 12 cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews...the list goes on.  On these very special occasions, I try to capture every moment.  Truthfully, when we are all together, I imagine that is what Heaven will be like.  All of us in one place having a great time.  Laughing, telling stories, hugging necks and just being happy!  I am so blessed to be a part of a HUGE family and I truly cherish every minute we get to be together!!  Here are some more random, but fun, pictures from the wedding weekend!  (You'll notice a lot of them are of Reese with a family member - I can't help it - I love taking pictures of my sweet girl!)
 
 
Lindsay and jelly bean
 
 

Love this picture - Brynlee was just talking away to her about when she gets bigger, she can ride the elevator too.
 
 

Uncle Robert and Baby Jack
 
 

Kayla Beth - this girl is a mad working woman in NYC.  Miss her tons! (We had both been crying because she was leaving for the airport, hence the red eyes and bags).
 
 

My sweet cousin Marlie and Reese
 
 

Who can forget Uncle Si?
 
 

Reese was a fan of Lindsay!!
 (You can see in this picture that R has already started playing with hair. :))
 


My Uncle Jack - His name is Jack Allen Reese.  We had to get a picture of him holding Jack and Reese.  (As great as this man is, these two kiddos weren't named after him.  Jack Caldwell was named after my two grandfathers and Reese is named after my dad, Reece.)  We just thought it was the cutest picture and a funny coincidence.
 
 
 
My beautiful cousins, Mallory and Madison (twins) and Marlie - miss getting to see these girls. They live in TX.
 


Kayla Beth and Reeser
 
 

Papaw and Si
 
 


 
 
 
My beautiful cousin, Kristen, Aunt Vicki, and munchkin
 
 
 
 
I know these are all random photos, but I love all of these people so much!!  Again, such a great weekend!!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Going to the Chapel and We're Gonna Get Married....

Well, the big day didn't quite start out like we all thought.  Unfortunately, my sweet sister, Blake, Matt, Ellis (our hairdresser) and a few other people woke up with a little stomach bug on Saturday.  It's the bug that has been going around EVERYWHERE!!  You would never guess that Kyndall was sick.  She pulled it together like a champ  and looked fantastic (you would never think she didn't feel good by looking at her - if you weren't her sister or Mom)  :(   She was such a trooper!! 
 
 
All of the girls went to Pratt Place Inn to get ready around 11:00.  We spent the day on the veranda eating Chick-Fil-A, cookies, drinking mimosas and punch, getting our hair and make-up done, and having fun.  The weather could not have been MORE BEAUTIFUL!!  It was the perfect day for an outdoor wedding! 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Adrienne, Bee, and Ash
 


 
 
 

Beautiful
 
 

 
 
 

Our sweet pad for the day
 
 

We had issues getting the pineapple juice opened...
 
 

Who has a screwdriver?
 
 

Still working on it...
 
 

SUCCESS!!  Yes, we poured out of this little hole all day!
#gottadowhatyagottado
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
The flowers have arrived....
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 





Almost time!!
 
 

 
 
 
 
All the honorary bridesmaids with Papaw before the wedding
 
 

 



 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Seconds before we stepped out of the limo!  The bride is ready to go!!!
 
 
 
 
The wedding went off without a hitch!  She was beautiful, the weather was perfect, the crowd was large, Landon rocked it, and I only cried halfway through it.  :))  I didn't get a whole lot of pictures at the reception, as we were too busy having a great time on the dance floor, but here are a few. (I cannot wait to see Hudson's professional photos!)
 
 
 
HITCHED
 
 

First Dance
 
 
 
Mom and Dad = dancing fools!
 
 

Aunt Patti and Uncle Jack cutting a rug!
 
 

Sweetest.Picture.Ever
 
 

 
 
 

Papaw and Nana - married for 57 years and out on the dance floor!!
 
 

 
 
 

Aunt Vicki and Uncle Gary letting loose!
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Joke of the weekend...my cousin, Michael, brought a life size cardboard Uncle Si.  It went everywhere with us throughout the weekend.  It was hysterical!!!  I cannot count how many people in the lobby of the Embassy wanted their picture taken with it.  (We really should have charged $$) - It was hilarious!!  Here's my Dad with "Si" at the reception - one more reason why I LOVE my family!
 
 
 
It was a wonderful occasion and once again, we are so blessed to have spent the day with so many family and friends in celebration of Kyndall and Blake.  I know God has great plans for these newlyweds and I count my blessings that they're a part of my life!!! 
 
 
 
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Finnell!!!