Celebrate Good Times, Come ON!

We took our trip in June to the midwest at the time that we did in order to make it to Pop's cousin's wedding. (It seems like just the other day that she was a junior bridesmaid in our wedding! Is she OLD ENOUGH to be getting married already?!?!) We might have chosen a different time to head there (preferably when all the other kids are in school so that we wouldn't have to "fight" vacation travelers!) if not for this wedding... BUT, it turned out just fine with really nice early summer weather that wasn't too hot!

After the wedding, the girls held some of the bridesmaids bouquets and Branch told me that she REALLY wanted to be in a wedding while she is little. I suppose every little girl might like that, eh?

Do you KNOW how hard it is to get 9 children to look the same direction and smile all at the SAME time? It is nearly impossible. But, here is the closest that I got. Next time, I will have all the adults stand together and make dumb faces in ONE spot BEHIND me - instead of off to the side!

Our little Blossom enjoyed the party of the wedding. Dancing was her gig. Not that I was terribly surprised, but she took every opportunity to dance with the "fun people." Here she has snagged the freshly graduated from college Uncle Nandy!!

And when he was all worn out, she snagged the BRIDE!! She designed and made her gown... and looked beautiful in it! I happened to LOVE the headpiece/veil that she wore... but was off by this point in the evening. I wish I would have gotten a picture of it. I am not as "with it" in using my camera when I tote a 23 pound chunk of love on my hip!

Here, Pops is teaching his niece how to really rock it - I think maybe the song was an 80's/90's hair band rock song. NICE. I am sure that daycare will appreciate her new rocker style!

Both Blossom and Branch wanted a turn with the dollar dance and drained my wallet off all greenbacks and I didn't have any left to dance with the groom. I hope he understood I wasn't snubbin' him!

It was a beautiful wedding. I can hardly believe how time flies and it seems weddings make me aware of time flying. We have these two beauties growing so fast under our noses and they talk about the day when they will wear their own beautiful wedding gowns... that could be in 15 years or so... Say it ISN'T so!

Many congratulations to the happy couple... we had a blast celebrating your day in Nebraska!