SHOW US YOUR LIFE - Wedding Party and Flowers/Ceremony

Kelly's Korner is hosting Show Us Your Life with wedding parties today! It is fun to play along!

Once again these are all scanned pictures so they don't show the best quality.

Our wedding party consisted of family and friends from childhood, college and 1 Delta friend :o)

My girls! I loved their dresses. They were 2 piece and so pretty! I love red!
First kiss
Our wedding cake, the top tier has the initial of our last name!
These are the girls flowers, I carried white miniature calla lilies.This is Brandon and I leaving the beautiful Donnelly house.
To link to the dress go here. We had such a spectacular day I would like to do it all over again!

McWane Center

While in Birmingham we spent one morning at the McWane Center with Katie, Hampton, and Camden Crago. The kids had a lot of fun and were asleep before we could get out of the parking deck! It was a fun place, we can't wait to go back! Thank you Crago's for a fun outing!

Model stats in check

Both kids had their wellness visits today. Carter his 3 year and Campbell her 18 month. Campbell still is a skinny Minnie but she is gaining and is staying on the charts so no one is worried. Her weight is 22 lbs. 4 oz. which is the 20th% but her length is 33.5 in. which is the 90th%. I would love for her to wear my wedding dress but she may be too tall for it when the time comes :o) Her head is 18 in. which is the 50th%. She got 3 shots today and wasn't too happy about it. But once I picked her up she was fine. Also, they checked Campbell's iron level to see if she might be anemic. Apparently children that put everything in their mouths have a chance of being anemic. Campbell's iron was fine though - obviously she just likes to eat dirt, dog food, etc.! Carter did well as usual. He is 36 lbs. which puts him in the 75th% and his height is almost off the charts at 3 ft. 4.75 in. which is the 95th%. This was the first time he got his blood pressure taken which was perfect. He did get one shot and didn't even whimper, he flinched but was more interested in seeing what kind of band-aid he got than anything! Carter loves band-aids! I think that's why when he gets hurt, he's not too concerned because he gets a band-aid! I continue to be thankful for healthy children!

Show us your life - Wedding Dress

Today over at Kelly's Korner she is hosting Show Us Your Life by starting with wedding dresses! Oh how I loved my dress! It was a Maggie Sottero couture gown in diamond white. It was beautiful and so comfortable; especially for strapless! It was open in the back with a corset type strapping up the back. In the front it gathered to the side and was trimmed at the top, side and back with little beads that when caught in the right light it glistened! I loved my dress and my wedding day! It was simply glorious and here 6 years later I still remember it like it was yesterday! We had an evening wedding in the gardens of The Historic Donnelly House which is an antebellum home in Birmingham, Alabama. Everything about the day was beautiful! The below pictures don't do my dress justice. The pictures are scanned from my photo album - digital was just coming around so I don't have many of those.

Mimi and PopPop's house of fun

Riding the lawnmower with PopPop

The kids love playing golf Mimi's shoes

Look at that model pose!

He could be a model too!

Rocking in my first rocking chair Not easy getting group pictures these days!

Gran-ma ma ma and Mimi with the kids.

A week at Mimi and PopPop's

Brandon was on the other side of the world last week in Singapore so me and the kids spent the week at my parent's house in Birmingham. We stayed busy the whole week. We visited with friends and my mom and I did lots of shopping - what we do best! We all had a great time but we are glad to be back home in our normal routine and I know my parent's are welcoming the quite house again! I think we gave them a crash course in remembering what it's like to have little ones in the house again! At one point during the week, Carter got his arm stuck in a chair and Campbell got her head stuck in the banister! I guess way back when my parent's house was built oh 40+ years ago, they didn't have the Coke can rule of thumb spacing guidelines! Campbell wasn't amused but she didn't get hurt once we figured out where she put her head in! Then of course since we live in the Eastern time zone and were visiting in the Central time zone, my kids were up early! I think they only slept past 6:30am twice! We had a fun week but are glad to be all together again!

Homemade ice cream with Ava, Harper and Jackson at the Howse's.

Playing at Hampton and Camden's house: live action group shot!

From L-R Campbell 18 months, Carter 3, Hampton 2, and Camden 3 months!

Play date

Carter likes the kick board

Campbell hangs out on the steps
Joshua

Carter, Timothy and Joshua

Nathan

Timothy

More 4th fun

On July 4th we went to a former co-workers of Brandon's to celebrate. He had a pool so Carter liked watching all the teenagers doing tricks on the diving board! When they took a break, Carter gave it a try and loved it! He wasn't the least bit scared! He jumped off, swam to the side, climbed out, and started it all over again. So fun to watch him discover new things! For dinner we had a royal feast, the kids had hamburgers and hot dogs and the adults had lobster tail, crab legs, mussels, alligator (compliments of Brandon) and shrimp! Saying it was delicious was an understatement! Carter and Campbell were the youngest by about 13 years so the adults loved the watching them. It wasn't super easy around a pool. Carter also enjoyed the sprinkler in their yard. He squealed in delight each time the water hit him! The kids weren't able to make it to the fireworks so while driving home we saw lots of fireworks in the sky at various places. Thanks Joe for such a fun evening!

Discovered the diving board for the first time and loved it!

Discovered a big float for the first time and was totally content!
"I told you I don't like bows in my hair!"
Blowing bubbles while waiting for fireworks and Campbell chewing on something; as always!

Happy 4th

Waving flags
Trying to get a good picture; seems impossible these days! At least Carter cooperates!

Being serious

Happy 18 months

She went from this . . .

to this in a matter of seconds!

18 months has flown! Campbell is starting not to appreciate all my picture taking! Most of the time she runs from the camera.

Madi's birthday

This weekend we went to Alabama to celebrate Madi's 1st birthday. Madi wasn't so sure about the cake at first but she got the hang of it; even if it was face first! As you can see in the pictures below, Carter had no problems! The child LOVES cake - really just the icing!! I wonder where he gets that from! It was a whirlwind weekend but fun. We also got a chance to see my friend Katie and her new baby Camden along with Josh and Hampton. Carter and Hampton loved trying to catch fireflies and rolling in the grass being tickled! As tiring as all that sounds, I thought for sure they would sleep in, oh no . . . 5:30 AL time rolls around and they are awake! Goodness the sun comes up too early there. Carter thinks when the sun is up, he should be too! 5:30 makes 6:30 in GA not seem so bad!

Birthday Girl

Sweet Campbell

Yum, blue icing!

Carter swings

Campbell swings

Pool Friday

Loves jumping

Loves blowing bubbles

Most Fridays we spend time at the pool. Actually we spend at least 2 days during the week at the pool but the act of putting on sunscreen on 1 squirmy 17 month old gets tiring. Thankfully Carter cooperates with the sunscreen on most days! Carter is doing great at the pool this year. He is attached to the floaties but I don't blow them up all the way, so he has to swim. He kicks his legs and moves his arms but it still a little less confident without the floaties. He can do the kick board all by himself so there is progress. I am thinking maybe by the end of summer he will be able to swim without the floaties! Campbell on the other hand, just thinks she can swim! She sits at the steps and blows bubbles and wants to drink the water. She wants to be out in the middle of the pool without a float and wants me to take her out there but once there wants to let go! The child has no fear; especially since she loves to climb on the kitchen table. I guess I am going to have to put the kitchen chairs in the garage! Unless I am holding her, she makes a bee line to the chairs to climb on the table! Ahhh sweet, beautiful Campbell is so strong-willed! I hear she gets that from her sweet mama but I refuse to believe it!