Rehearsal, Ella and Michael walking down the aisle.
Getting pretty in the Bridal Room.
Okay, this better be the only time I see her in a white dress getting dolled up for a wedding.
In the Bridal Room.
The Ring Bearer, Michael (Brett's nephew).
The cutie with the dark hair (holding flowers) is engaged to Nicole's brother Brian, and is also Brett's sister. Sis and bro marrying sis and bro - sounds kinda familiar!
Getting pretty in the Bridal Room.
Okay, this better be the only time I see her in a white dress getting dolled up for a wedding.
In the Bridal Room.
The Ring Bearer, Michael (Brett's nephew).
The cutie with the dark hair (holding flowers) is engaged to Nicole's brother Brian, and is also Brett's sister. Sis and bro marrying sis and bro - sounds kinda familiar!
Our little fam.
Me, Mommy, and Sis.
My nephew Adam, and Dawson.
Steph, Christina, Tina, Sara, Yours Truly.
I think Ella had a little too much punch.
Big D, holding Ella's purse, hmmm.
The happy couple!
It's official, I'm old. . . One of the first families I babysat for was the Atkins, Nicole was their oldest. I've known her since she was less than a year old - bald, ears pierced, chubby cheeks. We all lived in Big Bear, CA, then a bunch of us moved to the Tri-cities to start the Calvary Chapel there just before I started high school. She was the flower girl in our wedding, and last weekend, Ella was the flower girl in hers. How can that be? I don't feel (I said feel, not look) like I've aged a bit, yet someone that I used to babysit is now a friend. Nicole is a sweetheart in every sense of the word, if it were up to me, there would be a picture of her next to that word in the dictionary. She is just a gentle soul, and I love her to pieces. Ella was so excited to be in the wedding, and talked about her "twirling dress" for months, and Todd and I were honored that she was a part of such an important day in their lives. Ella did really well, especially considering Fri morning we spent 4 hours at the hospital waiting for Aaron to get out of surgery (decided he didn't need the upper 1/3 of his tibia), then we immediately got in the car and drove to the Tri-cities, then we went to my parents to change and then on to the rehearsal. All things that require calm and quiet, not a good combo for Ella. The next day we had to be there about 3 1/2 hours before the wedding for pictures, so I was proud that she made it through the weekend with only one meltdown - courtesy of a Barbie band-aid removed prematurely. The wedding was beautiful, Nicole was beyond beautiful, it was a really special day and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. My BF growing up was Megan, who happens to be Nicole's cousin, so I got a chance to catch up a little bit with Meg's parents (she couldn't come with her fam, she had a baby girl 8 days earlier - welcome little Kennedy!). One of the fun things they did at the reception was a candy table with cute little bags to load up on goodies. Dawson got a hold of a mini Reese's peanut butter cup, so we were quite a spectacle while we hosed him down with Benedryl and tried to keep our wits about us until we knew he was okay. One of these kids is going to give me a heart attack at some point, no doubt about it.
Me, Mommy, and Sis.My nephew Adam, and Dawson.
Steph, Christina, Tina, Sara, Yours Truly.
I think Ella had a little too much punch.
Big D, holding Ella's purse, hmmm.
The happy couple!
It's official, I'm old. . . One of the first families I babysat for was the Atkins, Nicole was their oldest. I've known her since she was less than a year old - bald, ears pierced, chubby cheeks. We all lived in Big Bear, CA, then a bunch of us moved to the Tri-cities to start the Calvary Chapel there just before I started high school. She was the flower girl in our wedding, and last weekend, Ella was the flower girl in hers. How can that be? I don't feel (I said feel, not look) like I've aged a bit, yet someone that I used to babysit is now a friend. Nicole is a sweetheart in every sense of the word, if it were up to me, there would be a picture of her next to that word in the dictionary. She is just a gentle soul, and I love her to pieces. Ella was so excited to be in the wedding, and talked about her "twirling dress" for months, and Todd and I were honored that she was a part of such an important day in their lives. Ella did really well, especially considering Fri morning we spent 4 hours at the hospital waiting for Aaron to get out of surgery (decided he didn't need the upper 1/3 of his tibia), then we immediately got in the car and drove to the Tri-cities, then we went to my parents to change and then on to the rehearsal. All things that require calm and quiet, not a good combo for Ella. The next day we had to be there about 3 1/2 hours before the wedding for pictures, so I was proud that she made it through the weekend with only one meltdown - courtesy of a Barbie band-aid removed prematurely. The wedding was beautiful, Nicole was beyond beautiful, it was a really special day and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. My BF growing up was Megan, who happens to be Nicole's cousin, so I got a chance to catch up a little bit with Meg's parents (she couldn't come with her fam, she had a baby girl 8 days earlier - welcome little Kennedy!). One of the fun things they did at the reception was a candy table with cute little bags to load up on goodies. Dawson got a hold of a mini Reese's peanut butter cup, so we were quite a spectacle while we hosed him down with Benedryl and tried to keep our wits about us until we knew he was okay. One of these kids is going to give me a heart attack at some point, no doubt about it.Nicole and Brett are honeymooning in Maui, then back home to Cali. I wish they weren't so far away, but now we have another excuse to go to Disneyland.
I love you Coley, May God bless you and Brett always.
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