HUSBAND & WIFE???!!!!!
When you have a guy who looks THIS happy....
and a gal who looks this beautiful and THIS happy...
in an environment that looks like this with people all dressed up....
and little secret fairies/flower girls hiding behind the scenes like this....
you're probably going to end up with a couple looking something like this!
AND an extra gift for us because we got to see our very own Cap'n/Reverend/Father marry them!!!!!
(courtesy of ryan flynn)
So......the story goes.....,ONCE UPON A TIME........
A whole family, minus one lil dark headed precious grandboy who stayed home with his lulu and papa) flew off into the wild blue yonder ......to the NORTH!! I'm talkin ALL the way across the country to watch our son's friend take the plunge,,,,er, I mean marry the girl of his dreams. That boy is kinda like one of ours......a part of our family!
So, with wild eyed wonderment, all of us southerners converged on the BIG SKY STATE of Montana with gusto! We had so much fun together and the wedding was just the icing on the cake,,pardon the pun!
There was no detail left unattended and all of it was quite fairy tale - like!!
The setting was gorgeous, nestled in a picturesque like forest where calm and beauty reigned.
The walking path to the ceremony was lit by tiny white bulbs thru the path..
The bridal party dressed in a sweet tent lit by lights...
My boys giving that last piece of pre-wedding advice!!!!
with josh checking the time for his last minutes as a single man!
....and it's GO!
A sweet ceremony was followed by an even sweeter reception under a big tent with good food, good dancing and happy times!
Some of my girls attending!
The cutest kid at the wedding!
Oh wait.....the TWO cutest kids at the wedding!
Oh really wait....the THREE cutest kids at the wedding!! (I'm just sayin!)
then, the dancin' began!!
And now???? what really stole the show and made my heart fill to the brim with love??? I, all of a sudden, turned around and saw THIS on the dancefloor!!! Number 1 grandchild and Number 2 grandchild going straight for each other to dance!!!! Just watch!! (she's 5, he's 3)
and then another lil boy in wedding comes to dance with Lilli.....Austin did not want to let her go!!!
he even, in fact, got a lil miffed!!!!!
but all ended well because he got her back!!!!
OMG..........I was laughing so hard at the antics of these kids..........and SO proud cuz they're all a part of me!!!
So, as the night wound down...
we took one last longingly lovely look at the landscapes of a Montana night....
and bid the newlyweds fare-thee-well!!!
TO SHANON & ALEX.....WE WISH YOU LONG NIGHTS AND HAPPY DAYS....AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR LIVES WITH US!!!
(as a parting shot that shows how typical our family is.....as I'm walking away, I notice this....)
bourbon & coke and baby formula......It's just how we roll!!!!
stay tuned for the rest of our trip.......!!!
