This past weekend we traveled to Odessa/Midland for the wedding of Daniel's cousin, Holly. It was a beautiful wedding and reception, and I'd like to think that my beautiful kids had a little bit to do with that.
Abigail, along with her cousin Avery, were flower girls. This was Abigail's first wedding to attend, and she absolutely loved it!
Cooper was hanging out with me in the back of the church while I helped corral the flower girls and make sure Abigail went down the aisle at the right time. The ring bearer, who was just 1 year old, wasn't fairing too well and it was decided that he wasn't going to make it down the aisle. The bride, Holly, asked me if Cooper would be able to go down the aisle with the ring pillow. While thinking that there was no way my shy little guy would go down the aisle, I confidently said, "Sure, he'll be great!" Fortunately, Cooper manned up and trotted off down the aisle ahead of the flower girls and was fantastic!
Daniel was seated at the front of the church and said his heart stopped a bit when he saw Cooper coming down the aisle. He just knew that Cooper had slipped through the door as I was ushering Abigail out ,and that I didn't get the chance to grab him. Fortunately, that wasn't the case, and the kids were perfectly behaved as they stood at the front of the church throughout the ceremony and then followed the bride and groom out the back of the church. As we waited in the hallway for the guests to leave the church before we returned for photos, the groom, Jerry, came up to Cooper to give him a fistbump and tell him how great he did. To my shock and humor, Cooper replied, "I got your back." Ha! (Remember, this kid is just three!) Kids are too funny...
At the reception, Cooper was a big hit on the dance floor. Who knew my little man had moves?!
At one point, there was a circle of people that formed around Cooper as he danced up a storm in the middle and everyone cheered him on. He even jumped on to the floor a few times and spun around from one buttcheek to the other in his own version of breakdancing. Too funny...
One of the best moments of the reception was the couples' dance when they had each couple continue dancing until it was narrowed down to the longest-married couple. Daniel's grandparents were the last ones dancing, and I don't think there was a dry eye in the place as everyone stood in their honor. Gamps and Gammy are the cutest couple ever!
But, Gamps cracked us up after having to give a bit of a speech before leaving the dance floor. He said, "If Kendall and Trevor (the next family members to get married) do that at their wedding, they're dead!" Ha, ha!
Abigail and her daddy had fun on the dance floor as well.
On Sunday morning, Abigail told my mom all about her beautiful dancing, but added that her daddy "got all kinds of crazy out there". Needless to say, the wedding was beautiful, and we wish Holly and Jerry a wonderful marriage together. For us, this is just the beginning . We have my cousin Leah's wedding in Atlanta in May, Daniel's cousin Trevor's wedding in San Antonio in July and are still debating on whether we will attend Daniel's cousin Stephanie's wedding in South Africa in November. Hopefully, Daniel's cousin Travis, who recently became engaged, will hold off until 2011 for his wedding because I have a feeling we will be weddinged out pretty soon.
Abigail, along with her cousin Avery, were flower girls. This was Abigail's first wedding to attend, and she absolutely loved it!
Cooper was hanging out with me in the back of the church while I helped corral the flower girls and make sure Abigail went down the aisle at the right time. The ring bearer, who was just 1 year old, wasn't fairing too well and it was decided that he wasn't going to make it down the aisle. The bride, Holly, asked me if Cooper would be able to go down the aisle with the ring pillow. While thinking that there was no way my shy little guy would go down the aisle, I confidently said, "Sure, he'll be great!" Fortunately, Cooper manned up and trotted off down the aisle ahead of the flower girls and was fantastic!
Daniel was seated at the front of the church and said his heart stopped a bit when he saw Cooper coming down the aisle. He just knew that Cooper had slipped through the door as I was ushering Abigail out ,and that I didn't get the chance to grab him. Fortunately, that wasn't the case, and the kids were perfectly behaved as they stood at the front of the church throughout the ceremony and then followed the bride and groom out the back of the church. As we waited in the hallway for the guests to leave the church before we returned for photos, the groom, Jerry, came up to Cooper to give him a fistbump and tell him how great he did. To my shock and humor, Cooper replied, "I got your back." Ha! (Remember, this kid is just three!) Kids are too funny...
At the reception, Cooper was a big hit on the dance floor. Who knew my little man had moves?!
At one point, there was a circle of people that formed around Cooper as he danced up a storm in the middle and everyone cheered him on. He even jumped on to the floor a few times and spun around from one buttcheek to the other in his own version of breakdancing. Too funny...
One of the best moments of the reception was the couples' dance when they had each couple continue dancing until it was narrowed down to the longest-married couple. Daniel's grandparents were the last ones dancing, and I don't think there was a dry eye in the place as everyone stood in their honor. Gamps and Gammy are the cutest couple ever!
But, Gamps cracked us up after having to give a bit of a speech before leaving the dance floor. He said, "If Kendall and Trevor (the next family members to get married) do that at their wedding, they're dead!" Ha, ha!
Abigail and her daddy had fun on the dance floor as well.
On Sunday morning, Abigail told my mom all about her beautiful dancing, but added that her daddy "got all kinds of crazy out there". Needless to say, the wedding was beautiful, and we wish Holly and Jerry a wonderful marriage together. For us, this is just the beginning . We have my cousin Leah's wedding in Atlanta in May, Daniel's cousin Trevor's wedding in San Antonio in July and are still debating on whether we will attend Daniel's cousin Stephanie's wedding in South Africa in November. Hopefully, Daniel's cousin Travis, who recently became engaged, will hold off until 2011 for his wedding because I have a feeling we will be weddinged out pretty soon.
2 comments:
The kids look great and your photography is amazing! What type of lens are you using?
Thanks! Unfortunately, I didn't get to take many photos or even change lenses the entire weekend. I had all my gear, but was too busy making sure my kids didn't ruin anything. I was just using my Canon Rebel EOS with the standard lens that came with it.
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