Our Weekend Whirlwind

Derek was in the wedding of our friend, Shane this weekend so we went to Houston for all the festivities. It was a busy weekend full of activity. Quick recap- dinner, pool, Starbuck's, rehearsal, golf, 2 weddings, church, food and more food, visiting with family and friends.

On Thursday, we drove straight to Babin's Seafood for dinner to celebrate Michele's(Derek's sister) birthday. Derek's parents and our nieces and brother and sister-in-law were all there. It was a nice evening and the kids had a great time playing together,even if our service was a little slow.

On Friday, Derek went to play golf with several friends and family of Shane while the kids and I headed over to my parents. On the way we stopped at the Shoemaker's to see Kellee and all the Shoemakers. They were busy geting ready for all the wedding activities. Shane and Kara and the kids were in town and we went to the pool. It was so fun to watch the kids play together. Elizabeth is a little daredevil and couldn't get enough of the big slide. It is a great pool and we all had a fun time soaking up the sun and hanging out together.

Brooklyn ready to swimBarrett hanging at the poolB, E, and Brooklyn getting a snack

On Friday afternoon, we headed back to Derek's parents house. Derek and I went to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The kids stayed and played with Grandbob, Grandmom, Aunt Michele and the cousins. The wedding was planned to be outside, but it was raining when we arrived for the rehearsal. Eventually it stopped and they could practice outside. We had a great time catching up with lots of friends that we have known since junior high/high school. It is fun to see Derek interact with these guys. We all got to talk and laugh and reminisce.

Derek and his buddy, Shane

On Saturday, we hung out and then got ready for our 1st wedding of the day. My sister Kellee's sister-in-law and friend of ours was getting married. Laura was a beautiful bride and looked so happy. It was neat because the wedding and reception were all at the same place as Derek's and mine(and Kara & Shane's, Kellee & Anthony's). The kids were excited to see Kellee walk down the aisle. They waved and clapped. It was fun to see lots of people we grew up with and we got to sit with Anita, Marcia, and Dianne and visit. The kids did good, but were really ready for the cake to be cut. It was a delicious cake. We left soon after so the kids could nap(which of course they did not).

Laura, the beautiful bride and Elizabeth and BarrettBrooklyn getting a good view of the cakeAnita and meMiss ElizabethOur little princessB and Kellee at the weddingWe went back to the Reaves and then got ready to go to Shane's wedding. Derek went early, so Bob and I headed out to Hockley for the wedding. It was nice and pretty. It was outside under some gorgeous trees, unfortunately I was feeding nilla wafers and other snacks to my kids so I didn't get any pictures. Bob was great and took the kids to play when they started getting really restless. We got to see lots of people from high school and show off the kids. They left soon after the ceremony and we were able to relax, eat, talk, dance and have a really good time. It was a really late night for us.

The best family shot we could get all weekend On Sunday we went to church and my whole family was there. The kids just love seeing each other and playing. I m so glad they my kids have cousins, on both sides, that they love and play well with. It is neat to watch those relationships grow. We all(17 of us) went to lunch and tried to get some visiting it. It is lots of fun when we are all together.
Brooklyn is such a cutieSome of the cousins playing after lunchMe and my handsome and awesome husband
Now we are back home. I am doing lots of laundry and trying to get everything put back in its place. We had a wonderful time with friends and family.