Back in April we attended my cousin, Summer's wedding. It was a great weekend and we all had fun watching them exchange vows and celebrating with them at the reception.
Before we could attend the wedding we had to get there. This trip we decided to try a new approach. We left that evening, hoping the kids would sleep a bit on the way. It was stormy ahead, so we stopped for supper in Weatherford before continuing on the trail. We followed the storm the entire way and made pretty good time. About the time the kids woke up and started to get grumpy we pulled into Mom and Dad's in the big rig. We'd brought the trailer so we could take back a horse and a few of Dad's heifers.
The next morning Mom and I had to make a quick trip to Waco so she could get her new glasses. While we were gone, the boys had some male bonding time. Dalton even gave Dad a haircut on the porch.
That afternoon we all loaded up and headed to Huntsville for the wedding. The boys napped on the way, thankfully, and we arrived, checked in and changed…..ready for the evening.
Me and my handsome boys!
The other good looking guests we traveled with.
Waiting for the service to start. It was very hot and muggy so we stayed inside as long as we could.
Seats up front! We did our best to stay quiet and still during the ceremony. The boys did pretty well, thanks to the Franks, who sat with us. After the ceremony we headed into the reception hall for the rest of the celebration. The kids were crazy excited and we had trouble keeping track of them. They were buzzing around the food and the dance floor, ready to show off their moves.
The happy couple during their first dance. Notice the two kiddos in the corner watching intently.
The highlight of the kids' night was visiting the princess bride and getting to talk to her. Everyone had a great time dancing, Hank particularly liked river-dancing. Finally the music stopped and we sent off the newlyweds with sparklers. By this time 2 out of 3 boys were crashed out on chairs. We pulled the car around, scooped them up and went to the hotel. Thank to a nice cold cup of milk and a soft bed, we had a pretty good night's sleep. The next morning we all ate at IHOP and went back to Mom and Dad's.
Finally time to leave and Papa told us he wanted us to have the 4-wheeler. We were excited and loaded it up on the trailer. By the time we were ready we had 1 4-wheeler, 1 horse, 5 heifers, 3 kids and 2 tired adults. The ride home was great. The boys slept 3/4 of the way and then we used food to keep them happy the last part. We got home just as another storm began and unloaded the stock in the rain.
It was good to get home and even better to know we'd gotten to celebrate a new marriage in the family.
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24
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