Jul
13
whirlwind
wow oh wow! life has been a whirlwind this past week!! i’m afraid that if i don’t just spill out a big update tonight, then i’ll get backlogged and become overwhelmed! so brace yourselves…you’re about to get a lot!!
as you know, my sis in law, Leanna, (yep…same name) got married this past weekend. we welcomed a new brother and uncle into our fam…Alfredo. he’s from Puerto Rico, and the wedding had this amazing Latin flare. i cannot wait to show you it in full! it was full of style and quite the celebration. the bride and groom looked absolutely STUNNING, and my heart really was full of gladness for them that night!
the hubs family flew out last week from California and Seattle, and we have had quite the week full of adventures, let me tell you! i ADORE his family, and we have all wanted to spend as much time together as possible. i think we’ve managed to fit in a whole lot in a short amount of time!
the crazies think their cousins Helen and Clare are the absolute bomb, and i’m pretty sure they’ve been on cloud 9 ever since they got here.
here’s the rundown of our life over the last week:
we have spent much time reminiscing about past family weddings, oohhhing and ahhhing over old wedding pictures.
such as this one:
such as this one:Helen and Clare: age 2…and 3/4
can you believe that these surfer girls below are those same little tiny flowergirls from my wedding pictures??
Helen and Clare: age 12…and 3/4
we beached it as much as we could this week:
and just about everyone tried to catch some waves…
including me! (don’t worry…i censored my jiggly areas so as not to offend you 
we beached it as much as we could this week:
and just about everyone tried to catch some waves…
including me! (don’t worry…i censored my jiggly areas so as not to offend you i’m thinking that i like this whole surfing thing, and just might be out in that water alot more this summer!
the bug enjoyed some “surfing” closer to shore:
in her new bathing suit:
we played lots of Just Dance on the Wii:
and even caught a rainbow!
we shared many many meals together:
some of which consisted of fresh Florida seafood:
we snuggled and watched some movies:
and had some sleepovers:
as the wedding approached, we had fun with all the “wedding-y” things, such as the bachelorette party:
we even rehearsed for the garden wedding in the rain:
the morning of the wedding, we worked on turning these:
into these: (photographer’s info at bottom)
and these:
excitement abounded as we started getting prepped for the big moment:
i found these sweet little wedges for bella on clearance the day before the wedding and just couldn’t pass them up! she loved that we both had wedges and matching nail polish!
the bug enjoyed some “surfing” closer to shore:
in her new bathing suit:
we played lots of Just Dance on the Wii:
and even caught a rainbow!
we shared many many meals together:
some of which consisted of fresh Florida seafood:
we snuggled and watched some movies:
and had some sleepovers:
as the wedding approached, we had fun with all the “wedding-y” things, such as the bachelorette party:
we even rehearsed for the garden wedding in the rain:
the morning of the wedding, we worked on turning these:
into these: (photographer’s info at bottom)
and these:
excitement abounded as we started getting prepped for the big moment:
i found these sweet little wedges for bella on clearance the day before the wedding and just couldn’t pass them up! she loved that we both had wedges and matching nail polish!
the beautiful bride…it doesn’t get classier or more elegant than this!
the bridal party was all family…in fact, almost all of the wedding guests were family, making it even more intimate and sweet:
i’ll give you a sneak peek of the wedding, but there is much more to come as we continue to get pictures from the photographers!
the happy couple:
the reception:
the bridal party was all family…in fact, almost all of the wedding guests were family, making it even more intimate and sweet:
i’ll give you a sneak peek of the wedding, but there is much more to come as we continue to get pictures from the photographers!
the happy couple:
the reception:
that is just a taste of wedding pics. there are TONS more to come!
i must note the incredible talent of the wedding photographer, who happens to be a friend of mine, and from whom i’ve learned a TON about photography and photoshop. if you are in the market for a photographer, you absolutely cannot hire anyone better! check out Taylor of Daisy Mai Photography at www.daisymaiphotography.com
and the second shooter that she brought along was just as amazing! check out Crystal of CH Photography at www.crystalhowesphotography.net
i have to get back to packing for our family vacay coming up….so be on the lookout for more wedding and details of our trip!
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