Wedding

Brandon's sister, Virginia (Ginger to us and Aunt G to the girls) got married on October 1, 2011 in their hometown of Sherman. It was a beautiful weekend with lots of family and friends celebrating Ginger and Steve. We all couldn't be happier to Aunt G, but it is very bittersweet. Ginger is going from living a couple blocks away from us in Dallas to Connecticut! We will miss her very much and I know she will miss the girls, but we are so excited for her and Steve to start their lives together.

The Rehearsal dinner was at a beautiful restaurant on Lake Texoma, unfortunately it was a parent’s nightmare – concrete patio with railing that overlooked a 20 foot drop off. Brandon and I spent most the night playing defense and making sure the girls didn’t slip through the rails. We ended up with a few falls and one bump of the head from the concrete, no permanent damage. It was a beautiful night and the girls had a blast – we were exhausted!

I can't wait for the professional photos to be ready. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a Christmas Card!

Momo and her girls...

Finley and Ellis were the flower girls in the wedding. Finley was really into it and followed instructions beautifully. She’s my rule follower! Ellis, on the other hand, was the wild card and we knew that going into it. Even the minister looked a little nervous when we showed up with our mini flower girl. The girls started out down the aisle and Finley was perfect, dropping her petals like a pro. Ellis toddled behind and instead of dropping the flowers from her basket, she bent down and started picking up the flowers that had been dropped and putting them back in her basket. She continued doing this until about half way down the aisle when she finally looked up and realized there was a lot of people in the church watching her. At this point, Ellis quickly turned her basket over, dumped her petals, dropped her basket and ran back to the door where my mom was waiting to catch her in case she tried to make a run for it. She watched the wedding from the back, which was probably the best place for her to be.

The entire Ellis clan...

The beautiful bride...