Rehearsal Dinner/Evening

Well, our entire family has been excited for 8.02.08 for quite some time. My little sis is getting married to Shayn- the greatest guy- and the party would commence up at Tamarack on August 1st. Friday morning as I was frantically gathering last minute stuff we may want or need I was silently cursing my sis for having basically a destination wedding, because it was such a hassle getting there. But it didn't take long once we were up there before I realized the hassle was worth it.

Friday morning the men-folk all went rafting and I had a lunch with Ashley and her other 6 bridesmaids. Luckily my niece Emilee was willing to come up and shoulder the burden that would be my three little ones in a hotel room (albeit very large with kitchen, multiple rooms and family room). The guys had an awesome time rafting and even witnessed a helicopter gathering water from the river right in front of them and another plane come over the helicopter and drop the fire retardant powder. Apparently it was pretty rad because I heard the story at least a 1/2 dozen times from a different guy each time and it was cute, they all sounded like what Kohen would have sounded like had he seen it...I guess some things never change.



At 4 we had the rehearsal which went well though Kennedy was over it pretty quickly once she had gotten to practice her part as flower girl a few times. Next everyone met over at one of the Estate houses that Ashley and some of the bridesmaids were staying in- for dinner and Ashley also gave all of the bridesmaids a gift which of course was adorable and easily the most generous bridesmaid gift I have gotten. Ashley is known for her 'matchy-matchyness' and so we all followed suit in case you are wondering. I thought it was fun and looked nice.
Next we all headed down to the lake for the 'Party Barges' and the three boats headed out onto the water. This turned out to be a highlight of the weekend for my dad because he unexpectedly got to drive the boat and was pretty much thrilled.

So all three boats went out to the middle of the lake and tied together and we enjoyed watching the sun set as we all hung out and laughed and chatted.

This would be me and Dixie aka: Mi Madre

My Gma Nona and Papa Don... How cute are they?

My Seesters Ashley and Natalie

If you don't know who they are (above) then you are reading the wrong blog :)

And then we have John-o (Dad) and Dix (Mom), what a good looking couple if I may say...After the boats we headed back to the lodge and went down on the patio for a big bon fire and some family friends jammed and it was just laid back and so nice. It was really a great night.

Nathan with the BIL's

Who all the fuss is about: Shayn & Ashley

The two chairs together making a toddler bed is kind of a tradition from my family, growing up we used to do this all of the time when we traveled. Both Kennedy and Kohen looked so cute and comfortable when we got back from the evening that I had to take a few pics. The day was a great prelude to the wedding day...