Count Down to Carly and Joel's Wedding

We are on the final countdown to Carly and Joel's wedding. Only 18 days left! We are thrilled with Carly's choice and look forward to having Joel become a part of our family. We have been blessed to have Kaylee Join our family and now Joel is a huge bonus. Tyler and Carly have chosen wisely....let's just hope the rest can be as picky! Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Carly and Joel. The fun tidbit is that our photographer is a girl that I taught when she was in YW in our Desoto ward. She is now grown with a family of her own but it has sure been fun to reconnect with her. She is a darling girl and has turned out well....she must have had a really good teacher as a young woman. :)

This is the picture that made it all the way to the announcement.

This is a really trendy picture. I like it.

It is surreal to me that Carly is old enough to marry. I love/hate my kids getting older. I love them making lives for themselves and seeing them succeed....but I hate them leaving home. I guess they know where to find me.....or at least I KNOW where to find them!

Camille and her Camera!

Camille is my picture happy girl! She loves to play and have fun with the camera. I am so glad she does because she gets some fun shots.... Here are a few of them. She has even taught Grant to point and shoot!

Fun on the tramp.

They had a fun baby shower for Camille's piano teacher. it was all New Moon themed because Beth Ann is a Twilight FREAK! Well, I think everyone there was but ME! We all then went to the midnight showing of New Moon. Yes...even me. Honestly.....It was fun to go along and see how thrilled my daughter was to hang out with the Mom's and see a silly movie. I for the life of me don't get why everyone is so gaga over this series....it makes no sense to me. Am I tooooo old or just to realistic to get it?? Oh.... I know, I already graduated from high School! :) I am sure I will make enemies with that comment!

McKenzie and Camille stand by the life size Edward. Is that his name or is it Jacob?? :)

Stephanie and Camille playing dress up and taking pictures....the funny thing is that these girls and others will play dress up here and take pictures for hours....they have done it since they were Beehives...it still puts a smile on my face!

Playing with the color on her camera.

My darling boy! what a pose.

Bath time.

Oh sure we had the Forth of July in November here in Texas....I was a bit nervous that the neighbors would smell the fireworks and call the police. That would be an expensive fireworks show! :) Grant was thrilled to actually get to play with sparklers. Things we took for granted as a kid.

Get taking more pictures Camille....I love them!

Thanksgiving Day 2009

We had a great and relaxing Thanksgiving day. We were lucky enough to be able to go to a fabulous lake house in Grandbury, Texas with some friends.... The Hughes , Bezzant's and the Wahlin's. We had such a wonderful time just relaxing and talking. It was great food and plenty of it!! The setting was out of this world. If I can figure out how to get a picture of the lake house you will know what I mean! It out does most of our REAL homes by 500%! It was nestled right on the lake and what a beautiful day! Here Steve and Bob shoot the breeze. Here is Grant and Jake being boys Grant was in heaven playing ball all day. This is my favorite picture of the guys holding on to Rick Wahlin's legs so he doesn't fall in the lake as he tries to get the ball out of the water. I don't think anyone of those guys could hold on to RICK if his was going in! :)

The adults went for a nice walk after dinner and then when it was nice and late we headed home. We all need a day like that to take time and reflect on just how really blessed we are. I have a wonderful family and friends. I couldn't be any happier with my life than I am here in Keller, Texas.