Wedding Wednesday- Beach Bachelorette Trip

For my Bachelorette Party, most of my bridesmaids and I went down for a weekend at Orange Beach. We were going to see Luke Bryan on that Saturday night and were so so excited!! I made these little goody boxes for them. 

This box had a Luke Bryan cd and the following goodies that included Luke Baby's lyrics.

Goldfish

Wildberry gum

Moonpie

Hersey's Kisses

Nail polish and file

They loved them!

The first night we unpacked and went to bed, we got there kinda late. Early Friday morning, Julie, Emmie and I went to Mobile to pick up my wedding dress. It was perfect! After a day at the beach on Friday, we got all fixed up and went to eat.

Elevator shot!

My mom was there!

During dinner the exhaustion set in and we were all dead!! We decided to wait and go out after the concert the next night.

Beach day!

We were so excited!

Dinner at Shuckers and we were so sad to see their misprinted menus.

Bryant?? How could they?!

This was a group shot at the concert, I couldn't stop laughing at the guy in the back. I am sure he wasn't looking at us, but in the pic, it looks like he doesn't know what to do with all of us girls!

The best concert ever! I could watch him all day!

After the concert, we were all dying with blistered feet...dancing much?

We opted out of going out again. Some may have not called this much pf a bachelorette party with no bars involved, but I had a weekend with my girls and that's EXACTLY what I wanted!

Julie and I on the beach!!

Emmie and I on the beach!



Desoto Caverns- 2nd Grade Field Trip

Monday was Caden's 2 nd grade field trip, and we went to Desoto Caverns. It is a park in the our neighboring town, the town I grew up in. It is supposed to be the first recorded cave in US history. They offer many activities for the kids. I am pretty sure I was the same age as Caden when we went on a field trip here as well! A friend and I were talking about how it is so weird that this is 10 min away from us and we never come, but people will drive 3 hours to come. We took a tour through the caverns and saw a light show and of course, we learned a little bit about the rocks inside. 

Before the light show

He just wasnt smiling here!

In front of a waterfall inside of the caverns.

Shane also told Caden that morning that the bats were going to chase him because of him wearing an Auburn shirt. Silly Shane.

Next, we went through a butterfly house.

Mrs. Kimber's second grade class

I framed this picture for Caden, and hope to have his classmates sign it for him. I dont always do that, but he is having a hard time leaving his friends for our new town. He will pick up there like he has been there forever, I just know him!!

Panning for gold is his favorite! As you can tell below, he was very serious about his gem finding!

We then had lunch, played on the playground and found our way through a huge maze. Our day ended around 1 and we were able to go home for long naps!! We enjoyed our day together! I came to the conclusion that when he gets older and has the boring history trips, I will send Shane on those!



Wedding Wednesday- Bridal Tea

My Bridal Tea was on April 29. The church I am a member of now, and the church I grew up in, went in together and it was a beautiful shower. I am so blessed to know so many amazing women and to have them all to look up to as the women mentioned in Titus 2. Thank you to all who helped and made this day memorable for me. (You should be warned that there are a lot of pictures, and most are of me and someone else! Have to have for memories, you know!)

My mom, my beautiful mom!

Ashley and Mrs. Jennifer

High school best friend and her mom

Olivia and Emma

two precious sisters from my current church

Emmie, Crystal, and Coleman

MOH and Bridesmaid, Crystal's baby boy

Amy

long time friend, my mom baby sat her, she baby sat me, now we have boys the same age that are friends!

Emmie

Caden and Tata

I cropped them out of this pic because it was so cute of them!

Yes, Caden was running around without shoes like an ol hillbilly.

My sweet family!

Aunt Lisa

My Mawmaw Mary

Sweet grandmother, she helped raise me during a few of my elementary years, when my mom was working the night shift.

Shane's Aunt Linda

Julie

Bridesmaid and one of my very best friends

Nicole

Friend I met through managing apartments, also a Mary Kay consultant on my team. Very glad she came into my life!

Lacey

Another Bridesmaid and wonderfully good friend!

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Connie, my step mom

Yes, this was the color of the day!:)

Sweet Sweet Gale

My future MIL

Shane's cousins,

Baybette and Kim

Shane's Aunt Debbie

Our lovely matchmaker!

Mrs. Deb

I love this lady! She is so sweet and precious and so happy for us!

Emmie, Becca, Myself, Stevi, and Ashley

highschool friends, love them!

Shane's nieces,

Logan and Mykel

Pretty tables with our engagements all around!

The lovely centerpiece was made by Connie

Check out these sweet babies before church that morning!

My son -Caden

My niece- Palyn 

I am so thankful for this day!:)

Mother's Day 2012

Shane brought me this beautiful flower!

This was Caden and I before church Sunday morning.

Sunday morning was also special because Shane went to the front of the church to make his public profession of faith. I got a little teary eyed of course! He will be baptized very soon. I was also given another flower at church for being the youngest mother! Our oldest mother was 91!

We snapped pictures outside of the Mexican restaurant!

These two always make me feel so special!!

My step mom, Connie

Connie and Calan

looks like the sun was in all of our eyes!

That afternoon, we went to Shane's cousin's house and I was able to meet a little more family! We then went to his mom's for dinner. It seems like we ate a ton of food on this day and I was feeling it later!

He took his mom flowers! We love her so much! It is very obvious that Shane's gets his "preciousness" from her! I really need her to teach me to cook all of those home cooked meals too!

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful mother!

I was unable to see her for the second year in a row on this day, but we will make up for it this summer! I am so blessed to have her!

Saturday night, a few friends got together for a couple's dinner for Shane and me. It was nice chatting with those friends for a bit!

Sweet Love!

My sweet friend Lindsay!

Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend,

celebrating your Mom either in Heaven or on Earth!