The Halsey Hallway: celebrations

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Brandan and Rachel Got Married

(AKA I have a new sister!)

This big boy started out the trip facing forward for the first time.

selfie on a lunch stop on our way to Richmond

practicing - oh, and it paid off. They walked down the aisle like pros. (Granted, they didn't smile, they walked really slow, and Davin stopped to look at the people in each aisle.) But, they shocked me totally and did it with no tears! And they were relatively quiet on the front row with me through the ceremony (with the aid of gummy bears, I won't lie.)

Davin and Morgan entertaining themselves during the rehearsal dinner.

beautiful flower girl - I was so proud of her

I am a lucky lady!

another just because

mother of the groom and flower girl :)

stole these 2 from their photographer

delirious

siblings

toast

ready for the send-off

the only picture of just us was after everyone else had left - ha!

totally exhausted on the way home

Sunday, October 5, 2014

33Before33 - #4 - Anniversary Trip

The anniversary trip out of the country didn't happen, but we have had two good anniversaries since making the list AND a trip that wasn't on our anniversary but was fun nonetheless.

5th Anniversary - July 26, 2013 - We spent the day with the kids at the Asheboro Zoo. We had a great day together. Later that weekend we shipped the kids off to Jonathan's parents' house and had a date night in Hickory before he worked all weekend and I went to Asheville with my girls.

6th Anniversary - July 26, 2014 - My good friend Emily decided July 26 sounded like a great anniversary to have, so Jonathan and I left the kids with my mom and headed to TN for a weekend away. We got there mid-day on Saturday and did a little shopping. We rented a really nice cabin that wasn't too far from Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge. The wedding was on Saturday night and was so much fun. Sunday we went to breakfast in Gatlinburg and then for a 6 mile hike to a waterfall. We hadn't been hiking in years, so it was fun to do something we used to love doing a lot before having kids. We went to dinner at a Japanese place we remembered from years ago when we were there with friends. While we were at dinner we chatted with the kids and my mom who were huddled in a bathroom during a tornado warning in Bristol! We enjoyed just relaxing and watching a movie that wasn't made by Disney. Monday we took our time and headed back to Bristol to get the kiddos and head back to NC.

wedding selfie

me and Vickie

me and the gorgeous bride

We work out.

terrible hike selfie

Our big alone trip was in February of this year. It deserves it's own blog post. :)

Saturday, October 4, 2014

1st Birthday Flashback

Sooo, 1st birthday. A year and a half later. We did a Mr Potato Head theme because I nicknamed Davin "Spud" in utero. I thought it was totally fitting and it turned out to be unique and fun!