Day Three- Rehearsal

this picture is out of order... this is the rehearsal dinner site

at the rehearsal

patiently waiting for everyone to arrive

I'm exhausted

Friday, we spent the day in Katy hanging out and trying to figure out where the wedding and rehearsal dinner was going to be housed. Randy and Glenda had to go to the airport to pick up some family, so we went to look for flowers and to the mall for a brief period of time. We took Emma Tucker to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch and met Jamie, Stephanie and Braelynn there too. The rehearsal was at 3:00 so the rest of the day was spent doing wedding stuff. We got there on time, but Dustin got lost and was 30 minutes late. The weather was very nasty so it made it even harder to find things. After the rehearsal, Glenda and I went on to the Swinging Door to get ready for the dinner. We had all you can eat brisket, ribs, chicken and sausage at the dinner and it was served family style. The weather was so bad that the power went out a while during the rehearsal dinner. Luckily, we had put candles on the table earlier. My camera's flash isn't working so I don't have great pictures from the dinner. I'll post a few from the day anyway.

Day Two- On the Road again

this picture got out of place.. this is when we finally arrived in Katy

On the road again

our stop in LA

finally asleep

stopping in TX

one of the many oil refineries

picture of Houston

Thursday morning we left around 9:00 to start our ride to Texas. Emma Tucker did excellent on the ride yesterday. She played dolls, watched TV and sang songs. The worst part of the drive for Mommy was Louisiana. Why would any person want to live in this swampy state beats me? Most of you know that I despise bridges and that is all this state is... one big bridge. One bridge lasted for over 20 minutes. I just kept trying to come up with my survival game plan if this bridge went down. At one point I said, "I am about to die." Later on, Emma Tucker said, "Mommy, I am about to die too." Once we finally got off the bridge, we stopped for a potty break and Brandon got Emma Tucker some lunch. He came back to the car with a daiquiri for me for surviving the bridge. I needed it before we got on the bridge.. not afterwards. I've decided that whole state needs our prayers... all the drive-thru daiquiri bars and casinos. I felt like I was in culture shock. I've been to LA before, but I just forget how different it is than GA. I had great intentions of taking pictures as we entered every state to make Emma Tucker a scrapbook of her trip to Texas, but I didn't get any of those taken. However, we did stop at the Texas welcome center because I was determined to get some pictures for her to have later on in life. As luck would have it, she had finally fallen asleep for the first time that day. I decided I had no idea when she would be back to Texas so I woke her up to take some pictures. The Welcome Center was built on a swamp so they had walkways built out into it. Brandon loved it because he could see snakes eating fish, turtles, etc. I wasn't that impressed and went inside to get brochures for Emma Tucker's scrapbook. Unfortunately, we hit Houston right at rush hour and Emma Tucker had to go to the bathroom. We didn't have anywhere to stop so she had an accident. We finally arrived at our hotel in Katy at 6:36 on Thursday night. It took 14 hours to get here, but we made it. We are staying at the Springhill Suites in Katy, TX. Jacy's family had us over for dinner last night and Emma Tucker was so glad to be able to run around the yard that she didn't eat any dinner. We came back to the room and crashed. By the way, I really want a king size bed. We are getting spoiled sleeping in one in our hotel.

Day One- Biloxi

Brandon and his Dad in our room in BiloxiEmma Tucker eating breakfast in Biloxi
view out of the window by the elevators

where we stayed in Biloxi

another view of our hotel

riding down the road

We left on Wednesday, April 15 at 3:15 to head to Katy, Texas for Dustin's wedding. We didn't make too many stops with Emma Tucker, just a few potty breaks and then we went through the drive-thru at Wendy's to get some dinner. We got to Biloxi, MS around 9:00 and stayed at the Grand Casino for the night. It was great for $39 a night! Emma Tucker stayed in the room with Grandmother and Pops while Brandon and I went down to check out the casino. We both have no clue what to do in there so we looked very silly. We thought we would play the nickel slot machines, but it took us a few minutes to figure out where the "spin" button was. Brandon played $2 and won $64 so we quickly decided to cash out and go to bed. Our big night in the casino lasted about 15 minutes. We can't stand the thought of losing money so we quickly quit while we were ahead. Here are a few pictures I took while riding through Biloxi!

Oh yeah..we ate breakfast in the casino restaurant before leaving yesterday and Emma Tucker said, " I want to play". It's not good that my two year old wants to play the slot machines.

Easter Sunday

What a beautiful day for Easter Sunday! We couldn't figure out how to get our flash on so our pictures with our Easter baskets didn't turn out so great. We did get a bunch of pictures after church with our family and friends. Mom cooked a delicious meal for Saturday so we had leftovers on Sunday. I hope your Easter was as great as ours!

Easter egg hunts and outdoor fun in Sylvania

While in Sylvania we had two more Easter Egg Hunts! We hunted eggs with Gamma and Poppy and then at their church. We tried dying eggs, but I am not sure we are old enough yet to enjoy this activity. Emma Tucker just wanted to grab at everything as did the boys. Will spilt the red coloring all over his shirt, shorts and a little bit on me. After that, I decided I was finished with dying eggs. Gamma had bubbles for all the children to play with and we tried flying a kite. Note to self... never buy a dollar store kite because they just don't work. The children had a great time playing together and just being outside and getting some fresh air.

Day Trip to Savannah

Last Friday, Marcie, Max, Mason, Brandon, Emma Tucker, Will, Walker and I packed into the suburban and headed off to Savannah for the day. We went to Uncle Bubba's for lunch and then walked on the beach for a few minutes. It was way too windy and cold for me. The sand was blowing everywhere and for those of you who know me well know I hate sand! I was ready to get back into the car and head home. We were going to get the children out on River Street, but they were getting tired by now. Brandon decided to just drive down River Street instead.