Our Family: May 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The other Jessica Arthur...

Last Friday was the start of another amazing weekend.

Jessie loved the bouquet Jen and I made for her to use during the rehearsal (there's a piece of every gift she got from her shower in the bouquet~flower/ribbon/tissue paper)

The rehearsal went super-fast...it's so great when everyone knows what they're suppose to do. I was even able to take pictures while we practiced (although the others told me I couldn't walk down the isle with camera in hand at the wedding...such a bummer). Ian and Hailey did fantastic as ring bearer and flower girl.

After rehearsal, the wedding party and family all went to Buca di Beppo for dinner. The food and wine were so good, I ate way too much!

Saturday morning the girls headed to the salon to get our hair and make-up done before the ceremony. Then we headed to the country club to finish getting ready, take a few pictures and wait for the wedding to start

The wedding was beautiful and Jessica absolutely stunning!

The reception was a lot of fun. Luke, Ian and I danced pretty much the whole night (Luke didn't quite make it)

Sunday, after checking out of the hotel, we went to the California ScienCenter. The boys really enjoyed the museum. They especially loved the fish!!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Jess' Bachelorette and Shower

It's been a very very busy last couple weeks. My Little Sister, Jessica got married!!! So here are the pictures from 2 weekends ago~the Bachelorette and Bridal Shower. (I'll post pictures of last weekend's wedding tomorrow...or Thursday)

Friday (the 13th) I arrived in Pasadena and met up with one of the bridesmaids (Lauren). We decorated the hotel room and then waited for the others to arrive. Once we were all at the hotel, we went to dinner at the Cheesecake factory then it was off to Monage for a little clubbing.

The next morning, we went to breakfast at Coco's then it was off to our Pole Dancing Class in Hermosa Beach. After the class we went to see Hollywood Men in Hollywood. We even got Jess up on stage-she looked pretty happy!!!

Sunday morning we checked out of the hotel and headed for the Melting Pot to set up for the Bridal Shower.

We took a Bride and Bridemaids picture (see left) and then a group picture of everyone who was at the shower (see right).

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Shafter Fly-In

My boss told me about an air show that was taking place nearby on Saturday, and since Michelle was still gone I packed the kids up hoping they would have a good time. We were there for about 3 hours and they loved that we were able to walk around each plane within touching distance.

There was a plane giving rides to people, but you had to pay, and I didn't think the boys would be ready for that just yet. At one point an old WWII fighter plane came flying by super fast before banking to land. The boys were excited to see the plane with the guns!

We had a lot of fun just looking around and watching the planes fly around in the sky. The boys liked going under the wings of the planes to play :)

Tools of Destruction

Mommy left us, so we decided we were going to do something manly with power tools! With the boys approval we set out to build an 8 foot catapult. After looking at our wood supply it was determined that a 3 foot catapult was more realistic. The boys helped me cut, drill, and screw until finally the frame was complete. With a metal bar and some borrowed bungie cords (thanks Sean) we were finally able to take turns launching objects around the yard!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Mother's Day Camping

For Mother's Day this year, we went camping at BV. We had a lot of fun. We played with bubbles, swam, and flew kites on fishing poles. Saturday night Ty and I set up the projector and we all watched Despicable Me.