TX trip part 3: the wedding!

Meghan and Travis were married on June 18th, 2011. (One day before Jay's and my 7th anniversary!) :) The wedding was not until the evening, so we just had a laid-back day at the hotel. Here are some of Hunter's shenanigans in the hotel room. He is such an ornery little stinker! Into everything. I brought along the little high chair from Memaw's and so I could strap him in for meals since he DOES NOT SIT STILL.

We stayed at the Double Tree in Austin, TX. We were very happy with it, especially the warm cookie welcome upon checking in! The pool area was one level down from ours and really nice.

Daddy and the boys

Love this one of Hunter and Daddy!

Grammy and Papa enjoying some pool time with the guys.

Family pic

Pool time fun

After naps, we cleaned up and headed to the resort where the wedding would take place. I am a little biased, but I have never seen two cuter guys in suit and ties!!!! ;)

Way overexposed but I thought it was still cute of the 4 of us.

Holden in the elevator. Future heart breaker.

I love this one of the four of us! We are all looking and smiling, and somehow you can't see the sweat pouring off of us from the TX sun. :)

Jay kept Hunter in one of the relatives' suites while the rest of us headed to the wedding. The setup was beautiful! (And mercifully, very air-conditioned! Ha!) The view behind the bride and groom overlooked Lake Travis. I love the flower petals going up eat side of the aisle! On the left is Travis with a big grin on his face headed up to the front. On the right is the mother of the bride, my aunt Steph, and her son, my cousin, Charlie.

My beautiful cousin, Meghan, and my Uncle Kevin walking her down the aisle.

A rear view of the dress. Gorgeous!

Wedding moments
Holden's viewpoint. :) This was his first wedding, and I'd love to say he was an angel...but he wasn't!! He got bored pretty quickly and was doing typical mortifying boy things like blowing on his arm to make fart noises and then giggling. I was to the point that I was threatening him within an inch of his life with my teeth clenched. Somehow, nobody around us other than Papa and Grammy heard him. He got all of these compliments afterwards about what a good boy he was. Crack me up! I just smiled and politely said thank you, then we had a long talk later about appropriate behavior. It is funny now but I was at my wits' end at the time!

Right after that one of Holden, my camera battery died! I was SO mad at myself for forgetting to charge it! The rest of the pics were taken with my cell phone, and then Jay's when mine died. Lol. Not the best quality but at least I captured the moments. Below is Meghan looking gorgeous. I love her dress, the hair clip, and her bouquet.

The little wedding stinker

Family picture after the wedding-love this one! I wish it wasn't with my phone camera because it's a bit blurry, but it's still one of my favorites. I did coordinate Jay, the boys, and I, but Mom and Dad matched us perfectly, too!

Posing for pictures with our side of the family.

Pre-reception/Reception shots

The boys had a BLAST at the reception! They both loved the dance floor, the singers, and the lights. (Meghan and Travis' initials were on the middle of the dance floor.) :)
Holden was quite taken with this cute little girl. He went out and offered her his hand! At first she played hard to get, but then she warmed up and they danced together. At one point, he lost his shoe, and she brought it to him. One of the singers commented that it was the "modern version of Cinderella." ;) Holden tried to impress her by sliding and doing "the worm" on the dance floor. Takes after his daddy. They entertained everyone who was eating near them.

Reception moments

Cutting the cake! Travis was a baseball player, so the groom's "cake" was actually baseball themed cupcakes.

We wish the Pendleys all the best as they embark on married life together!

We feel so blessed to have been a part of their special day.

Arm farts and all. ;)

Austin, TX Part 2: Rehearsal Dinner

After catching up on our sleep, we were ready to leave Dallas behind and head to Austin. My cousin, Meghan's rehearsal dinner was that evening, so we needed to get to our new hotel in time to change and then head to the resort.

The boys were placated with Cheetos. Lots of them.

Kept them quiet, if not a little more orange than usual. ;)

Hunter resembles a chipmunk .

At least the crumbs match his shirt.
Hunter + Cheetos = MESS
Good endorsement for baby wipes.

We stopped at the COOLEST McDonald's. Yes, I am probably one of very few people that take pictures in a McD's. But seriously, it was so fun! It was close to the Dallas zoo, so it was all animal themed, and had a really neat play area. We let the boys get some energy out there. Look at the table Grammy and the boys picked.

Some fun pics at McD's

Somehow, we managed to check in to both rooms, (my parents and ours) haul everything in, wrestle two little boys into new clothing, clean ourselves up, and get to the resort on time. In fact, we were a little early; the rehearsal was in progress so we hung out and enjoyed the scenery from my aunt and uncle's balcony until it was over. And took some cute pictures! :)

I picked an orange theme around my dress. Being the only girl of the house, that's usually how we do things. :) Plus the guys already had these cute matching striped shirts. Everyone kept commenting on how we were supporting the Longhorns. Ha! We all know what a big sports person I am. Note sarcasm. I didn't even know those were their colors. Sounded good though!

This is the realistic picture of the bunch. Crack me up!

Cute boys with summer tans...love them!
My three favorite guys.

My cute parents
Mom and me
Goofball Holden with Grammy and Papa
My cute hubby and me




This is so typical Hunter. Crawling across the floor with the bottle hanging out of his mouth. He carries things around this way similar to a puppy dog.

I wanted to get some cute shots of the boys with their grandparents.
These are what I got. Holden is being a goon in every single one of them.
At least they are all happy!

After the rehearsal, we met up with everyone and headed down to the dock to wait for the party boat, which we got to ride to dinner at the Yacht Club. So fun! Holden was so excited. He spotted a turtle just off the dock. The picture on the right is of him pointing to an egg on the deck. I've always heard the expression, "It's hot enough to cook an egg out here," but I've never seen it played out! Apparently someone tested it...and it was pretty fried! It was in the 100's even in the evening.



The party boat arrived and we were off! Holden and I stuck our feet through the rails and let the water splash our feet/ankles to cool us off.

Some pics from the party boat. Travis and Meghan, the bride and groom, are in the middle.
More pics. Despite the heat, we had a great time.

Good drinks, fun people, and beautiful scenery on Lake Travis.

Love this one of Jay and Holden, lost in a serious discussion.
Wonder what they were chatting about?


Some of the houses along the lake were unbelievable!

Jay and I joked about which ones we would choose for our retirement home.

Sandra Bullock has a house somewhere along the lake.

This one was one of my faves, tucked up in the hills.

I think my house could fit in the garage, maybe? Lol

The Yacht Club is at top of the hill; see the building with the opening in the middle?

We had to take an open elevator up the side of the hill to get there. Holden thought it was awesome. I closed my eyes and prayed!!!

Thank you God, my prayers were heard and we made it safely to he top. :)

The rehearsal dinner theme was nautical, with lots of blues and greens. So pretty! It was set up in a pavilion type building outside. Hot, but we had a nice breeze as the sun set. In fact, several times we had to grab our food/napkins/drinks/etc. as they threatened to blow away!

We had breathtaking views overlooking the lake down below. If you look closely at our seating card, you can see that Holden was apparently labeled a "Bourke" (my maiden name) for the evening. :)

Some pics of my parents and the boys enjoying the live band.

The boys had a great time playing around the pavilion area and looking over the balcony. (Which made me nervous!) It was such a nice place.

My cousin, Charlie, just got married to Lisa in May. My mom got to go to the wedding, but I was not able to as I was still in school. I was happy to meet her at the rehearsal dinner. She is truly one of the sweetest people I have ever met. The boys absolutely loved her, too, which sealed the deal in my book. She works with children with cancer, has a contagious laugh, and loves to dance. What's not to like? Here are the newlyweds at our dinner table.


Love this one of Holden. He was really concentrating on a game on my phone. My brother used to stick his tongue out just like this when he was working hard on something. :)
The club had a beautiful infinity pool. It looked like it dropped right over the side of the hills. Holden kept begging to go in. With temps still hovering in the 90's at dusk, I finally relented; with the agreement that he would not get his shorts wet. Yeah...you can see how well that turned out! Ha! He was trying to impress the two little girls in the pool, and that was the end of that.


We had a great evening with family. Stay tuned...next post: the wedding! ;)