Pre Wedding Day

I guess it was Thursday when it suddenly felt like it was all getting very real. My dad, brother and nephew flew in around noon that day and Kiersten, Jeff  and Isaac got here around 4pm (they drove). The rehearsal was from 5:30-6:30 pm and rehearsal dinner was at Nick's Fish House and started at 7. But, I'm getting ahead of myself here.

My dad, brother and nephew got here just in time for lunch, so we ate and painted some Kindness Rocks to pass the time. And, because we can never just sit and do one thing, we also played our "name that tune/artist" game. I don't know why we always end up playing that, but it happens every single time we're together. Basically, one at a time, a person plays a song on their phone and everyone else tries to guess what/who it is. It's silly, I know.

Someone suggested we all go down to the bus stop to greet Landon when he got off the bus but then we all remembered he was 16 and would likely die of embarrassment, so we settled on gathering in the garage and shouting our hello's as the garage door opened. Tony was lucky enough to be getting home just in time for all of it too, so we hugged and hello'd him too. Going overboard is just how we do things.

It wasn't long after Landon got home that we all went down to the bus stop to get Harper and Dakota. We knew they'd LOVE having us make a fuss when they got off the bus but I wonder what the bus driver must have thought! While we waited for the bus, Landon and Brandon practiced their scooter and hover board skills. Tony, my dad and Landon showed off their manly arms and LaTisha, Jaron and Kyle kept Lola (my sisters dog) calm. 

Why this happened I'm not sure, but I'm glad I got a picture of the "Bus Stop Badasses".

When we got back to the house my dad and brother went to check into their hotel and the rest of us ended out of the deck taking pictures. It sucks my dad and brother weren't there to do this with us!

As we were out there taking pictures Kiersten, Jeff and Isaac showed up. They'd had a long drive so we all went in to visit with them and Tony and I finally got to meet our first grand baby!

They got to the house right at 4 pm and we had to be at rehearsal at 5:30 so our time was very limited. I didn't get the chance to take more pictures but made sure to get some later that evening and the next couple of days. Isn't he just precious though!? He's just over three months old here and only about 11 or so pounds, just teensy and I sure do miss him already.