nashville

We arrived home late this afternoon from a super fast, super special trip to Nashville for Monique and Phillip's wedding. The five of us drove up on Friday and drove back today.
It was a whirlwind.
The kids were so excited to see Aunt Mo and so they were thrilled that she took time out on her wedding day to come to breakfast with us.



I could lie and say that the kids were great and that they had slept fabulously in our hotel room the night before. But that would be so far from the truth that I can't even type it with a straight face.....:)




It was a cute little pancake place where you cooked your own pancakes on a grill at the table...

After that, David and I wanted to take the kids to a park to let them run since they had been in the car all day the day before. There are tons of great parks in Nashville....

After the park, we grabbed lunch and bathed the kids to get ready for the wedding. We then made them take naps so that the rest of the day would be bearable for everyone (and especially for the babysitters that evening!).

Then we headed to the beautiful little chapel on Vanderbilt's campus where the wedding took place. It was extremely quaint and cozy, and a very touching and special ceremony. We were so happy to be there for Mo and Phillip.

Mo looked sooooooo pretty.

After bribing the kids to cooperate with the photographer with ice cream, David and I had to live up to our promise and take them to get an afternoon treat. So, we did that and then got ready for the celebration party Mo and Phillip were having at their house Saturday night. We were so blessed in that their awesome neighbors, who I have met many times and who have two small children the same ages as ours, offered to get two babysitters (both nurses!) and have our kids hang out over there so that David and I could attend the party. The kids had a blast and so did we. It was a perfect set up!

It was a fun night, and a terrific party in which Mo's creative party planning skills were all put to good use. The house looked awesome, the food was great, and everyone had a ton of fun!!

Then this morning it was up and at up early (our kids DO NOT sleep in. No matter how late they stay up!) and back in the car for the road trip home....

The kids were excited to come home and check on our garden....we are making major progress!!

They all chipped in and watered the plants....and watered each other....

Then it was an EARLY bed time for some way-past-delirious-kids!!

David and I have been decompressing, unpacking, and are about to watch the end of LOST.

What a full, crazy weekend.

But, wouldn't trade it for anything!! We definitely made some memories!

Hope everyone else had a special weekend as well.

Love, Nicole