Sunday, May 31, 2009

julie & nick

The new Mr. & Mrs. Burton!

Julie looked beautiful in her dress! The little girls were in awe of her and all wanted to help hold the train of her dress as she walked around the temple.
The kiddos all rushed the new bride and groom as they came out. Being the youngest in both families has always made them both the cool aunt and uncle.



It was a busy day. After the wedding which took place in Dallas at the Temple here it was off and over to Shreveport for a reception in the evening.


I love this pic of the bride & Seth! Seth actually ended up getting sick that night and spending a lot of time resting on the couch. Glad we got a few pics of him with a smile on because he looked so handsome in his tux.

The kids all loved getting dressed up!

Julie has great taste! I loved her colors - black, white with splashes of yellow.

The reception was at the Burtons home and of course it was lovely! The only thing that could have been better was if the rain had held off - but no such luck. Ironically, the rain seemed to come just in time for the reception and other than that it was a beautiful weekend! The patio looked great so we did get one pic after the rain had gone.

My men in tux's! So handsome....I love it!

Me with my Grandpa Harry. See the resemblance?

Mother of the bride with my sis Laura. Mom was rather emotional as now all of her girls are married and they are officially empty nesters. At least Julie & Nick will continue to live in Shreveport!

My sis Mandy with her littlest Fox! I love weddings! They are just big fun reunions! We had a great time visiting with family and friends and sharing Julie & Nick's special day!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

the night before the big day

The night before the big day, all of the Burtons & Thompsons gathered for a fun evening at Gatti-town! Pizza & games! It was great, especially since between us all there were 11 little ones full of energy.
Sisters.....all with new last names now! 2 Burtons, a Barrow & a McClellan





My little sleeping beauties!

Catching Up.....

Ok....so boy do I have some catching up to do!!! Life has been CrAzY lately and to top everything off our computer has crashed :( So I am hoping that I can recover the pictures that I had just downloaded so I can document some other big events that have been happening like Emma's 8th birthday and baptism. She & Hayley shared their special day. All of her grandparents were able to attend. Hopefully I can post pics of that soon, she looked beautiful in her white dress!
We have also moved! Not far...still in Allen just in a larger home. We were so suprised at how smoothly everything we went. We went looking at homes and fell in love with this one so we thought we would just see what happened by putting our house up for sale and we were pleasantly suprised when within 4 days we had a great offer! So we are still working on getting settled in. I still can't park in the garage though....that's where everything is hidden!! I can't wait for the summer to have a little more free time to clear it all out.

Happy Birthday Dear Erin.....



Erin celebrated her 3rd birthday in May! She is getting to be such a big girl! She still loves to swing as you can see but at least has learned to pump herself this last year giving my arms much needed rest!

These are just a couple of pics from her birthday. The summer concert series in the park has started so we took pizza & cupcakes to share. Erin & Maleah loved blowing bubbles and dancing!
Aunt Emily & Hayley made Erin a cake - all pink, of course!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Spring Pics..

I can't believe how big they are getting!!!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Throw me somethin' mister!!!

Happy Mardi Gras!!! Last weekend we went over to Shreveport for the annual Mardi Gras parade. They have a groovy spot just for families right off of Clyde Fant Parkway (meaning no crazies or drunks!) We took Emily, Amber and Hayley with us too! It turned out to be a beautiful day!! The kids had fun just being outside and enjoying a very spring like day while waiting for the parade to begin. We caught lots of goodies...beads, cups, and stuffed animals. Sure helps to have a little one in your arms. Erin was "given" lots of cheesy stuffed animals. We then headed to my moms for some yummy southern shrimp gumbo and of course King cakes. Here are quite a few pics. of our day at the parade.


All decked out in our mardi gras best!!!

Erin teaching grandpa the correct way to eat an oreo



Amber & I passed the time painting our nails....purple & green of course

Ryan tried to teach Grandma & Julie how to ride the Ripstick....they still need work


Erin bonding with her new uncle-to-be!


The future Mr. & Mrs. Burton

Check out our loot!


Throw me somethin' mister!

Friday, February 13, 2009