Although, it feels like Katie has been part of the family since she and Scott started dating, she is officially Aunt Katie and Mrs. Miller!
On Thursday evening was the rehearsal dinner. Even though the kids were invited we decided to have them stay home. We knew that the following evening was going to be late for them. It was also nice to have a night out for Todd and I. Tom and Gail came to stay with the kids and of course they had a ball.
On Friday Jackson and Aubrin both woke up excited for the big day. Jackson has been wearing his shoes and belt around the house for the past week and Aubrin has been practicing her dance moves in the living room. This is the first wedding the kids have attended. Todd and I explained to them that it would be like going to church and then to a big party. Todd had to leave early because he was in the wedding party. Even with all of the excitement I was able to get both kids to lay down and take a great nap. When they got up we got dressed and off we went. Jackson was in love with his tie. He has not worn one before. He kept saying, "Mom, I look so fancy."
When we were sitting in the church, the music started and Katie came down the isle...breath taking! She was glowing. My favorite part of a wedding is watching the groom watch the bride walk down the isle. I love looking at their facial expression and the pure joy. Scott had just that.
He looked happier than I have ever seen him.
After the ceremony we took pictures and then went to the reception. By the time the toasts were over and dinner was served it was a bit after 8:00 pm. Jackson and Aubrin are usually brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed by this time. They got a bit restless during the toasts, but over all did well during dinner.
Once the music started the kids didn't stop dancing. They both had moves that I had not seen before. They had a great time dancing with their cousins. At 10:00 our babysitter Kalynn came to pick the kids up to take them home. Jackson was having a great time and said that he really wanted to stay and dance. Aubrin was having a great time as well, but her eyes were closing as she was dancing. So Jackson got to stay and our little beauty went home for the night.
The favor that Scott and Katie gave each guest at the wedding was a box to fill up at the candy bar. There was a table that was filled with all different types of candy~ Jackson thought it was great.
As the night went on Jackson got a bit tired, as Todd and I did too! We called it a night and went home. When we were driving home Jackson recaped the night and said his two favorite things about the wedding was dancing and wearing his tie.
This morning we went to brunch at Todd's parents house for the final festivity of the big event.
Welcome to the family Katie! We love her so much and couldn't be happier for her and Scott.
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