Mr. and Mrs. Smith's Wedding Day!

Icing on the cake! I finally am up to date with my blog pictures, and what a way to finish up! The wedding was a huge success- all of Amy-Chris' planning over the last year and a half definitely paid off. She looked GORGEOUS; the most stunning bride ever! The bridesmaids dresses looked fantastic and the groom's men looked so handsome and their blue pocket squares were such a nice touch! There wasn't a single hiccup, it was so very perfect. I hope they are enjoying Hawaii right now and excited about reliving those memories! Maybe there will be some baby Smith's soon to come!!!

Amy-Chris and Jonathan's Wedding Weekend

The festivities started on Thursday evening when AC and Jon hosted a luau themed cookout at their house. They are honeymooning in Hawaii as we speak, so that's why they picked a luau theme!

Friday AC hosted a Champagne and Cupcakes bridesmaids luncheon for all of her girls. It was so precious! What a perfect party idea! The cupcakes were delicious and the almond flavored champagne was fantastic. She gave us each monogrammed red satin pj's-- how thoughtful!

The rehearsal dinner was Friday night where I delivered what was most likely my last Matron-of-Honor toast. I was nervous, but I think it was a success. Especially the part where I explained the similarities in our names. I went from Smith to Vinson and she's going from Vinson to Smith. My husband's name is Chris and hers is Amy-Chris. What I didn't mention is that Jonathan and I both have brother's named Jody Smith. Crazy, huh?

Summer Stuff

This bunch of pictures is of Ella Kate's trip to the splash park, Father's Day, Fourth of July in Atlanta (my 10th running of the Peachtree Road Race!), visiting with Gama and Papa in Gainesville, visiting with Mimi and Pops and Chris' Grandmama, and a super fun zoo play date with some of our friends.

Amy-Chris' bridal shower and bachelorette weekend

The Wesleyan girls, Melissa, Nicole, and I, threw Amy-Chris a wine tasting bridal shower in May. It was so much fun and a big hit!

A couple of weeks later a bunch of AC's closest girls took a girls trip to Charleston for her bachelorette party. It was a blast and I think we sent her off in style!

Serious catching up!

Ok, so my slacking has gotten REALLY REALLY bad! I do so appologize for not updating in SO very long, but in my defense, this has truly been one of the busiest summers of my life! Since there are so many pictures to post from the last few months I've decided to do a slide show for groups of photos. This bunch includes a cook out for Memorial Day and the Lewis' (Kristen, Phil, Chase, JuJu, and baby-to-be) visit to Knoxville. They came for a week and we packed it FULL of adventures. Two days on the boat, Chris and I joined St. Mark's Methodist, our first trip to Dollywood, and we ended the week with a trip to the Knoxville Zoo. Whew-- and that was just the first week of June! More to come....

April/Easter

Colin's birthday at the Bounce House, Ella Kate's first Easter Egg hunt, Easter service at church, and reading with Mimi & Pops!