Here are all the ladies of the church that either hosted the shower or were in attendance. There was a GREAT turnout!

Some of the girls: Me (bridesmaid), Casey (the bride), Kaedra (bridesmaid), and of course Little Brittany (flower girl). Don't Kaedra and Casey look alike? I thought they were cousins and was recently reminded that they are just friends of the family - no "blood" relation there!


We also had a joint birthday celebration for my mom and uncle - mom's birthday was Saturday and Uncle John's was Monday. It was great to get to be with my mom on her birthday! I got her a SUPER cute painting that will hopefully inspire her to redecorate her kitchen (currently it has grape wallpaper with green and white flooring....gotta love the '90s) But the painting has three cute cupcakes on it that says, "Everything is better with icing," because if you didn't know - she is a SUPER talented cake decorator! I forgot to take a picture of her opening it :( but it IS super cute.

Here are some pictures of my crazy uncle and mom eating cake and of my uncle with Brad and Casey with his gifts.

The entire weekend was very relaxing and it's always so much fun to get together with my family. I had an added treat when my mom decided to bring my niece and nephew with her - I haven't seen them since we've moved to Nashville and I've really been missing them!!

Our dogs behaved SOOOO well the entire weekend. We weren't sure how our city dogs would behave with the country dogs, but surprisingly, they fit right in. Even our little Princess Fiona jumped right in and got along with everyone, went "fishing" in the pond, and played very well with others (better than Fletcher in fact!) We were relieved that they did so well - it made me anxious to take them for the first time, especially knowing how nice my aunt and uncle's house is.
When I called my aunt to ask if I could bring them, her response was, "What's two more dogs??" (They have three dogs themselves: Banner, Scuttles, and Blackie. Funny story - Blackie is actually the neighbor's dog - she's a miniature pincher that was pretty much abandoned by the neighbor. She started playing with Banner and Scuttles and then would never leave my aunt's house. They ended up adopting her and "investing" quite a chunk of change to treat her for heart worms. They said the neighbors came over recently to check on her and Blackie wouldn't really have anything to do with them. She's definitely living the high life now and doesn't want to leave.) It was pretty wild to have all FIVE dogs in the house at one time - we could all only handle it for about 5 minutes before scooting my 2 back outside.
My aunt told me this weekend that if it were up to her, they would have up to 15 dogs! She loves them and anyone that knows her, knows how SPOTLESS she keeps her house. I'm always impressed that her house is immaculate and she has three dogs coming and going - she definitely sets the standard high for the rest of us dog lovers.

So thanks for a great weekend! Fletcher and Fiona did not want to leave all their freedom and come back to city life, but we told them we would go back soon for another visit. It definitely makes me want to get on the ball to find a house and have our freedoms and personal space back!