Shelly's Wedding

My sister Shelly finally got married. It was such a beautiful wedding and special occasion. I could not be more excited for them.

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Here is an adorable video of Shelly and Matt's love story.

http://vimeo.com/27089499

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And here are some picture from the wonderful day....

I got to spend the morning with Shelly helping her get ready. She is so cute and everything went great.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The wedding ceremony was beautiful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fun was had by all at the wedding reception-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And just in case that didn't capture the moment. Here are a few pictures from my camera....

The bridal shower-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our family with our new addition

Little Update

Here's a little update about me and my boys. I'll go first...

School has been going well. I've recently finished Government, Biology, and started History last week. I'm going to McNeese State University in the fall and plan to graduate with a degree in Biology Education (someday in the not near future). I also started my marathon training group last week and hope to train for another marathon, and maybe qualify for Boston this time...HUGE maybe. All in all things are good. I had a few hectic months and didn't know what I was doing, but I feel good about the direction I'm going and the plans I've made.

As for the boys, they are doing awesome! They are such sweet boys. Lately I have caught myself thinking that I am so happy to have two boys...wait that came out wrong. I've always been happy to have two boys, but I guess it has become more evident how great it is that they have each other and are brothers. Baylor starts kindergarten in the fall and is super excited about that. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with Chase while I'm at school. I'm hoping to figure that out soon.

And just because, here are a few pictures of what we've been up to lately. Have a great day!
Fourth of July with Brody and some totally, awesome fireworks
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My nieces visiting us in Lake Charles
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My boys just being cute

While we were staying in Houston Baylor attended preschool and graduated. It was cute and fun, and I am proud of my little graduate. Plus, I think he looks totally adorable and all grown up in his cap and gown.

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We recently took the kids to The Magic Island of Sodar to visit Thomas the Train. Okay, you figured me out, it was Heber City, Utah.

It went great and the kids had a blast. We then visited Brody’s family in Idaho for a few days. We really enjoyed our time with them. Brody has such a great family. Brody and I decided even though we are separated and in the process of divorcing we wanted to be sure the kids could still do fun things, and since neither of us could handle traveling alone with our kids I went with them. We feel like it is really important to give them the chance to go on trips even in our situation. Sometimes you have to look past the issues that drove you apart as husband and wife and focus on what is best for the kids, which is respecting each other and working together to give them the best life we can as unmarried parents.

Moved

Well there has been a heck of a lot that has happened since my last post. The main thing is that I moved back to Louisiana. It went well. The kids are doing great and love being with their dad more. So far they have been with Brody everyday except when we were out of town. I actually feel really good about coming back here. I was a little hesitant at first, because I left home and my great, supportive family in Houston. Now that I'm here I'm doing really well and liking it. I got all settled in, decorated my new place, started my summer classes, and finally got my internet hooked up. I wanted to post pictures of my new place. It's kind of nice having a place to call my own.
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Living Room

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Kitchen


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Baylor and Chase's Room


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My Room

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Bathrooms