The luncheon was at South City Kitchen in Midtown Atlanta and the food was SO good! Here is the Vann crew. The bride is the third one from the left.
Joel and Hudson got there mid afternoon and we had a short birthday celebration at the hotel before the rehearsal dinner that night. Carrie's birthday was the 4th, and mine was the 5th, so we did get to blow out some candles and eat some cake to celebrate our birthdays! I really was totally ok celebrating someone else on this birthday, but it was nice getting a little bit of attention! Ha!
Hudson was quite the wild man at the rehearsal dinner, but overall, he did ok. He didn't disrupt too much!
Hudson and Carrie at the rehearsal dinner...
Hudson and Carrie at the rehearsal dinner...
Saturday, Joel and I took Hudson to the Georgia Aquarium. It was so fun!
I think his favorite thing there was the penguins (he kept saying, "they're so cute!" over and over again), but he did love the sharks too. They have some pretty huge whale sharks there and said that they can get up to 40 feet long. He was not a fan of the beluga whales and I have no idea why! They were so neat to look at!
We got there right at the time they opened and we were so glad that we did. It was already packed when we got there, but by the time we left, it was insane. Someone said that it was an hour and a half just to get in! Crazy! I promised myself that if I ever did go to the Georgia Aquarium that I would definitely not go on a Saturday, and definitely not a Saturday in the summer! Oh well, that's just how it worked out! I'm glad we were able to squeeze it in.
Hudson kept talking all morning about the dolphins and I did notice that there was a dolphin show, but thought there would also be an exhibit with dolphins so we did not purchase the extra amount to go to the show. Well, that's where they get you! You apparently could not see the dolphins unless you went to the show, so once we realized that (and Hudson was STILL asking where the dolphins were--he has the most remarkable memory), we had to poney up and purchase the tickets for the show. It was a huge hit though and a great ending to our time at the aquarium!
Here is Hudson enthralled with the dolphin show! He would not sit on our laps or anything. We were late purchasing the show tickets so we got there about 10 minutes before it started and had to sit in the nosebleeds. We thought he would want to stand up to see better, but he was Mr. Independent and sat in his seat the whole time. He loved it.
After lunch with my parents and a very good, long nap, for all of us, we headed to the wedding. Unfortunately, a terrible thunderstorm hit right at the time that we left for the wedding. My parents had found the church and reception site earlier in the day and found a place to park that was right in between. Both places were only about a mile from our hotel. Anyway, we left at 5:20 (wedding started at 6) and got caught in the thunderstorm. We decided to wait in the car and hope that it would die down because the lightning was quite scary! Well, 5 minutes before 6, we decided that Dad and Joel would drop all the girls off at the door and they would just meet us at the reception. We drive up to the church and lo and behold, it's the wrong church! Ha! I thought my mom was going to kill my dad! So, we rushed to find the right church and of course, they had a great parking lot and people with umbrellas escorting everyone to the door. We were very late, but luckily, they held the wedding for 15 minutes because of the weather. The side door that we went in led us straight to the front of the church, so our whole family had to walk in the front of the church and definitely made a scene! It was so embarassing! But, we made it! Ha!
Finally, the happy couple! Dalton looked so beautiful!
Dalton and her Daddy!
Here she is dancing with her step dad...she's so lucky to have two great men that have raised her!
And, here are some pictures of Hudson dancing. My camera had trouble all night, so the pictures aren't the best, but you get the point.
Dancing with his Aunt Carrie!
It was time to go at this point! Sleeping on the dirty floor! I think he made it until 11 something, so he was exhausted!
We had so much fun at the wedding. You know it's a good wedding when EVERYONE, including this pregnant girl, was out on the dance floor. At one point, my Dad even laid himself out on the floor dancing...talk about HILARIOUS.
We came back yesterday morning, and then took Mama Jean out for her 86th birthday last night. I'm pretty sure my whole family dreads August as all of our birthdays are in the same week! We had a great dinner and had fun celebrating Mama Jean! It's going to take a few days to recover though--we are all completely exhausted!
After lunch with my parents and a very good, long nap, for all of us, we headed to the wedding. Unfortunately, a terrible thunderstorm hit right at the time that we left for the wedding. My parents had found the church and reception site earlier in the day and found a place to park that was right in between. Both places were only about a mile from our hotel. Anyway, we left at 5:20 (wedding started at 6) and got caught in the thunderstorm. We decided to wait in the car and hope that it would die down because the lightning was quite scary! Well, 5 minutes before 6, we decided that Dad and Joel would drop all the girls off at the door and they would just meet us at the reception. We drive up to the church and lo and behold, it's the wrong church! Ha! I thought my mom was going to kill my dad! So, we rushed to find the right church and of course, they had a great parking lot and people with umbrellas escorting everyone to the door. We were very late, but luckily, they held the wedding for 15 minutes because of the weather. The side door that we went in led us straight to the front of the church, so our whole family had to walk in the front of the church and definitely made a scene! It was so embarassing! But, we made it! Ha!
Hudson was the PERFECT angel at the wedding. He didn't make a peep the whole time and we were sitting at the front and in the middle, right in on the action, which made both Joel and I very nervous--the plan was to sit in the back in case we had to duck out. I was shocked. We had suckers, toys, books, food, and didn't have to use any of it! I will say that we did give him a paci (I know, terrible), but it worked like a charm! He was very interested in the wedding!
Once we were at the reception, we finally got to relax! It was so much fun! Here is our only family picture from the weekend. Hudson looks mad and exhausted, but I can promise you he was far from that! There was an hour long cocktail hour before we were able to go in the reception room, and Hudson kept asking when he could go dance. When he finally got the chance, he was a dancing machine!
Finally, the happy couple! Dalton looked so beautiful!
Dalton and her Daddy!
Here she is dancing with her step dad...she's so lucky to have two great men that have raised her!
And, here are some pictures of Hudson dancing. My camera had trouble all night, so the pictures aren't the best, but you get the point.
Dancing with his Aunt Carrie!
It was time to go at this point! Sleeping on the dirty floor! I think he made it until 11 something, so he was exhausted!
We had so much fun at the wedding. You know it's a good wedding when EVERYONE, including this pregnant girl, was out on the dance floor. At one point, my Dad even laid himself out on the floor dancing...talk about HILARIOUS.
We came back yesterday morning, and then took Mama Jean out for her 86th birthday last night. I'm pretty sure my whole family dreads August as all of our birthdays are in the same week! We had a great dinner and had fun celebrating Mama Jean! It's going to take a few days to recover though--we are all completely exhausted!
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