Monday, October 25, 2010

Breath of Fresh Air

The North Georgia Mountains are not far from us...if you head up 400 you can be in Dahlonega in no time. We decided to drive up and get a breath of this fresh fall air and take a little hike.

We get to load up our packs with a little something special these days!!!
We hiked on a little bit of the Appalachian trail off of the Dockery Lake Trail.

We took turns carrying this sweet little lady! She LOVES riding in the pack---she cries when you take her out!!!
Beautiful Views!

Got to have a reunion with some of my high school friends and their babies at Max Dasher's 2nd Birthday party!! Molly is holding Luke (and has another boy on the way in Feb.), Brittany with the Birthday Boy Max in front of her with blue icing all over!, Heather holding Anna (and has another girl on the way in just a couple weeks!), Me holding Milla, Allison holding Elizabeth Grace, and Blakeley up front with Mia. The party was FUN--they had face painting and a lady making figures out of balloons!!
We got to go to Elise's Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday too!!! Here is a picture of the cute cakes!!
They had little Minnie and Mickey ears for everyone to wear!
Here is ELISE...the Birthday Girl!!!
Milla climbing up the slide to JUMP!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Wonderful Wedding Weekend

The wedding weekend got kicked off with a "meet the families" dinner at the Crim's house. Brian's family all came in from Missouri. They served a delicious Italian Meal catered by Ippilito's http://www.ippolitos.net/ .

Kelli and Brian...Looking excited about all of the upcoming events!!!

Brian's brother Justin and his wife Camille. They have a sweet little daughter named Aubrey.
Brian's other brother Jeff and his wife Angelia. They are unbelievable...they have 6 children!!!! They have 2 biological children and 4 adopted!!
Deon,Evan,Monae,Tre, Taylor, Aubrey, and Milla (Rachel is the oldest..but she was in the other room when we were taking the picture!)
Kelli and Mrs. Crim at the bridesmaids luncheon on Friday afternoon.
Kelli and her new mother-in-law Linda!
Kelli and her Matron of Honor and long time friend... Stacy!
Brian & Kelli with Mr.& Mrs. Crim at the rehearsal dinner at Chastain Horse Park by Chastain Park in Atlanta. http://www.chastainhorsepark.org/ -- they served great food-- a really good barbecue meal...my favorite side was the fried green tomatoes!!! YUM!!
Me and Brandon
The Bride on the Wedding Day!!
So Pretty!
October 2, 2010
at The Kellett Chapel at Peachtree Presbyterian Church
www.peachtreepres.org/WeddingsVenues.aspx
Mr. and Mrs. Crim dressed to a T...so excited about their daughter's special day!
Beautiful Flowers
My Mom HELPED US SO MUCH with Milla the whole weekend!!! She held Milla during the ceremony since Brandon and I both got to be in the wedding party. She almost made it through....but, I heard a pacifier drop and an "ahh ohh" from the back of the chapel...so, they excused themselves!!! She did great though!
My Grandma Dunnington and my Dad got to come down for the wedding too!!! The reception was at Dunwoody Country Club. http://www.dunwoodycc.org/ . It was a really neat location and the weather was PERFECT!
Brian and Kelli dancing their first dance to Elvis singing...
"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"... one of the best lines says ..."take my hand, take my whole life too!"
The elegant cake.....white cake with almond icing...trimmed with orchids and midnight blue ribbon to match the bridesmaids dresses.
Kelli and Brandon's Grandmother and Granddaddy.
They won the "anniversary dance" for being married the longest....I believe it was 67 YEARS!!!
Christian and Becky were at the wedding..and were so sweet to help keep little Milla entertained!!!
we could not keep this little dancing machine off the dance floor!!! She LOVED it!!!
Here they are... Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kochs!!!
They made their exit through an array of bubbles and left in an antique, white Rolls Royce to head on to their honeymoon in HAWAII!!!!