Final day....

Friday was our last day in Big Sky. The week had been a blast! Mom and Jenn decided to hit the slopes! Those poor ski school instructors had no idea what they were getting into...



They did awesome! The rest of us skied all morning together. So much fun!!


Dad and his brother Hugh




Mom in the white coat, ski instructor in green, Jenn and Tasha admiring mom's skills!








Camryn also hit the slopes!








Lunch time at the lodge!



Jenn decided it was time for the big leagues after her ski lesson.



All going well. Until....



Fun fun times!

Friday night mom, Grams, Jered and Tasha and Luke and Emily went on a sleigh ride! There was dinner at their destination.



Grams hoping to stay warm








Saturday we got up around 3:30 to get to the airport on time. These 3 skiers were ready for the day!




We loved it! What a fun, great trip with family and friends and a beautiful wedding!!

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Ski Time!

Thursday was the first day Jess skied. She had been so busy finalizing wedding details that she hadn't had a chance to get out.



It was also the first time I actually got on a real slope, so Rob and I got to ski together!





Mom and Jenn stayed at the house and got much needed massages! Thursday night was very chill with lots of card playing and sitting around the fire.












Great day!

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Mailanders!

So happy for Jess and Chip!  These 2 are so crazy about each other, and it certainly was evident at the wedding! 

Almost wedding time!

Wedding day!  12/12/12 had arrived and it was time to get to decorating!  Luckily Jenn was there or else the place would have looked awful!  She is soooooo talented!  Before I get into
that though, here are some pictures of the group skiing  while we stayed at the house and decorated. 

Chip jumping off the balcony heading to ski!

Luke and Emily

Jered and Tasha

Rob and Chip hitting the blacks!

Back at the house it was getting down to the wire.  Decorating was coming along beautifully but we were getting pretty close to time for people to arrive. 

M & M's with  Chip & Jess 12/12/12, a picture of them skiing on their last Big Sky trip, and 2 champagne glasses.  So neat!!

This is the room during the day.  At night, there was only one dim light and about 100 candles.  Absolutely stunning! 

Without Jenn and Brooke there, it would have been a total mess!  Jenn is a decorating genius!  And Brooke spent nearly her whole day fixing our hair, which turned out so so pretty! 

At 6:00 the wedding started...what a beautiful, wonderful, loving occasion. 

Beginning of wedding week

What an amazing, fun, and exciting week!  We started off the week by heading to OKC last Sunday night to spend the night.  Our flight was scheduled to leave Monday morning at 6:10, so we thought it'd be easier on everyone if we stayed in a hotel in OKC Sunday.  We had some yummy dinner at Texas Roadhouse on the way.  Oh but wait, when we got to Roland, I realized I had forgotten Jenn's bridesmaids dress at home!  Oopsie!  So we came back home and grabbed it and headed for OKC. 

Monday we got up around 4:00 to get to the airport in time for the flight.  We landed in Salt Lake City and headed to meet Jess and Chip there.  Little did they know what surprise was waiting for them...
All of us in our Chip & Jess 12/12/12 Big Sky Montana shirts!  Pretty fun surprise!

We headed on to Big Sky and ended up getting to the house around 4:00 that afternoon after a big Wal Mart grocery trip.  Monday night Chip's whole family came over to the house for a family dinner.  His mom and dad, sisters and brother, as well as numerous family members came.  Also, his friend Peter and his beautiful, wonderful wife Emily and their son came as well.   It was a great time!!  Mom, dad and Bubba did all of the cooking and the food was excellent! 

Tuesday it was time to hit the slopes!  Rob, Chip, Jered, Tasha, Luke and Emily headed out early to rent skis and get to having some fun.  The rest of us hung out at the house for the morning.  That afternoon Cash and Caden went to ski school, and I took a ski lesson myself!

Tuesday evening we had a couple of quick run throughs for the ceremony.  Big thanks to Brooke for keeping everyone in line!  She was great!  After that we all headed to Buck's T4 for dinner....which tasted great, but ended up making about 8 people sick!  Yikes!!

At dinner, Ben gave a beautiful toast describing Jess and Chip's relationship and how they have 'it'--that thing that makes a couple special and makes you know they are in it for the long haul.  He has been there from day 1 and was Chip's roommate when he and Jess met.  It was a great toast!

Jenn also gave a great toast to Jess and Chip!  She talked about how happy Jess is and that no one or nothing except Chip could make her happy enough to stay in California!  It was so sweet!  She did great!!

On to wedding day....

Camryn turns 3!!

It's been 3 years since the birth of our sweet princess C.  Camryn Rose has brought us so much joy and happiness over the past 3 years.  I could not have imagined a more perfect little girl.  She is such a sweet, loving, kind, and absolutely hilarious little girl!  She makes mommy and daddy so proud. 

We had a blast last night partying at the Monkey House in celebration of the big day!  We had some great family and friends who came out to wish Camryn a happy birthday. 

Unfortunately my camera is acting stupid, so the pictures will not upload.  I've literally been trying to upload them since 7:00 this morning!  I do not know what is going on with it!  I never take pictures with my real camera but decided to since it was her bday.  So much for that!  I will go back to iPhone pictures only!  I have been soooo frustrated with it!  I just tried yet again and it will NOT WORK!!!  Ugh!! 

Well, that stinks, but what can I do...nothing!  Except be really angry!

So I will move on from that and just say HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET ANGEL, CAMRYN!!

Hopefully I can get the pics to upload sometime soon. 

 

What a weekend!

Following our wonderful trip to Branson we took a short trip to Dallas. I had gotten Rob tickets for the Cowboys game for his birthday, so we asked Shane and Crystal to go with us for some eating, shopping, and football!

We left Saturday morning and headed for the big D. We had lunch at Maggiano's. It was delicious!! Then we left and found ourselves in some serious shopping at Allen Premium Outlets!
Rob and his loot!



We found some great stuff! Checked in to the Westin Galleria and got ready for dinner. We ate at Bob's Steak and Chop House in Dallas. It was excellent! Great dinner celebrating Rob's bday.



Our trip pretty much revolved around food....and shopping!










Today Crystal and I spent the day at the Galleria in Dallas. We both got almost all of our Christmas shopping done. The guys went to the Cowboys game and had a great time! See picture below...





What a fun, fabulous 4 days!

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