Spring Break!

This past week, we enjoyed Spring Break.  We started out by hanging in LA a few days.  (That's "Local Area."  Crack me up!  Gracie told me that.)  We spent the second half in Charleston, SC where our nephew, Mason was married.  Lily Grace had the honor of being a Junior Bridesmaid.  
This spring break was definitely an eventful one.  

We started by taking in Beauty and the Beast at the movies. 

Gracie Cakes and I whipped up a cheesecake to celebrate Matt making the Purdue Dean's List. 

Lily Grace got an unexpected treat over Spring Break.  She wants a new bike for her birthday at the end of April since she has outgrown her old one.  We took her to the bike shop on Monday and let her get her bike early.  To get it home we had to let the seats down and she had to ride in the front on the way home.  By law she is allowed to do this, but her parents don't allow it so she took total advantage of it.  She was so excited and asked if I could swing through the Chick-fil-A drive through of course.  

Her new Trek 26"  out for her first ride

She even beat me up one morning and surprised me with breakfast.

And here is where the crazy starts.  Our flight from Indiana started off slow as we sat on the tarmac for an hour as snow poured and required the de-icing trucks.  We then made it to Atlanta with a little time before our next flight to Charleston, only to play the waiting game.  Delta canceled over 300 flights due to weather the day before and the airport was a zoo filled with tired and upset travelers.  Out flight was delayed about 6 times and we spent almost five hours in the Atlanta airport.

We spent a ton of time in the Sky Club entertaining ourselves.

And we aggravated Matt as he tried to get a little work done.

And finally, after having gotten up at 3:00 a.m. to catch our first flight and being delayed numerous times and eventually canceled, Gracie could take no more and fell asleep reading. 

That's also the point when frustrated and tired, we hired a new pilot.  We rented a car and then drove five hours from Atlanta to Charleston.  We finally got to bed around midnight and I don't think any of us had a hard time going to sleep.

A view of downtown Charleston from our hotel balcony.

The next day after our loooong travel from IN to SC, I realized I left my shoes that I wanted to wear with my rehearsal dinner dress and Matt realized that he left his beard trimmer.  So, after sleeping in we went for shoes and and a trimmer.  We returned with enough time for lunch and an hour by the pool before having to get dressed for the rehearsal.  Gracie took full advantage.

Lily Grace was so excited to hold Owen.  She and Lydia were all smiles and Owen just seemed unsure about it all. 

We hit King Street the morning of the wedding to get Gracie's hair done, a pedicure and a little looking around. 

Thanks for the great pic Gracie Cakes!

LG and Sarah in the bridal suite getting dressed.

Gracie looked beautiful and was thrilled to be wearing a blush pink dress.

Her hair turned out amazing!

Gracie did a wonderful job as junior bridesmaid.

Lydia the flower girl was smitten with Lily Grace.  Lily Grace enjoyed keeping her entertained.  

Lily Grace with Aunt Vel.

The wedding was beautiful.

From the rehearsal to the reception, these two could be found together.

Gracie couldn't wait to get a slice of this cake and loved the gold bottom tier.  

With her cousins Zachary and Owen- People think Zachary looks a lot like his Uncle Matt.

Gracie with her cousin Mason and Sarah.  Thank you both so much for including her in your special day. 

One of Gracie's favorite things to do at a wedding is dance.  Her daddy didn't hesitate to join her so she could be first on the dance floor.  They are too cute!