Growing Up Grace: September 2011

Just say, "professional flowergirls!" The girls got the opportunity to be flowergirls in another wedding this year! This time, Melina and Patrick. Steve's cousin. The wedding was at Half Moon Bay in San Francisco which means another exciting plane ride for the Graces this summer!

We have arrived!

Best line of the weekend: "Ya stinkin' farmer!"

So, the story goes like this. Charlie and Ryan both picked out their plane outfits the night before our 7a.m. flight. Let's face it, no one wants to figure out outfits at 5 a.m. in order to get out of the house on time for the flight... right? As we hustled to get out the door on time, Charlie looks sad. I said, "Char, what's wrong?" She replied, "Ryan looks like a super model and I look like a stink-in' farmer!" I said, "You picked out that outfit. Do you not like it anymore?" She replied, "No, I LOVE it... I like lookin' like a stinkin' farmer!"

The Super Model and The Stinkin' Farmer!

Catchin' a ride at the airport!

Our REAL ride at the airport... I swear these girls are spoiled. 2 limo rides in one month.

The girls were in heaven.

Wazzz up sista?

Apparently... Charlie is feeling pretty comfortable upon arriving at the Ritz. (Not sure if the Ritz staff feels the same way! LOL)

Ryan "played the part" a little better than the Stinkin' Farmer

Katie got to hang out with her "girls" at the rehearsal...

Best Man Timmy got his turn too :-)

Hanging out with Papa on the bus on the way to the rehearsal dinner.

Steve got ultra-close to Katie's boyfriend, Matt. I hope you didn't scare him off babe!

Ryan got a prime spot with Gigi, Casey, and Bubba!

Papa and Gigi both got some special one-on-one time with their little ladies!

Awe... so cute.

The Grace Family at the Rehearsal Dinner.... yummy lobster dinner! Kudos goes out to the Carey's for a fantastic event!

The girls found plenty of places to find fun at the venue.

Shots from our table...

Wedding day has arrived...

Nobody can keep the Graces/Colemans/Houghtons away from a little college football!

The girls got to go to the bridal suite to get their hair done. Mommy (the chaperone), got to get a few pics of the wedding preparation. What a treat!

The bride distributed gifts to her bridesmaids...

The bride showing her dress to her ladies for the first time...

The flowergirls got to see their cousin (and Groom) Patrick for the first time...

Mommy hung back (with the camera) and relinquished parenting duites to maid of honor and best man while waiting for picture time. I think (but not certain from far away) that Timmy and Katie were telling them jokes?!? I could see some funny faces and lots of laughing. Whatever it was, it was working!

The Bridal Party...

Before the ceremony, we had a few minutes to snap some photos...

The Flowergirls had special seats... (They liked seeing their names in print)

The flowers and decor for the wedding were all done in various shades of white...

G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.

The walk down the aisle for the groom...

(you can't see it well here but one of the coolest things we have ever seen was the people lining EVERY single window in the hotel watching the wedding... so cool)

The girsl were too short and hidden from view from me for their walk down the aisle. I was lucky to have snapped this cute pic. They were only 2 feet behind the maid of honor... so funny... I think they forgot to walk "slow!" Haha...