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My step-brother Aaron & his Fiancee Jen decided to get married in Tahoe & then have their family celebration in Reno. The wedding was a little over a week ago. We decided to drive up on Saturday morning to attend the wedding while the rest of the family drove up to Reno on Friday & then to Tahoe on Saturday for the ceremony. I know...kinda crazy but it wasn't my wedding. My parents are part of Worldmark so we were able to stay at the Timeshare in Reno too. Well....we left to head up to Tahoe but we had to make a few stops on the way. 1st...the clownfish Brad got for the tank was not doing so hot so he took it to his brother's to see if his tank was a better environment than ours. Then off to McDonald's for breakfast. Then we were finally off. The drive was nice & the boys were sleepy & quiet pretty much the whole time. We got up there way early so we decided to walk around. It was beautiful outside & a bit on the chilly side & I was so glad I took my coat & the boys had their sweaters.
It was fun seeing all the people walk around in their snow clothes & snowboard/ski equipment while I walked around in my nice outfit & High heels.
So...I should've brough 2 pairs of shoes because walking in heels is seriously no fun after a while. My feet were killing me!!!! Lesson learned!!
We took the kids to play games in Harveys/Harrahs (I can never remember which one it is) & we played too. I love getting tickets. It's so fun. Then we ate lunch at Cabo Wabo's which is funny to me because the last time we ate there it was actually in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico about 8 1/2 years ago on our honeymoon. Lot's of memories but I won't go there now. The nachos we got were really good too. So now it's time to go to "Chapel of the Bells" & we need to get there a little early because my dad forgot the camera he was supposed to take the wedding photos with. Well.....needless to say we were there before anybody else. I guess they put an earlier time on the invites to make sure everybody got there ON TIME!! Since we had some time to kill. I took pictures of....what else...my cute boys.
Ye olde outside chapel.
The boys kept wanting to play with the snow even though it was really dirty. I know that they were tasting it too...bleh!!! But what was I going to do...chase them down...NO!!...it was cold out there.
Sonny came to me & said my hands hurt...my hands hurt. I asked him if he was playing with the snow & he said yes so I took his hands & warmed them up in my (cold) hands so they wouldn't hurt anymore. He got better...it was cute. Guess I need to take them to a snow park to really play in the snow.
And here's Blake just making a goofy face.
Ohhhh...LOOK!! There's the Bride running in to put on the finishing touches!!!
She looked so pretty!!
There's my Step-mom Dawn & my Step-brother Aaron the Groom.
Now this chapel was on the small side. It was quite cozy to say the least but it served it's purpose for Aaron & Jen. I'm just glad they didn't invite more people than they did because then the chapel really would've been bursting at the seams!!!
(Here's only a couple pictures I took. As you all know I'm STILL trying to figure out my new camera & the other one is MIA for the time being. Thank goodness I wasn't the professional. I'm learning that it doesn't really take good inside pictures & it was really crowded so it was hard to get a GREAT picture, but I still wanted to share a couple.)
Lighting the Unity candle.
AND.....they're FINALLY Married!!!!!!
Congratulations Aaron & Jen!!!
After the ceremony we all went outside to wait & blow bubbles & pop streamers as they headed to their car.
Erick, Mason & Amelia with the bubbles
Brad blowing bubbles. The bubbles were fun for everyone.
Then we all took family pictures & we were off to meet everyone in Reno at the suite Aaron & Jen had at the Peppermill. On the way there we stopped at Johnny Rockets so we could eat. It was fun to hang out there for a little bit. Then we got to the Peppermill & in their suite is where they did their toasts & had appetizers & cut the cake. It was nice & cozy!! Their suite was actually really nice & the bathroom was soooo awesome!! I like when the bathroom is really nice. Then we went to the timeshare & checked in & went with everybody to the "hot pool". That was so nice to sit there & relax & play with all the kids. No pictures for that one...don't have a waterproof camera. When we got out it was funny to see all of our "white as snow" kids with their legs so pink from the water. I really need to make sure my kids are in swim lessons this summer.
I think we all had a nice time relaxing & thank goodness I took our bathing suits.
~Shannon
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