We had a wedding!

On Sunday, December 28, 2008, my son Dallas remarried Selena(the mother of his children-Bella and Dylan).  They planned it, invited their family and a few close friends and they had their wedding.  It was in Big Bear, CA.  We all had to buy chains the day before because they have lots of snow in Big Bear at this time of year.  We didn't need the chains and it was a beautiful, warm winter day.  The bride was beautiful, Dallas was all smiles and Dylan and Bella were perfect.  Hubby and I pray that the Lord blesses their marriage,  that they will grow old together, always laughing and making memories forever with Christ as the center of it all!  Enjoy the pictures!

Pumpkin Patch Adventure

I laid low for a week after my surgery and finally had to get out of the house.  This was my first trip to a real pumpkin patch.  Living in the city, all we have is a set-up on a street corner with the hay, pony rides and the blow up slides for the kids and the pumpkins already picked and placed around the lot for you to pick one or two.  This year, my son and I thought we'd like to take Bella to a real pumpkin patch.  We found one in a rural area about 25 minutes away.  I never knew there were so many different types of pumpkins.  Here's a few they had under a canopy for us to choose from:

Wow!  Dallas saw his favorite!  :)  That's Dallas for ya!  What can I say????

So here we go!  Bella was leading us out to the pumpkin patch.

  I love this picture of her.  Of course, she is my favorite photog subject anyway.

Bella and her daddy, Dallas looking for the perfect pumpkin.

Baby Dylan, getting sleepy looking for pumpkins.  He and mommy found one though!

Dallas and Bella picking her first pumpkin.  We didn't know that pumpkin vines

 have little thorns or thistles so you have to be careful.  They had to 

twist the pumpkin to get it off the vine.

Bella and her pumpkin.  It ended up being a bit heavy and daddy had to help her hold it!

Aunt Danielle came along too!  Baby Mason is due in 3 weeks!  

Grandma and Bella found a little pumpkin for Dylan.  Isn't it cute???

I found this large flat pumpkin and told Bella to sit on it.  She gave me a strange look and then I told her it was a pumpkin chair.  She said "OK".  Isn't she so cute??

Daddy and Bella with our pumpkin haul.  All $80 worth.  Pumpkins can be expensive in California when you pick them yourself.  Hey Nina....your 12 pumpkins for $15 is a bargain!!

Taking a little break!  My favorite subject again!

Then we were off to the petting zoo which was really a pen of goats that we could

feed.  They attacked us before we even got in the gate.  

Selena had one of the goats trying to eat her shirt and another jumping up on her.

We think these were alpacas.  They were shaved and pretty ugly.  Dallas felt sorry

for them and gave them a little to eat.

Bella feeding the baby goat.  He was so cute!

This one jumped on this rail and basically said "Look at me!"

Bella is just not sure of the big goats.

Aunt Danielle playing with Dylan.

Bella feeding more baby goats.

Taking a break on the pyramid of hay.  Bella and I climbed to the top!

This is the picture I got of her on the top of the hay bales.  I love it!

Dylan looking over the top of his daddy's shoulder.

Dylan got so happy touching the big pumpkin.

Trying to take a family pic wasn't as easy as we thought.  This was a cute one!

We had a great time even though it ended up being hot....97 degrees!  We all thought it was supposed to cool off.  It did that night.  We had to wear sweatshirts to the softball game.  

I am hoping for fall weather this weekend.

Dallas

What can I say about Dallas??? He is my second child and my oldest boy.  He has the biggest smile and always has.  He is caring and will always help you when you need help.  He loves attention and being totally silly and crazy.  He doesn't care what anyone thinks, he lives life to the fullest.  He is frugal, a recycler and always has $$ in the bank.   He is a great father to Bella and Dylan.  He tries to do it all for Selena.  He loves dogs and gives Speed the most attention.  I'm glad he lives nearby and I get to see him and his family often.  I don't know what I would do if they decided to move out of town.  I now know what my mom felt when I left town and never realized the benefit of living near family.  I just wanted out of town.   I love that Dallas and Selena just drop by for dinner, play softball with me, drop by for a quick visit or they call us to meet them for dinner.  I love it!  Dallas also runs our small business and has done a great job.  Thanks Dal for all you do and I love you!