pretty bridesmaids and handsome groomsmen...

Hiya everybody,

These posts sure do come too far inbetween. I'm telling ya, a family of 7, sure does soak up all the free time. However, I wouldn't change a thing!

A lot has changed this month already. CJ has moved out into her own apartment along with a roommate. So happy for her and to finally get her own space. She was sharing a bedroom here at home and now she can roam free, do what she wants and I am so excited for her! Dean is looking into options for colleges. He just got a new job and will be deciding on attending fire academy in Bellevue first or finishing his pre-reqs at Bellevue College. Either decision we are so proud of! Collin and Maddy are winding down the countdown to their play "Cinderella". It opens up at the beginning of March and I know they are getting antsy! Logan is still hanging in there with The Bandits baseball team. They start practices here soon and they will be on their way to competing! Devin still has his collection of WWE and Webkinz growing. That kid and his imagination. I'm telling you, the next Walt Disney this kid. Dan is still enjoying his job. Working hard to plant those seeds in companies, so if any of you lovely people out there know of companies that need an IT company to help out your servers and computer issues, Dan is the man to call!

We have the bridesmaids all set up in their pretty dresses and shoes. All we have to do now is wait for the dresses to come in and they'll be looking all pretty! Here is one of the dresses they can choose from: I had picked out three styles, that way they can pick out what is most flattering for their figure and hopefully purchase a dress they can wear again. The days of forcing your bridesmaids to wear god awful dresses with silk and taffeta are long gone! ;) And the shoes will be uniform in the color Saffron (yellow) since 9 bridesmaids will be in Truffle (brown) and the Maid of Honor and Jr.Bridesmaid will be in Kelly (green). Hence my three wedding colors.

The groomsmen will be in simple uniform. Khaki pants and a button down shirt, Dan will be picking out the final color and a tie or suspenders :) We want to make this wedding fit out rustic/vintage appeal- I thought the suspenders would be a nice, old-school touch. Lets see how many want to wear those!

We have finished the guys' boutineers. Jessica had designed the first boutineer and we fell in love with it! She is so innovative. We ended up making 15 of those puppies! I finished all of the bridesmaids earrings. They are so cute and this DIY wedding is working out great! Very cost effective :) Now our next project is to make the centerpieces and the corsages for the mothers!