it may not be summer break, but it is a break

Thank you long four day weekend, you have arrived. Let's not forget why we get this long weekend, thank you for those that served and we should all pay tribute on this Memorial weekend. Now I will back it up again. Just like you knew I would. These are our two terrible, I mean the best Easter pictures, we got that day. It was kinda cool and windy and no, Maelea did not wear those tennis shoes with that dress. I don't know when she put them on.

Maelea loves being a student in my class. She's one of those students that likes to run around and get things out of other kids desks and run in the halls. I hope this is just a phase we're going through and that in three years she will be ready to stand in line and keep her hands where they should be. She takes after her dad.

I had a fun girls weekend with Nancy and the other bridesmaids in Dallas. Lots of fun and greaaaat food.

We have 2 1/2 days with students and then the teachers have their last day on Friday and then Summer break, here we come!!!

In no particular order

Of course I should back it on up and post about Easter pictures and such, but no I'm going to jump right into this weekend. Andrew and Sarah got married yesterday and it was a beautiful, love filled wedding. Friday was field day, so I couldn't bare to leave my kids with a sub ALL day, so we took a half day and left at 11:30. We drove straight to Des Arc for the rehearsal dinner. We got there and changed in the car. Fun. On Thursday Charity called me and said Maelea had a fever so Alex left work early and got her. After she woke up from her nap she still had a temp so he took her to the doctor since we were going out of state. We didn't want to take any chances. Of course they tell us that it was probably something viral, but that they didn't see anything wrong. So off we went Friday. She didn't have a temp but as soon as we sat down at rehearsal dinner she only wanted to sit in my lap and lay her head on me. This is the one picture I have of rehearsal.

Maelea saw Andrew and she wanted him to hold her the entire time. I went and got her from him so he could visit with everyone. It was HIS rehearsal. Good thing, because roughly three minutes after that, Maelea started to fuss, then proceeded to throw up all over me. Then she did it again. Alex was downstairs getting his food, so one of the other groomsman, Taylor, at our table got me some towels and ran and got Alex. Bless Taylor's heart, he saved the day. I stood up with Maelea and headed downstairs, holding her to me along with all the puke. Alex was coming toward us and was kinda shocked then we headed outside. We got to the vehicle and he took care of her and then I got all cleaned up. Changed from a dress into jeans and t-shirt. Of course I'm thinking she feels better, she's stomping around and talking so we go back in. She falls asleep on my lap and wakes up about 45 minutes later. Of course I'm feeling so bad because I thought everyone had seen the fiasco, but not many people did so everyone continued on business as usual. But this 45 minutes later thing, she wakes up and sits on Alex's lap, fusses a little then throws up on him. His turn. I pick her up and rush her back outside. We all change, again. Good thing we came straight there because we had our suitcases in the Tahoe so we had clothes, but we were beginning to run out. We get loaded up and I take Alex to rehearsal and then head to his parent's house to give this sick baby home. About 15 minutes after I drop him off, Maelea pukes again. It is pitch black outside but I pull into a driveway and get her out and clean her up and everything else that I can see then I put her back in her seat and off we go. After we got to his parents house she just wanted to sit with me so for the first time ever she slept in the bed with Alex and I that night. Thank goodness she didn't throw up anymore or have any more fever. This part was not fun. But this part was.

Alex was the best man and Maelea was the flower girl. She was back to normal, well maybe a little more than normal. She was wild.

She kept staring at Sarah's dress. It was so adorable. But by the time the wedding started I was ready for her to head down the aisle. I was soooo nervous, but she walked down with the ring bearer very well. She stood there for a little bit.

The she was held.

And then I had to put the camera down and get her off the steps. She did ok. She made another trip back up with the bridesmaids and then sat with me for the rest of the time. Fussed a little in between. But I kept telling myself, she's not even two yet, she's still a baby. She sure was glad she could run around.

We had a fun time at the wedding.

Not at the rehearsal.