Friday, November 26, 2010

Getting Ready for Christmas

Our Christmas tradition starts on the day after Thanksgiving and not with shopping early in the morning. We always get the Christmas tree out and decorate the house. Campbell really got into helping out this year, and we had minimal breakage of ornaments.
Kellen, however, was not so much into helping decorate the tree. He decided to ride his John Deere tractor train. It was a perfect fit for him, as you can see!
Farmer Kellen

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Our Thanksgiving Post

Well, it looks like we didn't get any pictures taken at either of the Thanksgiving celebrations. Oh well, here are some pictures of the kids. Kellen was sporting his "Queen" pajamas as he calls Lightning McQueen.
Kellen was about to give Mr. Beaver a kiss on his tooth.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

A Special Night Downtown

After a good dinner with Mimi and PawPaw (consisting of handfuls of calamari for the kids- not the momma, though), we visited some of the night-before-Thanksgiving festivities in downtown Fort Wayne. Campbell posed as a gingerbread woman at the Botanical Conservatory.
The new tradition was fireworks at the Fort Wayne Tincaps stadium. They were really neat, and we were glad we braved the bad weather to enjoy them.
The Warner Family

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Kellen and His Girl

We made a trip to Dayton to visit Liv's friend Beth and her family. Kellen got to spend some time with his favorite little lady, Lily. He did have to explain to her that if she wanted the relationship to last, she would have to stop cheering for OSU and start cheering for IU. Not sure her daddy and mommy will allow the courtship to continue because of this, though!
Just chillin'

Saturday, November 13, 2010

The Fort Wayne Reception

Uncle Ry and Aunt Leda got back from their wedding/honeymoon on Thursday, and they had their Fort Wayne reception on Saturday. It was a whirlwind of a week, especially for them, but it was fun to celebrate with more family and friends.
"The outlaws" (Liv, Geri, Leda, Stacey & Mary Beth)
Kellen got to wear his suit again, and of course, his blankie!
The Warner cousins
The bride and groom
Kellen's cousins really like playing with him.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Heading Home

We were up at 3:30 AM to catch a ride to the airport. It was fun while it lasted, and definitely a trip we won't soon forget. Thanks, Uncle Ry and Aunt Leda, for including us in the fun!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

A Personal Serenade

Campbell caught the eye of the violinist playing at the restaurant, and she quickly won him over with her blue eyes and blond hair. He played "Twinkle, Twinkle" just for her!
Kellen was pretty infatuated with the violinist, as well.

What a fun evening we had listening to the music and relaxing before heading home in the morning.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Other Fun Riveria Maya Pics

Someone's looking for trouble...
or maybe just a dancing partner!
Big cheese!!!
"Sissy! Dac-quri! Mo, mo dac-quri!"
We went walking around the grounds of the resort.
Snuggling with Mimi
and snuggling with Daddy.
A favorite spot at the swinging bar!
A family picture
Mimi's favorite spot, too! Ha ha ha
Kellen got to order his new favorite thing- a dacquri.
A dancing queen!
And a pole dancer :)

Friday, November 5, 2010

The Big Day

** We must first apologize for the lack of updating that has occurred to the blog. Lots of excuses could be shared, but it comes down to being too tired in the evenings after working on computers all day to even want to open up the laptop and try to post something. We will try to do better but please accept our apoligies if we don't update as often as we have been :) **
So, this is the big wedding day for Ry and Leda. A bit of history with the outfits... Campbell's dress was made by Andy's mom, Char. It was BEAUTIFUL! She is such an amazing seamstress, and it shows in this particular dress. She also made Kellen's tie, Andy's tie, their pocket squares, etc. The kids are showing their loving sides in this picture!
We tried to get some shots for a possible Christmas card... did not happen at this moment. We were actually waiting for the bus to show up to take us to a different part of the resort.
Uncle Ray, Auntie Arlene, Aunt Weno, Leda's brother David, Mimi & Leda's brother Gabe
Andy and Char (Memaw) before the wedding
The wedding party beginning to make their way down the isle. The wedding was at a gazebo that was right by the beach. It was a perfect setting for the wedding.
Mimi was at the back to help send Campbell and Kellen down the isle.
Leda's brother, Danny, walking his mother Norah down the isle
Then, it was Campbell and Kellen's big moment. Kellen would not go without his blanket, and we weren't about to take it away from him. Campbell took her job very seriously.
Campbell had to be corralled and sent back to her seat... she thought it was all about her and spreading the flower petals.
The groom watching his bride arrive in her carriage.
The extremely handsome best man!!!!!!
He can't help but smile!
The gorgeous bride and her proud papa!
Oh, the love!
The bridal party: Kellen, Andy, Campbell, Ry, Leda and Devonne
The Warner/Gerig clan
The Andy Warner family... with a couple very tired and hungry children on a very windy day
Thinking very hard about something... probably lunch!
Deep in thought
A good moment captured
Beautiful!
Char, Frank, and Norah- the proud parents
We went to lunch at one of the resorts nearby. They had a cake to celebrate the bid day. Kellen loved the fondant that covered the cake. He ate it by the handful!
Andy made his best man speech.

Kellen found a new friend in Ry's friend, Ricky. He even went up to him and gave him a big hug around his leg- he thought it was his daddy's leg.
After the party, we tried to go for a swim at the pool. It was freezing and we quickly sent the tired kids back to the room to rest.
A tuckered out little guy! So precious.