Here are the Beautiful Pictures...

Here are some pictures from the "whirlwind" week I described last time. It was such a fun week, as you will see below!

THE BRIDE on Bachelorette Night!


All the girls at the Bridesmaids luncheon at a BEAUTIFUL ocean front home on Bainbridge Island.


This is B and Ezekiel. Isn't he the cutest? (B, you are cute too, dont worry). I love the mo-hawk that he sports. I gotta be honest, after living almost an entire week with the kid, I MISS HIM!


Me and Kris on the Ferry to Bainbridge


Ok, true confessions time: I've always kind of judged those who are obsessed with the "Sodoku Craze" and never really understood it. Mostly because in the past, I took one look at it and was so confused and I just assumed I was stupid and couldn't do it. It looked WAY too hard so I didn't even bother. My husband swears he tried to explain it to me once before and it ended in some sort of yelling and argument, but I have chosen to block that out. It took the patient voice of my favorite Chicago-an and new friend Kara to kindly explain the rules and strategy of the game, thus passing on the addiction to me. Here is me and Carrie tag teaming Sodoku on the Ferry. Kara was kind enough to lend me her book for so much of the trip and I tried to improve my game with any spare moment I had...or she let me borrow it for 1 game and I refused to give it back. I can't remember which. (the little guy in the pic is Ezekiel Prince. That's right: 2 Ezekiels in case you are keeping track).


Some of my "roomies" for the week (aka, the bridesmaids/bride)


Jon got to fly in on Friday, and here we are at the rehearsal dinner (which had the best Salmon Ive ever had in my LIFE by the way. YUM!)


Me and the Bride as we got ready


Me and Carrie lacing her--wasn't the back of her dress SO pretty??


ALL the bridesmaids and the bride! It was so good to catch up and hang out with all these wonderful girls last week. We made many memories and had many laughs. It was even extra fun to meet Kara, Kristen's sister in law, and become fast friends--it felt like we had all known each other for years! We gotta find a way to get Kristen and Kara down here to California for GOOD...it's just wrong how far apart we all live.

Pretty flowers!

The Happy Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Dacey!

This is Gavin, Carrie's son and one of the ring bearers. He seriously one of the cutest, most hilarious kids I've ever met. One of my favorite stories from this trip is when 3 of us girls were in the car with him driving in Seattle, and (inevitably), we got lost. As we are scrambling, trying to find where to go with all the crazy one way streets, Gavin is in the back, calmly and rationally giving direction advice. "Jen, I think you should probably find the freeway." or "I think you should turn towards the water." (Remember--this kid is THREE.) The funniest thing is he probably was right the whole time and knew what he was talking about. We eventually got there probably in large part to Gavin and his wise directions. He is just the cutest--Care, look out--my husband wants to steal him. Jon keeps calling him "Gavin the Genious Kid".

The Matrons and the Bride.

Eric and "the Jens" partying at the reception
The happy/sad ending...happily ever after for them, but sad for us to say goodbye knowing we won't see each other for a while.