Dayton Learning Center...the chosen reception spot!
My beautiful ring...Dietrich's will be the same design in silver.
Valley Friends Meeting House...for the ceremony...a lot of decorating will be at hand.
The colors for the bridesmaids' dresses...the red and green are a bit darker than they appear in the pic.
The same fabrics...but scanned. The dark olive is for Dietrich's pants, the Dark brown for the front of the vest, and the light olive the back of the vest.
Tangible progress is taking place on the wedding planning front. On the way back from Pennsylvania last weekend we took our time, stopping at thrift stores, fabric outlets, and a park. It was good to relax together and discuss wedding planning and the future.
The trip was highly successful as far as being relaxing, fun, and productive. We found fabric for Dietrich's dress vest and pants, my dress, and our bridesmaids' dresses! We also got to watch an amazing lightning show, eat some good chinese, and take a nap at a great park in Berkeley Springs.
Thursday and Friday the sewing began. Dietrich's really gaining ground on his pants and I've been working on his vest. I haven't used a pattern for sewing since I was fifteen so that's been a little overwhelming for both of us, but we're pretty good at knowing when to take breaks to have fun.
We spent our first morning coloring eggs with Ethan, Ezra, Liz, and Sam. Once Ethan got the hang of it he wanted to make each egg a light orange..."Aww, bootiful!"
Ezra fancies himself an "egg portraitist"
Ethan's favorite game is to set the timer on the camera and then run back to be in the photo...this is one of those beautiful numbers.
And here we have the "look excited" face...his Dad's favorite party trick.
This here is what we call the awkward leaning photo. "Lean a little more. No, a little more. Perrfect."
This lovely lady graced the wall of Uncle Julios's, a delightful Tex Mex restaurant we went to. So delightful, in fact, that Brandon rented a 15 passenger van and drove us an hour so we could experience the delight. 
Uncle Dietrich occupying a busy early bird.
We briefly considered this look for the big day.
But Emily out-did us with this look...or pre-look.
Everyone made it to the front okay...only a small loss(the groom's ring). A quick sly search and no one knew the better.
Here are some of our favorite Texas looks...
Well, this one was actually a British look as it turns out.
These lovely ladies graced the wedding, accompanied by a colorful, and un-photographed, short number. :)
Here are some famous, and lovely, hand-crafted cowboy/girl boots in Fort Worth. A set of custom made boots from this shop can top ten grand!
We'll end our photo gallery with some shots from our little front lawn craft sale...quite a success. It was great to work on this "little" project together. It was also great to visit with all the friends and family who stopped by throughout the morning.
