The wedding is over...

It's been forever since I posted, but getting ready for Lance's wedding has been the main event in our lives for several weeks. I was in charge of decorations for the rehearsal dinner, Ella was the flower girl, we all had to get clothes, shoes etc., we had to attend wedding showers and it literally goes on and on. It was all so fun, but I must say that I breathed a sigh of relief when I got up this morning. The wedding was beautiful and so was the bride. My "little" brother is a married man, and I can hardly believe it!!! I must say that I was really proud of him yesterday.

Ella did great as the flower girl. It was really "iffy" for a while, but she came through like a champ. Months ago, when Lance first asked her to be the flower girl, she said that she wasn't going to be in the wedding. Each time that Brian and I talked to her about it, she said that she did NOT want to be the flower girl. So, Brian and I did what any parent would do, we bribed her. Yes, we admit it. We reached an all time low as parents because we told Ella that she could have a new bike if she would walk down the aisle at the wedding. The funny part is that she is way too smart for all of that. When we told her that she could have a bike, her reply was, "I want to see it first." Smart girl, if you ask me. At the rehearsal, we still weren't completely sure that she would actually do the deed as you can see in the picture.
But, as the evening wore on, she became a little more comfortable. She actually seemed to enjoy it a little.

Finally, though, when it was all said and done, she did a great job and even sat quietly during the ceremony. She walked out holding Poppy's hand and pretty much stole the show. I'll post some pics from the wedding later. Oh, and Ella got her bike after the reception. She even got to ride it around a little before we came home, so at the end of the day, everyone was happy!