san antonio

my cousins grew up in san antonio - because it wasn't ever close to anywhere we lived, we didn't get to see them much growing up & have never visited them in texas.


this weekend, that finally changed!


kaitlyn & john got engaged a year ago & asked rooney & millie to be their flower girls.


mom, kelsey, & i flew out with the girls late thursday (2/23) night & then came home on an early flight on monday morning (2/27).

[[ you guys, rooney has hit a ridiculously hard stage & i have hit full on pregnancy hormones (yay, 3rd trimester) - we make a mess together. i don't know what it is. but i did realize during our last day that she had some teeth making their way through & buying some ibuprofen definitely helped. ps. what almost two year old is still teething!? there were many moments throughout our trip, i thought i just wanted to go home because rooney. ]]


anyway, back to our trip.


friday was a beautiful day, but we had some crazy happenings. we started with manicures for the mamas & the flower girls. rooney made it through one hand & then freaked out & messed it all up. not a huge success. & on par for the turd she's been.

then mom thought it would be fun to take us by her old house. i was excited to see some of san antonio, especially the area mom had called home for a year & a half. we got to her high school & the rental car started beeping, then all the engine lights began to flash. after the exhausting nail trip we had just had, i couldn't help but laugh. we pulled into a parking lot just as the car died - we didn't even make it all the way into the spot, but we were out of harms way. it happened to be a bakery parking lot - so the girls got lucky with cinnamon rolls & cupcakes. we spent about an hour there, poor grandma dealing with the rental company, eventually getting my cousin, evy, to come pick us up while she hung around for the tow truck.

friday night was the rehearsal dinner in kaitlyn & john's backyard. talk about beautiful! it was the perfect evening, surrounded by family, & filling our bellies with delicious food.

saturday we decided it was best to keep our day mostly open so that we weren't rushing for the wedding, & so that the girls could get real naps in. we visited the san antonio temple - it is stunning. the most beautiful stained glass. followed by some delicious tex-mex, with the nicest ladies who gave the girls huge lollipops when the food was done. saturday was going so well. i couldn't stop smiling.

saturday evening was the wedding. kaitlyn made the most stunning bride. everything about the ceremony & the reception was beautiful & so very classy. rooney made it about a quarter of the way down the aisle before running back to me - not so bad for her first try at flower girl. whenever she started to cry, the ring bearer (also two years old), cornelius, would bring her his fire truck toy. it was the sweetest thing. he was an answer to prayers. we still didn't last through the entire reception, but it was a day i will always remember.

 beautiful bride & her proud dad

i am so sad that i didn't get any pictures with kaitlyn or john on their big day (or at all during the entire trip). they are wonderful people & i am glad we were able to be a part of their big, perfect, beautiful day.

sunday was another simple day. lots of napping, time with evy & her family, a visit to H-E-B, & then dinner with kaitlyn, john, & family. can you believe the newlyweds invited us over to their house the day after their wedding?! they're crazy & i love them for it.

Monday morning, we got up ridiculously early & headed for the airport. i even bought moana & kid headphones to keep rooney quiet for the flight. it went well. UNTIL the last 5 minutes, we were landing, when suddenly we flew straight up & had to loop around, adding more than half an hour to our landing. then, because of snow (did i mention how lovely the texas weather was!), we were on the runway for too long. & of course, roo needed to go to the bathroom. i am sure everyone around us loved me grabbing a diaper from kelsey & holding it to rooney's bottom & then us running off the plane & straight for a bathroom. rooney couldn't stop saying, "it's snowing today!" & was so excited for dad to get home to play in the snow with her.