brett and claire's wedding :: sprinklers!

After the ceremony was over and all the pictures had been taken, we were all standing outside the church, and all of a sudden... the sprinklers started going! Crazy!

So, Uncle Brentley suggested to Grayson and Carter that they run through the sprinklers in their tuxes!!

Why not?!?

Nana handed Carter her bouquet of flowers and off they went... running straight into the water.

The whole time they were in the sprinklers, the groomsmen were cheering them on.

It was a blast!

 

brett and claire's wedding :: the big day!!

Saturday July 13th dawned beautiful and sunny. A perfect day for a wedding!

We had a "family" breakfast at a café close to the hotel before everyone headed out to get beautiful for the big event.

More pics to come... :)

brett and claire's wedding :: rehearsal dinner

Mom and Dad hosted a beautiful rehearsal dinner at Bistro 31 in the Highland Park Village. We had delicious salmon and steak, sweet and funny stories were shared about Brett and Claire, and the evening ended with a fun DVD presentation of pics of the couple throughout the years. There was plenty of laughter, some tears, and lots of encouragement!

 the sibs!

 cousins waiting in the lobby

 Kristen, me, Dan, Mom

 we're approaching our 13th anniversary ;)

 the boys were so excited to get on the bus to head to the rehearsal!

 the groom with his ring bearers

 gorgeous centerpieces at the tables for the rehearsal dinner

 Dad greeted all the guests

 the original Buchanan five with Claire

what a sweet evening celebrating a really sweet couple! :)

brett and claire's wedding :: bridal lunch

We just celebrated Brett and Claire's wedding with an action-packed weekend in Dallas. First things first... a lovely bridal lunch hosted by Mom's good friends took place on Friday morning.

 the hostesses: Miss Kay, Jennifer, Paige, Stephanie, Debbie, Mom, Suzy

 we were discussing our hair and going to the "dry bar" -- so fun!!

 the beautiful tables with Claire's pottery and flower napkin rings on a burlap table runner -- so festive!

What a beautiful morning and a great way to start off the wedding weekend!

a fantastic 4th {friends and family}

Our sweet friends, Brian and Kim, and their cute girls, Aubrey and Abby, joined us for dinner on the 4th. Mom, Dad, and AL all came over as well, and we had a wonderful time together! We ate a yummy dinner, did fireworks on the driveway, watched BIG fireworks at Bradley Fair, and then came home to shoot a few more ourselves. All in all, it was a fantastic evening!

 the four kids did a fireworks show for us on the driveway after dinner

 

 

 Roman Candles -- woohoo!!

at Bradley Fair with glow sticks -- waiting on the fireworks to start

Happy Birthday, USA!

a fantastic 4th {hair dye}

Nana bought the boys some fun hair dye for the Fourth of July. They looked like little firecrackers!

 Grayson had the great idea to dye their hair the color of their shirts... so he chose blue and Carter chose red.

 (cue the music for Home Alone -- Grayson reminds me of Kevin so much right here...)

 Carter gets started with his red spikes

 Aaaauuugggghhhh!!

 the finished product!

Getting ready to celebrate with fireworks, family, and friends!

happy birthday, america!

The boys were super excited to decorate their bikes for a 4th of July parade. We went to my parents' old neighborhood for the festivities.

 crepe paper, flags, lights, and streamers were everywhere :)

 getting ready to start!

 here they come!

Happy 4th of July!