Monday, July 25, 2011

Rachel & Conlon: First Comes Love...

The week after Rob's graduation Rachel, his younger sister, got married in Utah.  Rob and I had to make it a whirlwind trip--arriving at 3am Saturday morning (delayed flight), sleeping a few hours, heading to the temple and reception, flying back to Houston at 7pm, finally getting home at about 2 am Sunday morning (delayed flight). 

But, for Rachel, it was totally worth it!  We're so thrilled she found her personal Prince Charming; Conlon seems like such a sweet guy.

Here are a glut of picture highlights from the 24-hour trip:
Meeting Tennyson for the first time since he was about 5 days old
Waiting for Rae & Conlon to come out...and meeting the FUN Bonner family
Teairsa and Mark-- 2 awesome expressions and for Mark, awesome hair. 
One of Rachel's precious new nephews
Eden--Kit and Kevin make the CUTEST kids!
Ryn, the first Kit and Kevin creation

Happy, happy!
Sisters
More Sisters--Conlon's siblings have the BEST smiles! 
Who knew weddings were a contact sport?  I lost a toenail in an encounter with Darrell's shoe during a group picture.
I felt pretty badly about leaving such a gruesome memento on the Bountiful Temple grounds.
First Official Belly Photo: 27 weeks with TWINS
Rob's siblings & spouses #s 1-5 (minus #3-Matt and Natalie somehow escaped our photographic grasp). 
Joy & Darrell with baby Margueritte
Kit & Kevin with Elle, Eden, Ryn, and Darren
Mark & Aupreille with Tennyson and Teairsa--who we could NOT catch smiling all day! 
John & Laura sans kids: footloose and fancy free!
Rachel and Conlon's reception was beautiful and we wish we could have been there for more of the pre & post wedding festivities.  I guess that's what happens when student life finally rolls to an end and you have a real job to get home to....times like these are when getting a Ph.D. starts to seem like a better and better idea.....

Actually, not really.

5 comments:

LSchuelke said...

Christa! You look absolutely gorgeous in those pictures...what a glowing and beautiful mama. I miss you, sweet friend. We need to have a phone date soon before those little girlies arrive!!

Kate said...

You have such a cute little belly! You look fantastic and the wedding looked like it was beautiful!

Melanie Anderson said...

You look fantastic! So exciting to see your babies growing!

Unknown said...

yeah what is with taking your first belly photo at 27 weeks. man are you cute. and carrying them so high!

Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke said...

oh my...the toe. ouch! So fun to see all the pics of the ellis clan!