Chris surprised me with a gift at Christmas with a plane ticket to go to Florida to see my nephew Austin get married in the Orlando Temple. I was able to go on Feb. 12 for his Friday, Feb. 13th wedding. He married a beautiful girl, Mariluz. She is originally from Cuba and can salsa like none other. I had so much fun hanging out with my mom and dad and my sister's family (Denise, Roger, Austin, Mariluz, Kristen, Kelli, Dave, Travis, Jesse, and Krissy.) We laughed a lot, got the condo security called on us at 2:00 a.m. the night before Austin's wedding, which my mom declared, "We're not drinking!" The security guard probably thought she was drinking. The day of the wedding went without a hitch--except for running 2 hours behind. The reception was supposed to start at 7:00, but did not "really" start until 9:00--with salsa dancing until 1:00 a.m. Mom, Dad, and I took Krissy and Jesse (Denise and Roger's foster kids) back to Orlando with us (the reception was in Jacksonville) a 2 1/2 hr drive. We had extremely late nights and I couldn't drive because I wasn't on the rental agreement. On Saturday, we all went through Tampa to Clearwater Beach on the Gulf of Mexico side. Well, our 1 hour trip took 2 1/2 hours. Chris said we were in a perpetual traffic jam. We laughed about that too. That night we went to Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney for dinner. Sunday, Denise's family went to Disneyworld and Mom, Dad, and I went Alligator hunting on an airboat. The lake we went to was said to have 3400 gators and we spotted a 12 foot gator. Fun times!!
Back at the fort...Chris took care of the kids with the help of Teresa during the day. They all had fun. Chris even took them out for Valentine's dinner at Chili's and then to ice cream at Arctic Circle after. On Sunday, Chris got them all ready for church and even had Cooper prepare a talk for primary. He did a great job. After church, they all went to Chris's parents house and hung out and the kids played with Drew and Wakely. Drew and Allie decided to go for a swim in Dianne's big jetted tub without anybody knowing. They came out drenched with big grins on their faces.
Back at the fort...Chris took care of the kids with the help of Teresa during the day. They all had fun. Chris even took them out for Valentine's dinner at Chili's and then to ice cream at Arctic Circle after. On Sunday, Chris got them all ready for church and even had Cooper prepare a talk for primary. He did a great job. After church, they all went to Chris's parents house and hung out and the kids played with Drew and Wakely. Drew and Allie decided to go for a swim in Dianne's big jetted tub without anybody knowing. They came out drenched with big grins on their faces.
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DeeDee and Allie just crack me up. It is great how they love to play together.
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