Getting the party started
our cake topper
candy table
dancing with my daddy
getting our groove on!

Photo credit for all above: www.arisingimages.com

Our Rehearsal Dinner

Mac's Seafood in Saline

The best Best Man (and Wife) anyone could hope for

Jeff's best friend Brian and hi wife Allie, and their son, Jeffrey flew in from Oregon for the week before the wedding. They were amazing. They helped me through it all. They gracefully handled all of my frustrations, helped with the chores, listened to me gripe, lended helping hands, cooked dinner, helped with the kids and even treated me to a pedicure.....they were amazing. We couldn't have had a better Best Man. Brian and Allie- thanks for all of your love and support!!!!!!!!

My Best Friend and Maid of Honor

Me and Lindsey at the rehersal dinner:)

Family:)

The Newsted Girls.

Me and Shelby

Matching shirts?

Olivia adoring her new barbie bride:)

Jeff's great friends Bill and John

Jeff's dad Tom giving the toast.

What are they laughing at?
:)

WE LOVE CAKE!

The amazing chocolate log/cake-kind of thing that tasted like a kit-kat!

Mmmm, fruit tart.

The kid is my son;)

Want some cake?

Crazy Cute Kids

We were in our own room in the basement of Mac's, so the kids had the run of the place....literally! They had an absolutely wonderful time:)

Cereal Mornings

Since moving into the new house, Deagan has decided that he needs to wake up around 6:30 every morning. And if we're lucky he'll stop at his sister's room and wake her up along the way to our bedroom. So, most days, I embrace the beautiful summer and drag my behind out of bed to enjoy the sunrise. We've taken to eating our breakfasts out on the deck. It's a little chilly some mornings, so we bundle up in blankets. But they love it! They refuse to eat inside:)

He Loves the Melon

Alexis and Zach spend a few nights

After Father's Day, but before the wedding, Zach and Alexis came to stay a few days and help me out with the kids before the wedding. Olivia and Deag just adore their cousins and everyone is sad to go home. But they sure have a great time together:)

Deagers

This is the cool kid- before we cut his mop!
p.s.- when did he get so big?

Stella Baby

Yep, this was a month ago when she was only three months old and a little baby....now she's DOUBLE that size!

Father's Day BBQ

Deagan just mooched off Poppie!

We negotiated into the sale of the home this wonderful trampoline:) We can't keep the kids off it!


That's olivia in there spinning.


My mom with her Dad.


silly lexi


My dad and his brother:)

The gang on the new front porch!

This was taken a few days after we moved in:) Boy were we happy! Finally our own home, again.
Here are a few sneak peak pictures for you, BEFORE we did our painting and moving. Now the wall with the fireplace is RED, and the kitchen has a metallic teal wall, and the rest is a creamy coffee color....I'll post those pics later:)
Snoop-On...

Living Room

Finally, we have a wood burning fireplace that we'll actually use:) And that white box looking thing above the mantle, yeah that's a flat screen TV mount.....for the TV we don't have;)

Living with Dining Room

here's the first half of the living room, with the arched ceiling to the dining room. And the window to the kitchen:)

Entry/Livingroom

On the right by the stairs is the front door, with the stairs against the wall leading right up. You're looking at the living room and a little cut out to the kitchen.

A little peak at the backyard

I have to get out there and get a good picture of the yard, but this is a sneak peak of a part of the deck with the pergola....

The Kid Cut Out in under the basement stairs

There is a little door and window, and the walls inside are painted with chalkboard paint! They just love it!

The Basement

They had just finished the basement when we bought the house, with nifty little "cut-outs" in the walls for a sofa and a TV.

Visiting MiMaw in Frankenmuth

One weekend in early JUNE, we went to visit my mom in Frankenmuth while she was a her "sisters of the heart" reunion. The kids got nice baby massages too!
:)

I'm baaaaack.....

Deagan helping my Dad measure for the deck building:)

yucky tummies

So here we are after a great weekend, feeling miserable laying around. Deagan woke up at 6am this morning and cried for over an HOUR!!!!!! Good morning to you!
He's been really clingy and just not himself all day. And Olivia too, she's been extra sensitive and sleepy.
So this morning went ok, then gradually they got worse. Now here they are on my bed watching Deigo, sipping AJ, and eating slices of bread (they think it makes them feel better). With yucky tummies, low grade fevers and just over-all yuckiness.
You know Deagan's having a bad day when you can get him to lay on a bed for an hour, when he's not sleeping!!!!!
:(

PICTURES ARE UP!!!!!

Visit www.jeffandtricia.com and see are awesome pictures by Arising Images:)

I'm in love....

...with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill !!!!!!!

Jeff and I went to their concert on Wednesday night and it was fantastic:)
They are an amazing couple, and they even let their daughter come up on stage and sing one with them!

And oh, their duets, oh so HOT:)

I'm in love!!!!!

The Wedding Cake:)

Here's a cute picture that my mom took of us with the cake...right before we smashed it into our maid of honor and best man's faces!!!!!! HAHAHA

Hola!

Well we are still in Mexico, sneaking a few minutes on the internet!
I know you are all dying to see pics from the wedding....
FYI- go to www.arisingimages.com and click on their BLOG, scroll down and you'll see about five images....a little sneak peak!

See you soon,
love the ever-so-tan Tricia;)

Thank You Thank You Thank You

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to absolutely EVERYONE for making our wedding the night of our dreams! You all were so kind and loving and caring last night. It really was everything we have ever wanted!
Jeff and I are taking off to MEXICO for a week and will be sure to post tons of pictures upon our return.
Please check www.arisingimages.com for wedding pictures soon.
Once again, thank you ALL for making us the happiest couple in the world!
Tricia and Jeff

It's been too long....

Ok, so I haven't updated my blog in A LONG TIME. Sorry, just a few things going on right now. We've moved into the new house. Jeff and I spent a week pulling almost all nighters to paint before we moved in. We painted everything except the kitchen and the bathrooms......ugh! Talk about long days, tucking the kids into bed then going over and painting till2 or 3am- not fun, not good for your body!
But we did it and it's done (well almost). We had the big move-in last Saturday and a BBQ on sunday for father's day. Of course I have pictures, but they are locked in the vault of memory cards and not coming out yet.
Now I am in full wedding mode. Semi- I guess since my brain is still trying to digest the new house and all that needs to be done....company is coming MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY before the wedding and we're going to have a houseful. Let's just hope we get all of the boxes out of the way first...haha!

So I've been asked by a few friends and family to create some sort of wedding registry, against my previous wishes, I made some this week. So, if you desire, we are registered at Target online and Bed Bath and Beyond.

I promise I will post pictures before the kids' next birthdays:)
Talk to you soon....hopefully again before the wedding but no promises, as we have NO internet yet at the new house!

Tricia

WE are OFFICIALLY Homeowners AGAIN!!!!

Today, we finally closed on our new house. It's been months in the making and it's finally done....well almost. We have to wait until monday to take possession, but that's ok:)
We can't wait to start our lives again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olivia and Mommy

After Olivia's first year graduation of Montessori pre-school:)
She made her own flag (the country of Bolivia, haha). And she has her dipoloma in hand.

Sideways MiMaw and Olivia

MiMaw has the joy of coming to see Olivia's graduation program.
:)

(sorry it's sideways)