Hilary's wedding... finally

Here are some of the pictures I got from Hilary's wedding. It was such a beautiful day - the one day with perfect weather in the midst of weeks of rain. The house was totally crowded with family coming in for the wedding, but we had tons of fun (and food!).

My cute dad with Hil's flowers. Waiting for Hil and Michael to change and come out!

My younger sister Lexie helping my younger brother Kevin with his boutonniere. 

Cute Madeline. Always a ham.

Matt and Owen got decked out in handmade vests and ties. Matt was SO happy about the bright pink bowtie.

Finally! The new Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence.

Owen thinks he ought to be in the pictures.

Aunt Karen helping Owen to take pictures (so he wouldn't get in so many:).

Grandma and grandpa Auman.

Little kids carrying Hil's train. Her dress was so pretty!

My cousins Kyle and Ashley help Owen with Hil's dress.

Hilary and Owen.

Siblings... Becca (17), Kevin (13), and Madeline (15). Aren't they so cute?

Owen giving Emma a hug. Emma is my cousin Melanie's daughter. Not sure what the official relationship between Owen and Emma is, but aren't they cute?

Matt, me, Owen, Becca, Hilary, Madeline, Kevin, Lexie, and Ryan. All the siblings, son-in-laws, and grandkids in our family... except we forgot to stick Michael in there. Yeah, silly, I know.

There we go. Ryan & Lexie, Matt & me (and Owen), mom, Hilary & Michael, dad, Becca, Madeline, and Kevin - the whole Auman clan. 

Our little family. I made that skirt the night before the wedding because I wasn't happy with what I had originally planned to wear. I was pretty proud of how it turned out!

Owen inspecting the yard as we prepare for the reception.

All decorated, just waiting for the guests!

My cute boys just waiting around.

Hilary's pretty cake. SO yummy. My grandma's niece Tanya has catered and made the cakes for most of our weddings. She does a FABULOUS job!

Cousin Heidi is the family makeup artist. She's done everyone's makeup for their weddings.

I made Hilary's veil totally from scratch - ordered the netting, fit it specifically to her head, made the feather clip and everything. I've got to say, I was SO happy with the way it turned out. My mom thinks I should sell them on Etsy - those veils and clips are not cheap - I could probably sell them for a pretty good profit.

Cute daddy-daughter dance.

Getting ready to throw the bouquet.

There it goes. Catch it, catch it!

Cutting the cake. Michael's cute parents are just to the left of him.

Married! Not sure what's up with Michael's face in this picture...

Aunt Karen and I take great pictures.

Matt, cousin Josh, and cousin Heidi decorating the car.

Owen is a little bit confused as to why he's holding a fistful of birdseed. He was also pretty tired by this point.

Matt demonstrates throwing techniques.

Here they come... GET THEM!

Owen has no idea what just happened.

Driving away to the honeymoon!

Cute Lexie and Ryan.

We stripped Owen down out of his party clothes and he spent the rest of the night sneaking food. :)

Memorial Day

I know, I know - I'm behind in posting. We've been busy. With my cousin Jacob's wedding, a weekend of orchestra concerts, and apartment hunting, I haven't had time to wait for my pictures to load.

Anyway... we had a great Memorial Day. We got up early to go see a hot air balloon launch (that didn't end up happening due to high winds), went boating on Lafayette Reservoir, went to the San Ramon Wind Festival, built a birdhouse, and then had a family barbeque. It was a packed day, but we had tons of fun.

This was as filled up as the balloons got. We were SO glad we woke up at 5:30 to get there.

My cutie boys rowing the boat.

He wanted to "do by self".

Owen was saying "I love to sail!"

He thought this tower was the "Tangled" tower. He kept asking if there was a princess stuck  inside.

So excited about his birdhouse.

Putting a Chinese stamp on his kite at the wind festival.

So proud of his panda stamp.

His finished kite.

He was so excited to have his face painted. Can you tell?

See? Told you. :)

Out of the snakes, frogs, cars, other animals and boy things he could have had painted on his face, my sweet boy picked a cupcake. He cracks me up.

Working hard on putting the birdhouse together.

Painting.

Last of the NYC pics...

Went to see "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Love that show anyway, and the fact that Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter.... aka the character that I've been obsessed with for YEARS) played the main part made it that much better. LOVED this show.

LOVE.

September 11th memorial.

Trinity Church. Beautiful!

Fishes Eddy. Kitchen store + used restaurant supply store. They carry their own lines of kitchenware, but they also have old diner plates, utensils, and other random used kitchen stuff. I got a set of root beer float spoons for way cheap. Their inventory changes all the time (since they're getting used/vintage stuff), and when I was there, they had ceramic glove molds... totally random, but fun. If only I had my own house....

On top of the submarine the USS Growler at the USS Intrepid museum.

One of Intrepid's propellers.

Flying a medic rescue helicopter.

An A-12 Blackbird... way cool spy plane!

In the 'island' - where the captain commands from.

The back of the Intrepid with the name and the Blackbird.

Tenement Museum. Loved this tour! You couldn't take pictures inside, but each floor was restored to represent a different era. This neighborhood used to produce the majority of clothing items that were available for purchase in upscale department stores. During one period of time, it was the most crowded place on earth. Fascinating tour!

The M&Ms store in Times Square. We could see this guy looking at us in our hotel window. Creepy.

Wall of M&Ms? Yes please.

Empire State Building at night, lit up in white, blue, and orange for the Subway Series.

The Flatiron building at night. Such gorgeous architecture!

I was pretty proud of my ability to capture the traffic like this, but decided that I should probably invest in a tripod.

In the dirty dirty subway. Yuck. 

Manhattan Temple.

Lincoln Center.

Front entrance of the Manhattan temple.

Pretty housing on the edge of Central Park (east, I think....).

Central Park.

The fountain and lake in Central Park.

This kid was amazing. And like, 10.

This lady was amazing, too. We stayed and listened to her for a while.

Dollhouses in FAO Schwartz.

Life-size Indiana Jones made out of LEGOs.

The Big Piano show. So fun!

My favorite picture of the whole trip. :)

On my way back home!