Easter Weekend

So as it says down below we went to Charlotte on Thursday. On Friday we went to the zoo and also met up with Jason's mom and her side of the family at the hotel they were staying at for the wedding. It was fun seeing Jason's grandad and aunts and uncles. They live in California so we don't see them much but we definitely enjoy it when we do. They are a lot of fun. So after we left the zoo we drove to the hotel that Jason's mom and grandma were at and waited around for everyone to arrive. We had planned to go swimming (thought it was an indoor pool) but we stuck one toe in and it was FROZEN. Of course, Maddie wasn't having it so we let her get her swim suit on and she stood on the steps of it and played. Yeah it was even to cold for her. There was also a little showering faucet and Jonas figured out how to turn it on so they both were soaked but had a ton of fun. After everyone had arrived, we went to dinner with Sharon, Grandma Jo(Oma), Uncle Tommy, Linnie (Oma's sister) and her boyfriend, Darrell. It was a nice restaurant and a little pricey. Thanks to Sharon and Tommy for our meal. Then we headed home.
The next day was the wedding (Sat). So we left the kids with my parents and drove back to Columbia (1 1/2 hour drive). It was Jason's cousin Britney that was getting married. She is originally from California but met a guy from SC and so she got a job transfer there and now they are married and living in SC. It was an outside wedding and it was such a beautiful day. It was the perfect wedding day, well besides mine :o) The reception was way nice. The food was great and it was just nice to be with the family. They are really a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed being myself and dancing with Jason's cousin in law if that's such a thing. Valerie, if you are reading this, You are a lot of fun and I had a good time. Valerie and Raymond live in the Fayetteville area so we'd like to spend more time with them when we move back home. And I wish that Opa (Jason's Grandad) and Tommy and Doug, Aloria and Shawn (Britney's Family) all lived here too. We miss them.

And to add some pictures to the post. Here are pics of Jason showing off his manliness. As we were waiting in the hotel until time for the wedding, Jason found the Columbia phone book. When he saw how thick this phone book was he just couldn't resist...he just had to see if he could tear this one in half. Here are the results...

I laugh every time I look at those facial expressions. LOL!!!!