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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Bret and Sasha's Wedding Weekend

A couple of weeks ago, our cousin Bret, got married in Chattanooga. The Decker crew was there in full force! We had a great time visiting with family and seeing the sights in Chatt town!

First stop when we arrived was to see Mimi! She was lookin' great and we loved getting to visit with her!

Chattanooga has so many fun things to do downtown...we couldn't pass up the Aquarium!

After a little sightseeing we were off to the rehearsal!

DB did a great job at her flower girl practice!

After the dinner, Daddy D lead the bride and groom in the "shoe game"!

For being the flower girl, Aunt Vicki showered DB with presents...Tink was one of her faves!

Saturday, we arrived at the church to see these beautiful letters on the doors!

All dressed and ready to walk down the aisle...is there anything prettier than an heirloom gown?!

The bride and her mom!

The happy couple!

She looked just like an angel!

Of course Lib was there too rockin' her tiny heirloom gown!

The Crowes, minus one!

Congratulations, Bret and Sasha! We loved being a part of your wedding weekend and wish you the best!!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

September Recipe Club

Liz hosted September's RC. She decided all the recipes had to start with one of the letters in the title of our cookbook, The Joy of Cooking. All the dishes were great! If you'd like one of the recipes and don't have your own copy of TJOC, let me know and I'll type one up for you!

Whitney's "Crabmeat Dip"

Anna Kate's "Nicoise Salad with French Dressing"

I made "Quick Orange Bread"

Caron made "Sauteed Okra"

Mary Colleen made "Jambalaya with Chicken"

*Silver Spoon winner!!!

Dee Dee made "Hominy Cheese Grits Casserole"

Liz made "Osso Bucco"

Melanie made "Fudge Pie"

Lauren made "Coffee Chocolate Custard"

August Recipe Club

Rhonda hosted August's RC. This year, we decided to cook our way through The Joy of Cooking. All of the recipes below are out of the 1975 edition. If anyone wants a recipe sent to them, shoot me an email and I'll type it out for you!

Rhonda's tablescape was beautiful!

Anna Kate made "Quick Chilled Tomato Soup"

Lauren made "Cheese Rounds"

Liz made "Drop Biscuits and Pear Jam"

*Silver Spoon Winner!

Whitney made "Scalloped Potatoes"

I made "Mac and Cheese"

Rhonda made "Pork Tenderloin"

Melanie made "Chocolate Cracker Kisses"

Happy 4th Birthday, Doodle-Bug!

Wow...my Doodle-Bug is officially four years old today! Has it really been that long since she came into the world? Ever since my DB arrived, she has completely changed my life in ways I could have never imagined. She made me an Aunt and for that I'm eternally grateful. She is the spunkiest, sassiest, and sweetest little girl. I like to say she's my "mini me". We have the best time together regardless of what we're doing. She keeps me young and her sweet spirit brightens my world every time I see her.

My tradition is to always take off work on her actual birthday. But, this year, Sister and Blake surprised her with a trip to Disney World for her big day. She has to be the luckiest little girl, EVER! So, I celebrated with her last week before she left. As I always do, here are pictures of us from each of her birthdays.

September 16, 2008