Goin' to the Chapel
We spent a wonderful family wedding weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate the marriage of Naomi Juedes, our granddaughter, and Brad Daily. Almost the whole family was there. What a delight to have our own three children together with us along with seven grandkids and that one special great grandson.
We arrived in Las Vegas at 3 PM on a holiday weekend .....bad move. But after an hour we made it to Sam's Town Casino Hotel and RV Park on Boulder where most of the family was staying. Daughter Laura drove down from Stevensville, MT, a two day drive and also arrived Friday. The bride and groom came in Friday and we all got a chance to visit in our little house.
The rest of the family and guests arrived on Saturday for the 6:30 wedding. The chapel was a bit "hokey" (you could do a drive through wedding) but our little chapel room was filled with tons of love and laughter. After the ceremony we continued the celebration with an Italian dinner at Fellini's. We brought in our Almond Champagne from Temecula and Uncle Jim contributed a magnum of Veuve Cliquot for the first toast.
Post dinner the kids, along with the dads, went Cosmic Bowling until 3 AM...Vegas hours! The newlyweds went out on the town until 5 AM. We all collected for brunch at 11 AM and after hugs and kisses the party started to break up.
Through it all, baby Evan took naps, had his bottles and was cuddled and loved by all. Every time he woke up he was in a new place and he'd look around in awe. Here's the babe in his wedding suit:
Everyone is now home, safe and sound, in CA and MT. We relocated to Pahrump, NV to visit with friends but will be heading for Tucson where it's much warmer. It was a really special weekend and a wonderful celebration for the newlyweds.