Cathleen's wedding

My sweet cousin, Cathleen, got married mid-July, and we were so happy to be there to help celebrate!  Our four-pack arrived in the great city of Memphis on Thursday night, and the girls headed out Friday morning to the Bridesmaids luncheon.

Cathleen with some of her cousins...

Pretty maids all in a row...

"Look what I did, Mommy"
sigh.  Clark found Sissy's markers in the hotel room.  Thank GOODNESS they were washable.

That night we headed to the church for the rehearsal.  Father of the bride and bride practicing!

Flower girl practicing!

On the way to the rehearsal dinner, my cousin, Carrie, and I stopped by Mimi and Gramps' house in Germantown.  This was the house all of us cousins ran around in and made all our little memories in.  I love it!  (Luckily the homeowners were not there or I probably would have had the cops called on me for all the snooping around I was doing!)

Carrie and I shed many tears as we got out of our cars!  Many many happy memories of childhood.

Mailbox looked just the same as it always did!  I had that address memorized for as long as I could write.

Gramps always had roses growing here.

Mimi's deck---she always used to put bread crumbs out on those wooden rails for the birds.  And there used to be beautiful wind chimes hanging out there that Gramps gave to her.

And this Willow tree in the front used to be much bigger.  We used to swing on those long branches.

Then it was time for the rehearsal dinner.  Miss Priss was old enough to come.

Love when we get one of the two of us.  :)

Saturday we decided to spend our day strolling down memory lane in downtown Memphis.  This house "on Great Oaks" as Mimi always said, was where my Dad lived when he was in high school.  I think Mimi  always loved this house.

Then we ventured to the Peabody Hotel to see the famous ducks.  Here we are in position to see them.  This was right before Clark had a major meltdown!  boo!

The "Duckmaster" announcing the ducks' arrival.

All eyes on the elevator where they would soon pop out from...

And there they are!

They whizzed by us in a flash!



Headed straight for the fountain!



The boys were loving the duckies.

We had lunch at the Rendezvous---most famous Memphis BBQ pit.

Trinity Lutheran church---downtown--where Mimi and Gramps were married.

Pretty soon it was time to take pictures before the wedding!

The bride's immediate family

Flower girl is ready!

It's showtime!  She did a perfect job!!

No more pictures, Mommy.

Oh my goodness, there is too much cuteness in this picture.  :)

They're a married couple!  Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bowie!

And what about this cute family??  Love this shot!

Cousins messin around!

Had to document the reception site.. :)

First dance

The littles dancing with the parents of the bride. 

Loved the cake!! 
A beautiful bride, wedding, and weekend!