Reception Pictures

I found out my new classes start June 2nd, so I had better get all caught up on the things I've missed blogging! Here are the reception photos from the barn dance we had. It was very HOT--so pardon my flushed appearance in every shot! These are also kind of poor quality photos becuase it was so dark in there. Overall it was a blast! These pictures are not in order because I am in a hurry to get Katie to the salon to have her hair cut.

Me and my mom dancing to "In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride.

Scott and Chelsea dancing.

Scott and Casi dancing.

My granny came out to dance to "Brick House" Go Granny!

My Cousin Deanne and Aunt Mary-Anne were laughing because I was trying to get away from this woman who kept trying to hunch me. I announced, "I LIKE MEN!" and scooted away and it really cracked up my cousin and my aunt. The woman was one of Scott's friend's girlfriend.

I danced to "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill with my Daddy.

Jenn and Bill got the award for the people who traveled the farthest to attend!

My sister with her fiance Mike.

Jarhett with my granddaughter Haylee.

Me and some of my family

Everyone was dancing--even my Mom and Dad!

More dancing! Hey--Mike, watch those hands...she's my little sister!

Scott and I danced to "My Best Friend" by Tim McGraw for our wedding song.

Scott danced with Katie and our grandson Coleman.

Deer Farm

We went to the Deer Farm in Sevierville, TN one of the last days of our honeymoon. It was awesome because I got to touch and feed a lot of animals that were on my bucket list to pet! Many of the animals here are rescues or were donated by people who couldn't care for them any longer. The staff were super nice and I recommend this place for anyone who is an animal lover or has kids who love animals and want a touchy feely experience!

This little goat was born a few days before we arrived and was about the size of a young kitten.

Here is the nanny goat with the two kitty-sized kids! The mom was only about the size of a small dog.

Scott fed apples to the reindeer.

Feeding the mini-donkeys! I'll turn him into a farm boy yet!

I feel so at home with the donkeys...I wonder why that is?

Scott fed the camels...eventually. At first he was afraid of them.
Okay, I admit it, so was I. They were really sweet to people, but not so nice to each other--fighting over the food!

I never knew Guanacos were SO soft!

This elk was a camera hog. He really should get an agent.

Scott feeding the elk.

This was a HUGE furry cow of some sort from Scotland.

I got to touch a zebra! I got to touch a zebra!

A zonkey is what happens when a zebra and a donkey fall in love...

This little deer kept following me around. Adorable.

All the deer loved me. I felt like a superstar!
There were other animals there too, like horses, rams, kangaroos, wallabies, pigs, prairie dogs, peacocks, etc. I am just too worn out this afternoon to add more pictures. We can't wait to bring the kids to visit this place.

Honeymoon Pictures

Our honeymoon was a bunch of stops in a bunch of places, so I picked one or two of the best photos from each place--since I took about 400 photos. I left out pictures from the Deer Farm until another post, because I want to use a bunch of those (it was my favorite place on the trip). Inside the Windsor Motel
The lobby of the Windsor Motel

The outside of the Windsor (complete with the annoying bus that screwed up my shot!)

The entrance to the Andersonville National Cemetery and Prisoner of War Museum

Headstones in the National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA

An alligator turtle in the road in Andersonville, GA

Inside the Whistle Stop Cafe where the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed in Juliette, GA

Mom and Aunt Jeanne waiting for their fried green tomatoes

The Dew Drop Inn across the street from the Whistle Stop Cafe

Scott by the grill where "Frank Bennett" was cooked up in the movie

The Whistle Stop Cafe

The window of the cafe

The dogwoods in North Georgia were so thick in the woods it looked like snow!

On the bridge at Andy's Trout Farm

The Dillard House and its tulips!

A bird's nest at Aunt Jeanne's cabin

Mom & Aunt Jeanne relax in the hot tub

Thank God for hot tubs after hiking

The mountain dog that refused to leave the porch of our cabin

A view of a river from the Smokey Mountain Railroad ride we took

On the train

Ducks taking a break from nesting on the river

Us at the rafting and canoeing lay over on the train ride

An old house and barn from the train ride

A ground hog on a mountain side in Cherokee, NC

The Pioneer Museum in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park

At Angel Falls

Playing in the ICE cold water at Chimney Tops Park

Posing on a rock in the river in Chimney Tops Park

Horseback riding in Sevierville, TN

Elk had recently been released into the Great Smokey Mountain National Park and we saw them eating on the side of the road two nights in a row! This guy was HUGE and about 5 or 6 feet away from the van and not even phased by us. Note the radio collar.