Kristen and Josh's Wedding Rehearsal Dinner

Well, this past weekend Spencer's first cousin Kristen got married.  They married in the same church Spencer and I married in, First Presbyterian Church in Albertville.  You see Spencer's grandfather, William Sanders Roden, Sr. (Bill) designed and built this church.  This is the reason Spencer and I chose to get married there as well as Kristen and Josh. 

I of course am a little camera happy so I am going to share some pictures I took.  I didn't take any pictures at the wedding, because some photographers do not like that.  But I will share some pictures from the rehearsal dinner. 

Grandmother, Kristen (bride), and Josh (groom)

Rhea (Mother of the Bride) and Kristen (bride)

Stephanie, Grandmother, Kristen, Rhea, Betty, Lindsay, and April (we have never all had our picture made together, the mother, daughter, and daughter-in-laws)

Kristen's brother Jonathan and his wife Stephanie

  Spencer and Lindsay striking a pose!

Grandmother and Rhea (I love this picture!!!)

These are my in-laws, Sandy and Betty and of course Henry

Father of the groom and Father of the Bride

Henry looking out over Lake Guntersville

April and Ramey smiling for the camera!

   Isn't Grandmother gorgeous?  I love this picture of her!

So, these are just a few of the pictures I took.  The rehearsal dinner was a blast and so was the wedding.  Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Joshua William Campbell!

Crawfish Boil 2008

John David hosted a crawfish boil last Sunday at his house.  I was a little nervous about eating these little creatures.  I had never had crawfish before.  However, Katie and Russell showed me how to eat them and even suck their heads!  We had a blast!! 

The little creatures before they went in the boiler.

John David putting the seasonings in the boiler.  What an excellent chef!!!

JD scooping out the live crawfish to put in the boiler.

This is where they kept the cooked shrimp, potatoes, sausage, corn, crawfish, and mushrooms to keep it hot. How festive is this?

JD and Luke putting it all out on the table.  There were no utensils, we had to eat with our hands.

  Just a close up shot!

What a spread!

Not only am I holding crawfish, I actually learned how to eat them.

A view from above. Thanks Spencer!

Katie and Emma, BFF

  Deason, Russell, and Spencer having a cold one. Lauren and Russell

Owen's Third Birthday

Well, Owen, my nephew just recently celebrated his third birthday, June 20th to be exact.  We had a small family gathering at the farm this past weekend to celebrate.  Owen had a fire hat birthday cake and also got a big boy bicycle.  We had fun lounging by the pool and swimming with the boys to celebrate this momentous occasion.  Happy Birthday Owen!!

Flying high with Uncle Spencer

How cute is this?

Ramey, Owen, and April (what proud parents)

He's such a big boy now!!!! 

Mrs. Roden's 2nd Grade Classroom

Well, in case you didn't know I have officially transferred from sixth grade to second grade.  I am SUPER excited about this transition.  I have been waiting patiently for three years!!! Now of course, this means that I have to move classrooms.  So, on Tuesday with the help of Dougie Boy, Joycie, Bonnie (another 2nd grade colleague), Elaine (she took my room and I took hers), and her three children we were able to successfully move all of our stuff.  Of course everything isn't exactly where I want it to be, but it's all in my room.  Once my summer practicum is over for graduate school (July 11), I will be able to visit my classroom more frequently and get it ready for my upcoming students.  I have told lots of people, and everyone always responds, " You are going to LOVE IT!!!!"  I am very excited to meet my students and get our year off to a GREAT start.  So.......I believe this picture definitely makes it official:

Pretty Flowers

Here are some pictures of flowers I have taken with my camera.  My camera can be a little tricky to use, with all of it's fancy buttons and such.  Anyway....hopefully I will get better with practice.

Joycee's pretty flower This picture was taken at the farm.

A pretty butterfly

Piper

For those of you have not met Piper, I am posting a picture of what she looks like.  She should be almost a year old now.  Spencer brought her home last August. 

I have been working on school work the majority of the day and Piper thought she would do a little work too!

Wine and Cheese Party

Here are some pictures I took of the Wine and Cheese Party Betty and Sandy hosted for Kristen and Josh.

 

Bella and Buster Brown

Bella is enjoying her car ride to the farm.  She is looking forward to a fun filled weekend with her BFF, Buster Brown. 

 

Here Bella and Buster Brown and lounging in the grass enjoying each other's company.

 

This is what Bella and Buster Brown do the majority of the time.  They love to run along side the four wheeler.  As you can see here they are running ahead. 

 

Bella loves cooling off in Lake Roden after a hard run.

This is the best part.  They are both completely worn out.  Bella will sleep for two days once we get back to Birmingham.

Owen and Henry

Owen and Ramey fishing on the banks of Lake Roden.

Henry's getting so big. Pretty soon he will be running right along side Owen. Owen is attempting to catch a "big one" out of Lake Roden.

Isn't this sweet? Look how grown-up Owen looks running through the flowers.

Aren't they the cutest nephews ever?? They were so much fun when we did our photo shoot in the field of yellow flowers.