#jefflovesmolly

Alex and I flew to Colorado this passed weekend to celebrate the nuptials of my friend Molly and her new husband Jeff! Our anniversary was on Wednesday (3 years – Wow), so we decided to make a little mini-vaca out of the weekend! Side note - this was the first time I had ever been away from Briton overnight - it was hard to leave him behind, but I knew he was well taken care of with my parents!

We got into Denver in the afternoon on Friday and spent the evening downtown walking, shopping, and dining. It was so nice to have the night all to ourselves and not have to worry about what Briton was up to. And…to top the night off, we ran into this little doozy:

Lucky Me!!!

Saturday morning we met up with one of my besties, Crystal, and drove to Boulder to get ready for the wedding. The wedding was at a delightful little farm - where all the planning and decorations were amazing and so “Molly!” It was so wonderful to get together and see old friends! Congrats to Jeff and Molly!

 

 

…….And one of the best parts of the whole weekend - was coming home to this face!!!

You Can Find Me in St. Louie...

So far 2013 has been the year of weddings for our family. We have had a ton of fun celebrating Love & Marriage over the past few months! (Congrats again to all of our friends and family who have tied the knot so far in 2013... Jason & Stacie, Nick & Amy, Jason & Amber and Tim & Lindsey!!!)

Tim & Lindsey were the last couple to get hitched and they did so in St Louis, so we decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. I had never been to St. Louis and it's always exciting to check out a new city. We headed out on Wednesday (my last day of school) to make an overnight pit stop in Kansas City to break up the trip a little bit for Briton. Thursday morning we got up early & ironically headed East to the "Gateway of the West."

Thursday was a pretty relaxing day as we waited for the rest of my family to arrive. Once everyone else showed up early that evening we decided to take Briton down to the pool to swim for the first time. From the way he reacted to the water, I am pretty confident that we don't have the next Micael Phelps on our hands. 

On Friday, we headed to check out the Gateway Arch and smushed ourselves into the tiny pod for our 4 minute climb to the top to check out a pretty awesome view of the city. 

After leaving the Arch, we headed across the street to the Old St. Louis Courthouse to marvel at it's architecture &  read up on some of the history of the city.   

From there, we went and checked out the very famous Budweiser Clydesdales hanging out in their stables at the Brewery.

Saturday was wedding day! Tim & Lindsey had a beautiful ceremony followed by an awesome reception at a cool little art gallery. It was so great to get to see all of my family and I think it's safe to say that everyone had a great time!

... in case you are wondering - we never did see Nelly. 

A Few Firsts!!!

This past weekend was a very busy and momentous one in the Ehly household. There was a lot of "Firsts" that occurred for both Alex and Briton, and this momma was just kind of along for the ride.

On Saturday, January 26 my oldest brother Jason and his new Bride, Stacie, got married!!! It was such a wonderful wedding and we all had a great time! I am so happy for the two of them, and I know so many great things are to come! I am a little biased, but the wedding was even more wonderful because both Alex and Briton were involved in it. Briton was one of the ring bearers and it was his FIRST wedding ever. He was so cute in his little vest and pants and he was such a good boy all weekend. 

Alex was also involved in the wedding, as their wedding photographer! Alex is pretty skilled at using the camera, and although he is modest when it comes to his skills, Jason and Stacie asked him to take their wedding pictures and he obliged. It was his FIRST time ever taking pictures at a wedding and he did an amazing job! Maybe he'll even make photography a side job...Haha!!! Here are a few of the great pics he took:

Briton also got to meet some of his family for the FIRST time this weekend. All of my aunts, uncles and cousins from out of town were at the wedding, and they were overjoyed to finally get to meet Briton. He was one spoiled little guy - with all the attention on him! 

After all the wedding festivities were over, we had to head back to Omaha on Saturday night because Alex gave the message at church on Sunday morning. It was the FIRST time he was responsible for putting together the entire service. He did everything including - the children's time, the main message, and all the creative elements. The service all came together very well and he did such a fabulous job "Clearing the Stage!!!"

It was a weekend of many "FIRSTS" for the boys in my life. You could say I am one proud wife and mom!!! And Congratulations to the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Jason Pfister!!! 

Year Two!

Alex and I celebrated our two-year Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday! I know people always say this, but I can’t believe how fast time goes. This past year has been exciting, emotional, intense and life –changing. If someone were to tell me a year ago all the things that were going to happen to us in year two of our marriage, I would have laughed in their face. But….I guess that’s life; things happen when we least expect them to, and Alex and I have both had to remember that God already has it all figured out, we just have to TRUST!

So here is a little recap on our Year Two – moved in with family, mildest winter I can ever remember, said good-bye to some amazing friends, a new job for Alex, a new church for us both, we became homeowners, the hottest summer I can ever remember, a new car, and the best of all…finding out we were expecting Baby Ehly!

July 24, 2010

July 24, 2011

July 24, 2012

 It has been one heck of a year two! One I know we'll never forget! Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary to us!

Here is the highlight video from our Big Day! 

Erin & Alex Wedding Highlights from Mark Hennings on Vimeo.