It was a reception to remember

Shayla was married on Thursday and they had their reception in Bakersfield, CA on Friday night. We got up early and got ready and drove the 3 hours to Bakersfield to help set up for the reception. We got there about 2:00p.m. and it was HOT. I was miserable, being almost 5 months pregnant and all. I wasn't super happy that we were setting up the outdoor reception and it was like 104! I might have just sat around and complained in the shade, but my mom and sisters and Kevin's mom were able to get the job done. It was so pretty. Beautiful backyard, simple, country, and classy decorations. The reception began as it started to cool off. They had an assortment of salads, rolls, and pies. It was so country, just like my little sister. Steve and Addi headed home pretty early because they had a 3 hour drive back to our hotel and Addi wasn't feeling well. The other guys left a little early too. My mom and dad stayed along with me and Amanda so we could help clean up. We were warned that there was bad traffic delays so we were hoping by the time we left that the roads would be all clear. We left a little before 11 p.m., and as our GPS was telling us to exit near our hotel ALL the exits were closed for construction. So after driving around for about 20 minutes in circles trying everything we could imagine to get on our road, we stopped at a gas station and, of course, the cashier couldn't understand my dad. I'm still not sure how we made it to the hotel because, seriosuly, every detour sign on the road led us to another closed exit. We did end up getting back to the hotel at about 2 a.m. Steve luckily heard me knocking on the door and let me in. Amanada wasn't so lucky. Dan was OUT. She knocked and knocked and knocked and then came to our room to call on the hotel phone, and he still didn't wake up. I think that took about 20 minutes of constant pounding and calling to wake him up. I'm sure their neighbors loved us. It was a long day, but wouldn't have missed it for the world! Beautiful

Cute little wagon

Who's the stud

The food table

He loves the guns

So cute

I loved this

Cuties

My brother and his cute family

Dan the man

Sweet little Bryn

Posers :) Addi just followed Aunt Shay everywhere