A Weekend of Firsts.

This little one was in her very first wedding this past weekend.

She twirled her way down the pathway that led to where she stood in awe of the bride and groom.

My husband and I met the groom when we became his youth pastors.  

He was just fourteen when we met him, and we can't figure out where an entire decade has gone.

He's from the same small town in Georgia where I'm from, and his wife is from Florida.

This explained why there was a UGA grooms cake with orange and blue cake on the inside. :)

We were honored to make the trek to Orlando for their beautiful wedding.

This is Andy when he saw his gorgeous bride.  

His family feels like our family. 

We love them so much, and we were so honored to pray over them during their ceremony.

b.r.e.a.t.h.t.a.k.i.n.g.

Danielle is everything that we've prayed for in a wife for Andy.

They compliment one another in such a beautiful, only God could do this, kind of way.

They wrote their own vows to one another, and they were the most creative vows I've ever heard.

Andy's dad married them, which made it even more special.

We were privileged to spend a lot of time with the two of them doing their pre-marital counseling.

And, as we watched them declare their vows to one another, we felt like proud parents.

They are as ready as they can be for this journey in marriage they are taking together.

Sealed with a kiss under the enormous oak tree filled with jars full of candles and flowers and ribbons.

It was truly magical.

We've watched Andy grow from a boy into a man.

He's prayed for his bride for a loooooonnnng time, and we are thrilled that he waited on this sweet girl.

I've prayed for the spouses of my children since they were newborn babies.

I love the way Danielle loves Andy's family.
I want my childrens' spouses to love us the way she loves them.
Oh, Lord, let it be!!

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We stayed the week with our dear friends, the streets.

Their middle son wanted a limo ride with the lowry family for his recent birthday.

This was another first for my kids, and they had a total blast.

We rode in that thing for three hours all over Orlando.

Imagine the windows rolled down, pop music blaring, and six kids screaming...for three hours. :)

Our favorite pit stop was to a 7-eleven for extra large slurpees and candy cause that's how we roll.

Hope you've had a great week....we're home and exhausted and missing our friends already!

This is me and Kourtney pretending we are movie stars.

You don't wanna know how many pictures we took waving to our fans. 

And, this is what it looks like when your kids drink extra large slurpees.

Side note::  We don't care which Street boy Lydia marries as long as she marries one of them. :)