Wedding Weekend---Friday

August 21, 2009---It is a rare occasion that the entire Crawford family can get together. There are attempts at Thanksgiving and Christmas but there is always someone absent due to other family obligations. This is understandable. You can't be in all places at once. But, we can always seem to get the group together for a wedding and this was Carmen and Jereme's wedding weekend.

First we picked up Rick's brother Cliff and his girlfriend Amanda at the Jackson airport. It was noon-ish so we decided to have sushi/hibachi for lunch and went to Ichiban. The kids love it and so do the adults. It's one restaurant we can all agree on. Jackson loves eating his salad with chop sticks and all the kids are entertained watching the chefs. They also gave the kids balloon swords to play with.





Then we all piled back in the van and drove to Monroe, LA to meet up with the rest of the family. It was an easy trip...I-20 all the way and just under a two hour drive. We said hello to the family members already at the hotel and decided to relax in the room for a few hours.





An interesting way to watch Spongebob Squarepants:




We didn't attend the rehearsal but I was able to get this picture from Paige. Do Carmen and Jereme look excited are what!?!






All of the family and wedding party attended the rehearsal dinner. I



The venue was decorated beautifully and the food was delicious. The toasts brought a tear to my eye and proved just how much love and support Carmen and Jereme have from their family and friends.





Carmen and Jereme are just the cutest couple and so happy and in love!





Jack and Jackson had fun playing with dinosaurs and animals. Who needs this wedding stuff when you have toys?!?





Uncle Cliff helped entertain the kids.



And Rick thinks they look nothing alike!



Presly, Wes, Briley, and Cullen:

Adam and Dickie:

PaPa Don and Cullen:

Chloe and her baby:

PaPa Gator getting a kiss from Chloe's baby:

I'm afraid to know what PaPa Gator is saying to Stan--hahaha.

Anna Catherine loves her Aunt Sherri!

Some of the men in the Crawford family:

Sherri and Doug's beautiful family (Stan, Paige, Carmen, Jereme, Sherri, and Doug)

This is just the start of a fabulous weekend. Note that I have 180 pictures from the weekend. It's hard to narrow down which ones are being posted on the blog! Please bear with me.