And by the way, there was a wedding!

This post is a continuation of our Texas

trip, focusing on the wedding itself.  If 

you haven't yet viewed the preceding post,
"Deep in the Heart of Texas," I suggest

you scroll way down and see it first. 

Now, although the trip to Texas afforded

us the pleasures of seeing a new place,

flying Delta through friendly southern skies,

and spending even more quality time with

the grandkids than usual; our ultimate 

reason for being there was attend a wedding.

Does this pond give you an inkling of our rustic,
welcoming setting for the grand event?

This classic southwestern home served as a prep site
 for the wedding party and a general multi-purpose
 "control center" as the wedding hour drew nigh.

Children and adults alike enjoyed strolling around the
lovely gardens on the grounds.

At the rehearsal, Jennifer takes Claire and
Riley under her wing as they await instructions.

Look at these two angels practicing their walk
down the aisle.

I was intrigued by the array of lanterns and other
objets-d'art that were strung from the trees.

Papa Dan takes three grandchildren to see the fountain.
Hmm ... I wonder where Evan is.

A view of the interior of the wedding venue.

On rehearsal day, a festive luncheon was

held on a boat which cruised up and down

the Colorado River for two hours.

Mother of the groom, Terry, gets credit for all the
floral arrangements, both here and at the wedding site.

A view overlooking the boat's paddle wheel.  The
water was incredibly placid.

We would see a variety of sights during our
afternoon sojourn.

I don't know if this Batman cake was chosen to
delight the children or Stephen.

Claire was particularly fascinated with this swan.
Later, we saw people paddling swan boats.

Some of us (who don't get out much) were introduced
to standup paddle-boarding for the first time.

The Wedding Hour draws nearer!

Judy and I are so proud of Claire and
Evan.  They were perfect ladies and
gentlemen and were adored by everyone.

Hint to Matt and Jennifer: I think people would pay
good money to hire these two for their wedding wedding.

Welcome to the wedding!

If necessary, children can be bribed to be good.
That goes for some adults, too.

Jennifer shows Claire how the flowers in her
hair look in the mirror.  You may detect a sign
of the camera, too.

All is in readiness for a huge celebration.

The three charming flower girls stole many hearts.

I asked one of the Texas natives to point out the
famed Bluebonnet.  To read the touching legend
of the Bluebonnet, click here.

These are all fine gentlemen, but I'm partial to the
little fellow who is still growing.

Claire gets on her cowgirl boots and is ready to
dance till past dark.  No early bedtimes after a
Kirby wedding.  No way.

What a wonderful experience the whole trip was.
Everything went smoothly and every moment was
happy.  Even when our pilot in Atlanta told us the
Atlanta airport was within minutes of being shut
down due to approaching tornado threat, we took
it easy.  Our job was done and we could handle
anything now.  And after only a brief delay, the
pilot announced that changes had been made and
we would indeed be able to fly out with a
northerly heading.  Within hours we were
home, with memories that will last a lifetime.