The count down, three days until wedding...

While I patiently wait for the wedding photographer and my dad to send us disks with the wedding pictures on them I decided to share a few from the days leading up to the big day! I can't wait to see the wedding pictures but until they arrive this will have to do. I want to post our honeymoon trip but I thought that would be rushing the order!!! 

Isn't my husband cute! 

Sarah and I meeting up to decide where to set up the chairs and for the ceremony. Which leads me to story #1. It goes like this.... I really wanted an arbor for the ceremony and Joe lovingly reserved one. However when we got to California we decided with the rental car we had actually getting the arbor to the beach was too complicated. I thought oh well, we will just get some tiki torches. On the evening of our wedding Sarah (designer and princess of tulle) was setting up the wedding. Two guy wedding planners walked up and she thought "oh great, we are going to get booted out" They proceeded to explain they had just finished up a wedding and we could use the arbor and suggested the 'best spot on the beach'.  Then Sarah mentioned we had a lot of left over flowers from the bouquets up in the Hotel room. Christine ran like lightening from the Hotel and thirty minutes later we had not only an arbor but an arbor decorated beautifully with our own wedding flowers. Obviously God. 

Story #2... We were all over the place. The kids were able to go to the beach, the San Diego Zoo, fun restaurants, roller coasters, deep sea fishing, Disneyland, and they all loved the attention from the wedding. Towards the end of the trip Joe asked Jack what the best part of the trip was, Jack said with all seriousness "Getting my NEW DAD".  Needless to say, I am still overwhelmed emotionally. 

Isabelle doing a practice run... 

Joe with his BEST MAN... his nephew Justin. I felt like I had been in the family forever. I loved meeting him. 

Bellie -bells first pedicure! 

Beach Boy

I could watch this sight all day! 
These two are close. They may not see each other often but their bond is obvious.

Little miss on her way to the pool... Be warned, she got to wear makeup at the wedding and this little goof ball transformed into a beautiful young lady... Stay tuned. 

Everything in San Diego is beautiful. I could not get over what was growing, in full bloom, all over town! 

Happy boy. 

Hotel Del on Coronado Island, location of our ceremony. 

Better Than Our Wildest Dreams...

You know when you have a picture in your mind of how something will look like, feel like, taste like, smell like?  Well our wedding was even more amazing than any picture that I could come up with in my mind. It took everyone available to pull it off and we will be forever grateful for all the help and love everyone poured into our big day.  I am overwhelmed by the events of our wedding day. I will look forward to sharing with you more when we get a bit more settled.  We were blessed in every way. The wedding was everything we thought it would be and more. Please be patient while I process the pictures. I have a lot to go through and I need to decide how to go about posting!  Thank you everyone for praying, our wedding was well.....perfect. God is faithful and we are so thankful that His presence was with us on our wedding day! Stay tuned... :) 

Love, 

Mrs. Amy Mason

"One more sleep!"

Is what I told the kids about leaving for California tonight at bed time. This morning I told Bellie to go downstairs and get ready for school and she came up with her bikini and her flip flops... silly girl!  She is definitely ready for some fun in the sun! Everyone is healthy so thank you so much for praying. We are getting up at 5:00 am and heading to the airport!!!! I think we are all packed and anything that we missed we will have to live without! Our newly joined family will be returning next Thursday night and will have many, many things to share I'm sure. I love you my friends, next time you hear from me I will be a MARRIED woman! 

p.s. this is bellie's flower girl basket, I must say I was quite crafty. :) Now, if only I can get it to the beach in one piece! 

Blessings Overflow...

My friends threw me an incredibly lovely bridal shower. I am so blessed. We would of loved to invited every single woman I know because I have great friends. Unfortunately Catherine's home can only seat 17 or so. Thank you for all of you who gave up your Sunday afternoon to shower me with blessings and wonderful gifts. I am overwhelmed by the love and attention. 

I received a card from a high school friend during my greatest pit of the fall of 2004. Catherine happened to be over that day, she picked up the card said "someday... soon, this will be our motto!" I can't believe that time is now! Cheers to New Beginnings!!! 

Brenda, Marlo Shelby and Catherine

I even got a lady bug balloon... :)

In true Christine and Catherine fashion, everything was decorated beautifully right down to the seashells! 

Becky and Sarah, my good friends from Sudden Valley.

Isn't she cute?! 

This is my seemingly tasteful and respectable friends showering me with ky jelly, edible lotions and cute night gowns. 

Me and Sarah. She and her husband Dan are coming to the beach for our wedding, can't wait! 

My super cute plate from Winnie and my friend Kim! 

I am so grateful for all my friends whom not only picked me up at the worst time of my life but are also there to celebrate the this great joy! I'm blessed. 

Ohhh Man....

Please pray for health for our family. This NEVER, I mean NEVER happens at our house. Jack sleeping in the middle of the day!? He has had quite a cough and last weekend when they visited their father he was really sick. We leave for California in FIVE days and I can't imagine the kids being sick for such an occasion! Pray that Isabelle will be protected because when she gets sick she is down for the count for days! So far she is healthy, Ethan is okay, and Jack is sick. Joe taking a true Howie Mandel approach said "See you in a week!" I hope he was only kidding... 

It does not take much to entertain us!

Jack's First Game...

In all the hub- bub around here I forgot to blog Jack's first game... Between working and wedding planning I don't even have time to breathe! Anyway this was a great day, Jack was so proud! 

Jackers with his self named "new dad", if you look closely you can play where's waldo and spy the 'old dad' in the distance; which by the way is a good place for him. 

I love when he stops in the game to wave at me, i LOVE it! 

Okay, okay,  I know it is cold out there but seriously who's mom made this little guy wear this hat to soccer?  Meeean! I am mean! 

Gotta love...

Spring Soccer! This is how E came home from practice last Friday only to find...

This Saturday morning! Canceling our game. Oh how we are ready for San Diego! 

I love this..

It made me laugh and soo true! Click Here

I forgot to post my eggs...

Today there is only 25 more days!  

Yikes... so much to do, yet I wish it was tomorrow! 

Easter, Easter, Easter!

We had a fantastic Easter. We are finally settling into our new church and really enjoyed Easter morning celebrating with our new church family. (His Place in Burlington) It has been hard after all those years at Cornwall to find a new Church. But I am finally feeling like we have found our family church where we are and will always be Joe, Amy, Isabelle, Ethan, and Jack... No strange looks, like "who's that?!" After church we headed out to Lynden for the annual Easter Egg hunt and then home for tacos. 

I am grateful for all God has done for me, honestly really overwhelmed this Easter season. As if dieing on the cross was not enough, God took a broken family and made us whole again. He has Risen and is working miracles in our lives!

The girls... Isabelle signs to go see Emily everyday when see gets home from school...cute. 

Look how they've grown! This was Easter 2007.

"Finally, Finally, Finally!!"

I am so happy for Jack... Today after two years of standing on Ethan's sidelines it was finally his turn! Jack's first soccer practice was the best! I love to watch kindergarten soccer! Jackers had this smile the whole practice. I can't wait until Saturday for his first game. Bring on the Lakeside Jersey!

Our Engagement Photos...

We had a fun time having our pictures taken. I had to get used to being the one in front of the camera instead of behind it! We secured our plane tickets today so we are as good as in San Diego! I can't wait, four weeks from Monday and we will be on our way. I have started working from 8:30 to 2:30 at Cafe Caffe' so my days are passing quickly by! I have been using every spare moment and day off to try and pull this all together. Last Wednesday Christine and I found my wedding dress. Because I put it off for so long I thought we would find a pretty one but we found the PERFECT one, I love it! So with plane tickets and a dress we are almost set! Oh yeah, rental cars, hotel rooms, flowers, chairs for the beach, cakes, decorations, dinner reservations for reception, pants for Joe and the boys, hair appointments, tulle for bows, shoes for all.... Mmmm back to planning..... Enjoy the photos! 

This is real!

These arrived in the mail today. Wow, this big ol' life changing event is coming up quick! The plans are coming along although to say the wedding is next month is a bit shocking! So much to do so little time! I am excited for the trip and for the wedding ceremony but I am really excited to come home and be married. To just settle in as husband and wife (and the other three we hang out with :) and just be!