Minneapolis Getaway

Adam and I got our first time away from kids in...well, since we started having them. :) Nana Mary was kind enough to watch the little ones while we went to Minneapolis to celebrate Aaron and Corinne's wedding. Everything about the vacation was just perfect.
The Bell brothers and sisters! Aren't they all gorgeous?! Especially the bearded one. ;) I promise he's not a terrorist. Sadly, we were missing two brothers. Andrew got in a car accident on the way to the airport to come out and Ames has one more month in Japan on his mission. He'll be home soon, yay!
Everything about the wedding went flawlessly. Corinne is amazing! She looked like an angel. The wedding parties started with a rehearsal dinner Friday night at her mom's house. It was nice relaxing evening where we all just got to get to know each other.

Saturday was the big day. We took pictures, then headed into the beautiful Women's club to take our seats for the big event. Aaron and Corinne did a great job making everyone cry. Especially, when they showed a slide show featuring the bride and groom through the years.

The food through this whole experience was amazing. Brie and raspberry filled pastries, shrimp cocktail, bacon wrapped macadamia nuts, filet mignon, oh...the list goes on. The day after, some of Corinne's friends threw her a Brunch. Did I mention that one of them was a gourmet chef? I'm still working off the pounds I gained that weekend.

Here is a pic of me at the sculpture garden with the spoon and the cherry water fountain.
We did manage to do a little (or a lot) sight-seeing while we were there. If you want the complete tour of Minneapolis, you'll have to check out Aubry's blog She included all the details I failed to remember. :) There's more pics over there, too.
Here is me and Adam and Minnehaha Falls.

Theme Songs

Sorry, I haven't written for a while. I guess I have been busy. It's Fort Meade move in/move out time and I feel that every waking moment is spent rearranging visiting routes. It's done! Woohoo! well...at least until next month.

Anyway...back to theme songs. Oh, glorious theme songs. My little Boo Boo Bryson loves the cinema and now I'm beginning to think he loves the soundtracks even more. Before bed, while the other kids request primary songs, Boo makes Adam whistle the entire theme to Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. Lately, though I've heard the theme to Indiana Jones 24/7 and while it's a great composition, if John Williams were here now, I'd strangle him. :) I'm ever grateful for our house rule, "No singing at the table."

Behind the Boo

Bryson's nickname is Boo Boo for good reason. From the day he started moving, he was bumping into everything. I've never seen a kid fall down the stairs so much. He always had a bump on at least one side of his head. I was worried that something was wrong with him for a while, but the doctor said he was completely normal. hmmm
Anyway, as Boo has grown older he has found new ways to inflict pain on himself. Adam took all three boys camping last weekend and he managed to come home with poison oak all over his face and 2 ticks. The other boys were fine. Adam said Bryson was rolling around everywhere, so it wasn't a huge shocker. Sigh...gotta love the wild ones.

Interesting Bell Family Fact

It seems that every year, everyone in our family has their birthday on the same day of the week. Everyone, but me, of course! Adam's is this Friday; Grant, Friday June 13th; Bryson, Friday Aug 22nd; Josh, Friday Nov 28th; and Nona, Friday Jan 16th. Mine is on a Tuesday...sigh. At least I know to plan for weekend birthday parties.

More injuries

I guess with 4 boys in the house, I should start getting used to bumps, bruises, breaks, and such, but the sight of blood still makes me woozy.

Just this Sunday, Bryson came running to our pew from the foyer. I caught the words, "mommy...Grant...Blood!" and I was out the door. Grant tripped and landed forehead first into a brick corner piece of wall. All is well now, but man, head wounds bleed.