California!

We had a wonderful, fun-filled, whirlwind weekend in California! To say that Asher was a trouper is an understatement. He was awesome! He took the three-hour time change like a champ. He put up with long plane rides, sleeping in a hotel, no “routine”, being passed from person to person, and really late nights all with a constant smile on his face!

Thursday we arrived at LAX in time to ride the elevator with Patricia Heaton!! (Deborah from Everybody Loves Raymond.)

That proved to be our only “star” sighting, but it was fun. She was super friendly and chatted with us about the “joys” of traveling with children. She smiled at Asher and of course got a big grin back. We tried to play it cool (ha) and didn’t ask for a picture. But we were excited! We took the rest of the day to get settled at our hotel and try our first In-n-Out Burger. Yum! Chris went out with the boys to ESPN zone Thursday night.

In a moment of desperation when Chris and I both needed to be getting ready we let Asher watch about 10 minutes of cartoons. Check out his enthusiasm for TV!

Friday was our tourist day. We loaded Asher up in the car and drove all over Beverly Hills and Hollywood. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun seeing all the places we’ve only heard about or seen on TV. That night was the rehearsal dinner.

Walk of Fame

HOLLYWOOD SIGN!

Saturday we visited Master’s College. The boys played football and I’m pretty sure they’re all still limping today because of it. Asher and I went along to watch and enjoy the California mountain scenery. We spent the rest of the day enjoying our TU friends including lunch with the whole gang and then wedding festivities.

Asher and the boys…

wedding pictures were in the afternoon…

All the TU guys in the wedding party…

the wedding took place that night…

the happy groom….

Chris and Adam (a.k.a. the last man standing)

I LOVE this picture! Rebekah is Hawaiian and she did a traditional hula dance for Luke -- his face throughout the dance was priceless!

Asher hung in there despite the late hour and the chilly temps.

There were three weddings at the hotel that night and some elderly men at another wedding loved Asher’s hat, they told me he looked just like Payne Stewart.

What a great guy to be compared to! We took that as a compliment. :)

Sunday we flew home and were lucky enough to have Matt and Polly Graham on our flight. The four of us all traveled to Bolivia together in college so it was fun to be travelers together again… 7 years and 3 kids later! After a WONDERFUL weekend it was good to be home!

We were so thankful for the chance to visit California and celebrate with Luke and Rebekah Cherry. We just met Rebekah this weekend, but quickly realized how beautiful she is on the inside and out. She will make a wonderful companion for Luke. Their wedding was a gorgeous event that centered on the Lord and we were blessed to be a part of it!