Hawaiian Holton

We recently attended a Hawaiian themed wedding reception for Adam's cousin, Ryan. The whole place was decked out with all things Hawaii. They had dancers, a great little Hawaiian band, lots of food and drinks and fun beach towels to take home. Holton really enjoyed watching the ladies dance!

My two handsome guys

I think this is when Holton was trying to get a better view of the Hawaiian dancers. He enjoyed the ladies shaking their hips ;)

Holton with his Na Na and Pa Pa

Here he is chowing down on yummy watermelon with Adam's Aunt Yvonee, aka "Nonny". We love seeing her and Roy.

Holton really enjoyed the food! Takes after me!

Do you think he was trying to be sneaky about who he was watching dance?

Three generations of King men before we all headed back home.

Shamu has a new fan

Since we were in San Antnio we decided we should go to Sea World for our niece's 9th Birthday. Although it was very hot, we had a good time watching Holton enjoy all the sights. We are already thinking about our return trip to see Shamu......but maybe we'll going in November ;)

Holton loved seeing Shamu and kept saying his/her name over and over again. Whenever Shamu would go under the water Holton would hold up his arms and say "go?". He was very worried about Shamu's welfare.

The group was a little hot waiting for the show.

Me and Holton and my dad in the background looking like a Private Investigator with his new hat.

My cousin Johnna with her cute baby boy, Griffin. They came all the way from Wyoming to hang with us. Do you love his pacifier?


Eric, Lucie (also from Wyoming) and Johnna. Dee and my future daughter in law Kaylee. And finally my P.I. Dad observing all.

The dolphin show was another favorite for Holton.

Notice how he's looking so intently to see what tricks the dolphins will do next? He would not take his eyes off that show!

After a long, hot day at Sea World we had dinner on the River Walk for Kiersten's Birthday.

Happy Late B-Day, Kiersten!

The Reception...amazing!

I'm late in posting this one, but I've been out of town for a while. Ok, so the reception was so fantastic. It was at the Pearl Stable in San Antonio and it was the first time I've been to a reception (other than mine) that I didn't want the night to end. Patrick and Amanda had the best band I've ever seen at a reception. They are called Blind Date and they are from Austin. If you are having a wedding, a birthday party, heck even a divorce party you should totally get them! They absolutely made the party.

And my other favorite thing about the night was the food! Oh my goodness Amanda's parents pulled out all the stops! They had a sushi bar, an avocado bar, and all these great other food stations set up all over the venue. It was great to go to each little thing and try out all the good eating. I probably gained 5 pounds in one night.

Now, back to the great band and dancing. Our sweet little Holton loved watching the band. And he also had a blast dancing with his girlfriend, Kaylee. Her mom is one of my best friends and we are convinced our kids will get married. Ha!

And speaking of dancing, our niece Kiersten was so adorable dancing on stage with the band. She is probably all over the video from the reception. That little girl has some energy!

Anyway, Dennis and Cindy put on a fantastic celebration for Patrick and Amanda. It was a blast. Enjoy the pictures.
The wedding cake

Patrick's groom cake, in the shape of a bass!

Cutting the cake with the best man (aka Butthead) looking on with pride.

Their first dance as a married couple!

Our family. We were so proud to see our little guy all dressed up!

With our great friends from up north! Eric, Heather, Darren, Kristi, Bev and me. Kristi looked great pregnant.

Blind Date with their two biggest fans.

Our family with Vali, Adam's mom. She partied the night away with us.

Holton and Kaylee dancing. He got jealous at one point when she danced with the preacher's son.

Na Na and Pa Pa with our friends from Arkansas, Roni and her dad Ron.

Holton and me busting a move on the dance floor.

Patrick with our cousin Erica, our friend Roni & me.

They even danced up on the stage by the end of the night.

Dee and me with our future bride and groom.

Love this picture. Bev, Amanda, and me dancing while Patrick looks at us like we've had one too many.

The reception venue had an upstairs and downstairs. Holton loved making good use of the stairs.

Adam, Clayton and the band. Don't they all look cool!

Leaving the reception.

They were off to enjoy their honeymoon in St. Lucia.

A tired Adam and me at the end of the night. We couldn't have asked for a better time at the Pearl Stable.

Holton in a tux!

The wedding was beautiful. First, let me say how cool it was that Amanda let us bridesmaids choose our own dress. The only rule was it had to be black and had to be knee/tea length.

And, they invited Holton to be a little bell ringer. When it came down to it, Holton did not walk down the aisle. But, he did hold the bell and look adorable.....in a back room! Apparently when he saw Adam at the front of the church he got very upset. That was just ok with Adam and me as this day was about Patrick and Amanda. And did I say that Holton looked adorable?

Anyhoo, here are the pictures from before the wedding. At this time I don't have any pictures during the wedding or family pictures after the wedding. So if any of you out there have any pictures, please feel free to share!