Rehearsal Dinner @ Macayo's on Central

I had the pleasure of planning my brother's rehearsal dinner

with my parents ~ what a delight!

Since my brother surprised his lovely bride with a trip to Puerto Vallarta, we decided to plan the night around a 'Mexico' theme. We held the festivities at Macayo's on Central (what a delicious restaurant!) It turned out fabulous :).

Every guest was welcomed with:

a margarita from the margarita fountain

a sombrero on their chair

& a set of personalized maracas

We ended the night with speeches and toasts

to start off the New Year's Eve festivities!

It made for a loud and bright celebration to the happy couple!

Cheers!!!

2010... is over!

What a busy day Dec. 31, 2010 has turned out to be...

*Opened at Sbucks

*Decorated the reception room at the church for the wedding

*Decorated at Macayo's for the rehearsal dinner

*Rehearsal at Church for the Nations

*Rehearsal dinner @ Macayo's on Central

*Rang in the New Year with my bestie and husband at The Lodge

WWWWOOOWWWW!!! (If this is a precursor for 2011 -

God, please give me strength and lots of energy!!! :) )

Rehearsal - Last Day of 2010

New Year's Eve has arrived...

Chad and Shaina's big day is tomorrow!

We all shared in a rehearsal at the church

to get prepared for the wedding!

The last Andresen is ready to fly to coop!

(Except Chad keeps the Andresen name)

The Happy Parents!

Some of the groomsmen, ready to stand by their man!

I loved assisting with my little bros big day!

What a fun way to spend the last day of 2010!

Shaina's Bachelorette Party!!!

Tuesday night was Shaina's Bachelorette Party! Michelle and I had so much fun getting to know her friends and sisters! After the fun we all had that night, we are now officially ready for the big day!! (2 days in counting!!)

All the sisters!

Isn't the bride and soon-to-be Mrs. Andresen so cute??!! :)

Christmas Photos in Show Low

The weather in Show Low over Christmas weekend was beautiful.

Chilly with a bright sunshine!

2010 ~ CHRISTMAS Late-Night

We arrived in Show Low around midnight on Christmas... so we decided to go to bed in hopes that santa would visit us again for another wonderful Christmas morning on the 26th!

Our hopes came true.

We woke up around 8am to open presents

with The Craig family!!!

Perfect, I have always wanted a hunting santa! haha

More family time! :)

What a wonderful Christmas journey we have had this year!

2010 ~ CHRISTMAS Evening

Once we left Gilbert, Travis and I drove on up to Payson, AZ to see Trav's family!

The weather was a lot cooler, which was fabulous!!!

Ahh, thanks for dressing up for me Kyle!

The Wodiske Family

... Off to house #3 in Show Low, AZ