Dalton for a Wedding, Pictures, and a Birthday Party

Dalton was our host to another fabulous weekend of our family getting to know our son, Graylon. We headed out late Thursday to make our weekend feel longer, and it worked. We got in a bunch of stuff. Granted, we still be-bopped around constantly, but we had a great time!

On Friday, we got to see Granny Franny and Paul during the day. We ate at Ryan's and it brought back pregame meal memories from high school basketball. Later that evening Uncle Brandon, Auntie Heather, Michaela, and Jocey Lynn arrived at Grandma Sharon's from Clarksville, TN. We played some cards and caught up with each other. It was a blast. We woke up the next morning and headed to Pop Pop and Mee Maw's house. We were taking family pictures and then heading to Rome later to attend the wedding of Cousin Allen. The wedding was beautiful and we always have fun when all those Byers' get together. Uncle Steve caught the garter that his son threw, so one would think he'd be the next to get married. But he caught the one I threw too four years ago. I'm guessing the superstition might not come true. Gray was well behaved during the ceremony and hung in there like a big boy. Apart from a little spit-up mishap with Cousin Melinda, he was the man! Sunday was birthday time for Jocey Lynn. She turned 2 on the 7th of July, and this was our time to get together as a family and celebrate her. She is so beautiful and full of love. Graylon has some pretty awesome girl cousins on both sides of the family. **And we're getting really excited for that first boy cousin coming from Uncle Rick and Aunt Kelly in a couple of months.** We headed out Sunday evening, and we've spent this Monday catching our breath.

Enjoy the load of pictures. This is the tip of the iceberg. There are several of the Sunday pictures that I haven't even put on the computer yet. There will be more. Tomorrow is Gray's 4 month birthday, so Mommy should be writing another letter to Graylon. Stay tuned.


Graylon loved all the love. Can't you see all that excitement on his face?


We told Michaela not to pinch, but she wouldn't listen. Gray will get his revenge when he gets older...jk Michaela.


Grandma Sharon put the magnet in her cheek and the piece of metal in Jocey's mouth.


Brandon took the time to pose with Graylon, but then went back to trying to "make him meaner than a striped snake."


Granny Franny was explaining to Graylon that "E" in fact, does equal MC squared.


Family portraits drove us crazy! We took serious poses too.


Graylon is a great flier, but Pop Pop was the one on cloud 9.


Mommy and Gray were getting ready for the wedding. Umm...they look kind of like mother and son don't ya think?


The bride and groom, Allen and Alex, posing for their 500th picture of the day. It was a wonderful wedding. Thanks for allowing us to take part in your special day.


Melinda and Gray were good at this point. A few moments later came the spit up. Melinda handled with grace and sophistication though.


Uncle Ronald got his first taste of Mr. Graylon. Needless to say, Gray charmed his socks off.