Aunt Katie Graduates

Love this picture of Granddaddy and Lauren Margaret

This weekend we headed to Austin for my sister Katie's graduation celebration. We had a big dinner for Katie Saturday night at one of her favorite Austin restaurants, Z'Tejas. It was fun getting to meet some of her friends from UT. It was such a wonderful weekend....our entire family was there (my side)! It really turned into a family reunion which was very neat. We all stayed at the same hotel and all had rooms on the same floor where we could visit. Since we all had so many rooms, the hotel upgraded us to a suite (at no extra charge...see there are some nice people in the world...and well, the economy is bad, so I guess business is slow) so my immediate family all had connecting rooms that joined into a big living area. It was a lot of fun...like being at home, almost. I don't care how old you get, nice hotel rooms are always fun...I think mainly b/c you don't have to make your own bed - ha!! Here are some pictures from the weekend.
The Graduate....Hook 'em!

Lauren Margaret in all her drooling glory :) What a little party girl she was. She had so much fun this weekend and was so good! I'm really glad she is up for anything...so happy go lucky.
The entire family (KK is hidden behind me...hopefully someone else got a better pic with her in it, too. How did the shorty get on the back row?!?! )
Back row L/R: Uncle David, Abigail, Will, LM and I (KK hidden behind), Sarah, Mom, Dad, Katie
Anne and Daddy Smilie are in front of Mom, Dad, and Katie.
Front row L/R: Uncle Bill, Aunt Carol, Brandon, Amanda, Todd, Uncle Mark, and Trent

All the cousins on the Todd side (Todd Horner, Amanda Horner, Sarah Todd Siskron, Uncle Mark Todd, Katie Todd, Abigail Horner, Lauren Margaret, and I)
The Survival Kit for Life Sarah made for Katie...such a cute idea! Some of the items and notes left us all in tears we were laughing so hard! Sarah also made a neat little box for people to write down advice for Katie. We had fun reading those as well!Lauren Margaret and her stylist, Becky. The Lee Family after the partyGranddaddy, Grandmommy, and LM. Grandmommy had a a fun gift bag for Lauren Margaret full of teething toys, new pj's, a new bathing suit, and some flip flops. It was too cute! Lauren Margaret and her favorite toy, "Mr. Moo Cow" LM and Aunt CarolAunt Sissy and LM checking out the breakfast menu at the hotelLM and HersheyUncle Mark and LM. Uncle Mark gave Lauren Margaret this sweet little dress. It matches her blue eyes! It is my new favorite dress of hers.