New York New York

The wedding

Waiting for the limo. Notice my mom's fabulous tan lines.

Jairus with Steve
























Grammy with Jairus





















Beautiful Janelle


Our limo


















Going to the chapel, and she's getting married!
























Waiting in the chapel.




















Jaiurs is dressed with Steve

Giving her away





















2 become 1













My brother is crying!






Janelle walking down the aisle



























CJ hates to pose on demand

The cake. Classic, Simple, beautiful
































Their first dance

Dancing







Throwing the garter

















Dancing with Grammy

Getting down on some food

Playing before the wedding

White Tigers at the Mirage

El Packas

The dolphins. Jairus got to touch one!

The foyer of the Mirage!

First full day in Vegas

More fun at the pool





















FUN AT CIRCUS CIRCUS





Walking the strip





Even the McDonald's sign is lit up!




















The Sahara

An old hotel sign. The Frontier is no longer there

VEGAS DAY 1

We were scheduled to land in Vegas around 10am. But our plane had electrical problems, and after boarding a new plane, we finally arrived around noon. Still, we had to go through baggage claim and take the the shuttle to our hotel. We didn't get there until after 1pm. Uncle Cj, Auntie Janelle, and Janelle's mom and dad were waiting to greet us at the hotel.

The first thing Jairus and I did was hit the pool

Overlooking Vegas from the pool

Waiting to go to dinner, Auntie Janelle danced with Jairus

The best dinner of my life! Thanks to Janelle's mom and dad!

Mother's Day

Now that I am a mom, Mother's Day takes on a completely new meaning. Not only because I have a little boy calling me Mommy, but because I understand fully the love my mom has for me. Those special things a mom thinks to herself about her children, I now know about because I think those things of Jairus all the time. The things he does that melts my heart, and turns it into goo. Now, I can look back on my childhood and see the quiet sacrifices my mom made for me without thinking twice. And how because a mom is always putting her needs to the side- I know what my mom gave up for me. I appreciate knowing now about her sleepless nights with a new born, her worry, her joy. Wow, I finally get it. Looking back, I remember my mom saying things like, "One day, Nita you will understand," and thinking then that I did; but only now do I fully grasp what she was telling me. I thank God for giving me my mom. She is a special woman, and I love her.
I am so privileged that God has blessed me with the gift of motherhood. Being a parent has taught me so much of His love. I now understand why it is so important to be slow to anger, and quick to forgive. And Why through the love of being a parent we must discipline and disciple our children. He has shown me why as a parent, we are given the divine ability to see the things our little ones can not. God speaks to me through the things Jairus does so often, I think I am closer to Him through the gift of motherhood.

Walking in Daddy's shoes

Jairus has an obsession with shoes, especially ones that aren't his.