Uncle Tom!!

Jace can officially call Tom Thomas.....Uncle Tom! Aunt Erin had made the stipulation that 'Uncle' was not allowed to be uttered until a ring was firmly planted on her left ring finger. Tom Thomas went above and beyond that this weekend by not only surprising her with an awesome sparkler, but also with a slew of family and friends to help celebrate. Poor Aunt Erin thought that Mommy couldn't keep a secret......score one for Mommy. The whole family was hiding in the apartment next door as Tom Thomas popped the question. To nobody's surprise Erin said yes and subsequently picked up the phone to spread the news. As she was telling Mommy the news via phone, the whole crew knocked at her door. Seriously, who can argue with Mommy being totally trustworthy with secrets now? The rest of the weekend was great and included a wonderful hotel, eating lots of yummy food, shopping (including some preliminary dress looking), and watching Ozzy and Kona wrestle. Check out the pictures to help you better understand!
Warning: After being off work for 9 days Mommy's brain has turned somewhat mushy and lazy so these pictures are in no particular order.

Jace and his hero....Uncle Tom!


Jace got to meet up with his buddy Preston for some good eats before heading out of town.


As indicated previously, Mommy was able to partake in some shopping. As usual it ended with purchases for Jace...including his stylin' new hat!


The happy couple just after he popped the question!


Jace and Erin celebrating the occasion


Leave it to Jace to go out to eat with his Daddy, Mommy, Grandma, and Grandpa....and pick up a girl. They were holding hands after about 5 minutes of flirting.


As usual, Jace went sans nap on his trip. The closest thing was when he insisted on getting in Kona's kenel.....has Mommy mentioned before that Jace is an odd one?


Congratulations Erin and Tom Thomas---from your official wedding planner!!