Our Life in Singapore: Gipson Family Fun Time + The Rehearsal!

So after our weekend in Houston we went straight back to Dallas for some quality bonding time with Matt's family plus lots of wedding prep for Susie and Sam's big day (that will be the next post)!

Matt's family is all spread out between Dallas, Austin, Baton Rouge, and of course, Singapore so getting us all together at the same time only happens once in awhile. In fact, the last time we were all gathered in the same place was Christmas 2008...so a family get together was LONG overdue! We spent our first few days just hanging out and catching up and playing with our super cute nephew and niece. They're growing up so fast (don't kids always seem to do that?) and in the one year we've been gone, they've changed SO much! They were both so adorable!

Finally, as the rehearsal dinner and wedding approached, it was time to get serious...and that meant making cookies!

With too many cookies and so little time, Matt decided to try his hand at decorating for the very first time!

After fully icing the cookies, we left them to dry for several hours so that we could add the details. Unfortunately, by the time we came back to the house they were STILL not dry! The icing was gummy and easily messed up when touched. After trying to add details to a few cookies, I was completely frustrated and ready to just throw them all away! I gave up on the project all together...but Matt, no, he didn't give up at all. In fact, he decorated every single cookie by himself! The result? Well...see for yourself!

The cookies were completed just in time to bring them to the rehearsal dinner! Thank you Matt for saving the cookies! Off to the rehearsal we went...to rehearse :) All went well and then it was off to dinner. We went to a Tapas place and the food was delicious. Yum!