Wedding day, part 1

Sunday was the big day - wedding day! Patrick slept in a little bit (to recover from guys' night the night before) while the kids and I got up and went to breakfast with Nana & Grandpa, Aunt Louise and Uncle Stuart, and lots of other wedding folk. After breakfast, Patrick joined us and we met John & Linde and the girls at the pool. We had lots of fun swimming, as always. All four of these kids love the water. I've always thought that Elijah loved being in the water, but that's nothing compared to the girls - they are all three just FISH. I was worn out long before Elijah and Molly were ready to get out, but our mission was accomplished: swim until they had no choice but to take HUGE naps. We ate lunch, visited my cousin Loey and her family (my kids just loved playing with Anna and James) and put the kids down for naps.

After swimming - tired and happy!

The kids took great naps, and the grown ups ate lunch and got ready to go. I did my mom's hair and spent too much time avoiding going into our hotel room (I didn't want to wake the kids rummaging around in there) and didn't give myself enough time to do a good job on my own hair. (Big mistake #1) Oh well. Sorry about the pictures, Cameron & Amanda ...

We woke the kids (oops - big mistake #2 of the day - should've put them down super early so they could sleep until they woke up) and hurried off to the vineyard. (Beautiful - if you're ever near there, go see it.) Patrick was a groomsman, and he joined the rest of the guys for their pictures. Linde and I got all four kids ready to go (Elijah was the ring bearer, Piper, Tallie and Molly were the flower girls) and then spend the rest of the waiting period bribing them with snacks to keep them clean and somewhat calm. Molly did not take kindly to being woken from her nap, and her bad mood only got worse as we tried to get her dressed. A blister on one of her heels from earlier in the week did not help things - she was not at all interested in wearing shoes! But then it was wedding time, and we were all ready to go.

Pretty Tallie

Dancing! Those dresses were just so much fun to twirl in - so cute!

All dressed up ... and waiting. Snacks to the rescue!

Handsome little man.