Thursday, November 5

Halloween Wedding and a Weekend

The kids and I took a quick trip to Washington for my sister's Halloween wedding.

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The wedding was Halloween day at noon. My nephew was sick with a flu, possibly the H1N1 flu, so Alex chose to cancel most of the wedding festivities rather than drag her son from event to event when he was feeling so bad.

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She was a beautiful bride. The ceremony was short and sweet.

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It was a costume wedding. The kids enjoyed checking out the goodie bags after the ceremony.

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My nephew, Owen. Poor guy just wasn't feeling good.

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My nephew, Octavian. Look at those baby blues and chubby cheeks. I took his 3-week-old pictures while I was up there in April.

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Best Dad, Dave.

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(Photo by Kurt Smith the wedding photographer)

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Later that day, Aunt Ashley insisted on carving pumpkins with the kids.

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Somehow there was a dare and Josh swallowed some pumpkin gunk for five bucks.

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My mom, Ashley and I dressed up and took the kids trick-or-treating.

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We didn't go to many houses but the kids made out with the candy. I guess we hit the right neighborhood.

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For the second year in a row, we celebrated a mini, early birthday for Carley while in Washington. She was excited to help make the brownies and open a few presents.

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While we were at my mom's, I was fortunate enough to see each of my sisters and meet my neice, Jordyn, for the first time. I went to her baby shower in Colorado but I haven't had the privilege of knowing her until now.

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What big, bright eyes she has.

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She has a huge smile too.

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My kids couldn't get enough of her.

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We were sad to go but the ferry ride is our last little treat. The kids think it's the greatest and we pretty much have to walk the whole boat.

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Thanks Shelly for the use of your car while I was there. It worked out perfectly and I got to see you a little bit more.

We had a terrific time seeing family and attending Alex's fun wedding. Love you all.

1 comment:

Shelly Ryan said...

ahhhh!! Super cute post. Love all of it. Miss you tons.