Hilary's Wedding 9/9/09

Hilary and Daryl got engaged in Florida on 5/5/05 and really wanted to get married there as well. So they decided on keeping up with the sequential number date, and got hitched on 9/9/09! He better not forget their anniversary now ;) So here are a lot of pics from the wedding. Her reception is next weekend back home so all our family and friends can celebrate their new life together.

The night before the wedding, checking out the ceremony site.

Getting ready!

Past the point of no return....well, I guess she could have had the car turned around if she really wanted to ;)

the backdrop

Savannah and Aiden

getting ready to walk down the isle

Devin wanted to give his Godmother away too!

He stood so still the whole time! He was so good! :)

Devin and Lexi

The Coast Guard flew by and tipped his nose up to us, which was cool!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Laura came out for the ceremony too :)

Well, this would have been Lauren's date shot if she had one ;)

Sisters

It's like they hadn't just spent the entire day playing in the sand ;)

Because Aiden was so good during the wedding, we promised him Ice Cream-so we stopped before heading off for the reception...I was sure to take his shirt off while he had his chocolate cone!

Cheers!

The kids wanted cake too!

First Dance

We wanted a family pic, but waited too late to take it...the boys were wiped out! Well, there is always the reception next week to try again ;)

That says it all! Game Over!

Happy Devin in the Car

The kids actually did pretty good in the car on our trip. It was the first real road trip we had taken either of them on, and we tried to prepare ourselves for everything-but didn't know quite what to expect. The first leg of the trip to South Carolina was definitely the hardest part. We weren't on the road 20 minutes and we were getting the infamous "Are we there yet??" Devin was tired and having a little meltdown, and I was thinking to myself, "what did we get ourselves into?" Luckily though we stopped for dinner a few hours in and after that the boys slept. Devin started getting a few of his molars in, so we needed to pull over and find the Motrin so he could sleep soundly. But we made it around 4:30am safe and sound.
After spending some time with good friends from Medical School and Residency for a few days, we took off for Florida. This time the boys were better prepared for what was ahead of them and did much better this time around. We took them to a park right before getting on the road and let them run around and play to burn off some energy, and they took naps soon after leaving. When they woke up, they were in pretty good moods, and so I got this video of Devin laughing. He was hysterical! I was cracking up at how much he was cracking up :)

We had a great time in Florida and the drive home was great since we started out around 8:30pm and drove straight through. We stopped every few hours to stretch our legs, and the boys never got mad getting back in their carseats. We were happy to make it to town around 7:00 pm and grateful to have Uncle Danno available to entertain while we got ready to veg out and sleep. Soon I will get some pictures of the trip and wedding up-so stay tuned!

Super Boys!

Ok, I know I should be posting from our vacation and the wedding, but this was too cute not to put up now :) I got these capes for the boys at a festival I've attended about every year since probably birth! It was the first time this vendor was there, and she was making a killing. It's such a simple idea and if you're good with a sewing machine you could whip these up in no time. However I'm not one of those people, and I thought they were too darned cute not to get-so I now have some super heroes running around :)

Watch me fly mom!

Ok Devin, we need to save the earth-or at least Mom :)

Go save mom!

Super Baby!

First Day of School!

Aiden's first day of school was supposed to be last Tuesday, but since we were on vacation, his actual first day was today! He has been so excited to get back to preschool all summer long. His school is right behind our house, so it is really close and convenient, and we really like his teacher a lot. Last year they took him early, so he already has a year under his belt. It was good to have that experience, especially after missing the whole first week, and his teacher said he rolled right on back into the routine. Here's to a great and productive year!

Let's go Mom!

He is so excited about his 'Cago Bears back pack (what he calls it) hehe

See ya!

Mwah!