Keep the Joy: Crashed it....

I think this video kind of shows the fun time we had at Mimi & Poppa's this weekend as we went to celebrate my cousin Doug's wedding. The trip was kind of a stop and go type of event. We stopped several times on the way for traffic issues and potty breaks. I know we went to at least 4 rest areas on the way (that's how many there are!). It seemed to take a very long time. We were very glad to be at Mimi and Poppa's house, and the girls got out ready for action. So, we put out the slip and slides (2 of them together) to get out some energy. We then ate dinner and went out walking on the street for some more energy out. On the next morning, we went to the park and Woody & I jogged (I didn't jog as far of course) while Poppa watched the girls at the playground area. It was nice to be outside and moving! We then went to the library there which we had never seen before. It was nice for that. After that, lunch and trying to get the girls settled down for a nap before waking up to dress for the wedding.

The girls didn't settle down well and only had about 1 hour of a nap at most. This is very bad for Nicole, as she woke up NOT HAPPY at being woken up. It took coaxing just to get a little snack into her as well as dressed. I wanted to put her hair up but it wasn't worth the battle. We then headed to the church for the wedding. It was a pretty church, although more "decorative" than our normal church. Natalie had many questions about the statues and pictures that were on the wall and the meanings of them. The service was also very traditional but very long. Not the best choice for the first wedding for either of them. But, we were in the back armed with cell phones with video and pictures, candy, cheerios, and whatever else we could think of at the moment. It lasted about 45 minutes, and then we were released to blow bubbles at the bride and groom, which scored a hit with both girls.

Then, on to the reception. We blessedly had some snacks, which definitely were needed since it was past our normal dinner time. And, with some sprite (a treat for the girls) they settled down. We were on the river, so it was nice to go out on the balcony at times. Plus the dance floor, or up to see Poppa at his table. Or, of course, the rest room many times since we are potty training with Nicole. But, it was very slow service and the girls began to get restless. We had one course at a time then a long lag to the next one. Finally, Nicole had been as good as she could be....and reached up to touch the pretty glass votive behind our booth. Before we knew it, there was a crash where EVERYONE looked our way. I could only hope to melt into the booth with embarrassment. After that, Natalie somehow fell off the booth seat onto the floor. Needless to say, we ate our dinner course and chose to skip the cake cutting to escape with as little injury as possible. (Note: Nicole was not burnt on the candle, PTL!).

So, we had an adventure on our adventure, and I never was so happy to head home. On the way home, we did stop at Wendy's for a quick lunch the next day. Somehow in trying to help Nicole on the porta-john in the car, I ended up honking the horn, the door jammed for Woody & Natalie to get in, and I spilled my Sprite on the floor. After that negative spot, the home looked grand when we were finally there...and stayed there as much as possible the rest of the weekend!!