The McNeely Family: Wedding Weekend

What an adventure we had this weekend! We went to Columbus, OH for my cousin Tommy's wedding. So many things for the kids to be excited about, seeing lots of family, staying in a hotel, swimming in the pool, going to a wedding (for the cake), but most of all flying on an airplane! We got to the airport inplenty of time. Walking in from the parking lot Grace stopped every time a plane took off (probably every minute) so it took us a while. She was so excited to see airplanes!

We took got on escalators, made it through security, rode on a train and finally made it to our gate...and hour before boarding. Long wait! Finally we got on and the kids were just bouncing with excitement.

After a long taxi and an even longer wait to take off we were in the sky! Glad its a short flight because they got bored and ate all their snacks pretty quickly. But it was uneventful (and no one had to go to the bathroom). So success! Grandma and Aunt Pammie met us at the airport and we were off to the hotel for 3 days of fun with their cousin Wesley!

We were looking for something to do Friday and found a Graeters Ice Cream with a play place! I mean it could not have been more perfect. You can bring you lunch, play and get the BEST ice cream in the world for dessert. They had a blast playing and sliding...they even had a banana see-saw!

After we rested the kids took Grandma and Poppy swimming. They were all over the place, jumping and splashing. It was great to wear them out!

That night the adults went to the rehearsal dinner and had a great time.

Saturday it was wedding day! Everyone was looking super cute. I was only a little nervous about the kids (I mean Grace) behaving during the wedding. She was actually pretty good. When Carissa walked down the aisle Grace said "Oooh Mommy, look it's a princess!" Julianna was very into it too. She asked all kinds of questions about who was getting married and who were the bridesmaids. Did I marry Daddy, is that how you got your rings? She was really paying attention! We made it though the wedding and just as I was breathing a sigh of relief the usher signals our aisle to leave. And Grace dumps my purse and everything in it on the floor. Awesome! Lipstick was rolling under the pews, I grabbed what I could and Brian went back for the rest. You just have to laugh.

The kids went to the reception for a little while. Carissa had made them each a bucket of fun. So they had a great time playing with yo-yos and stickers. They ate lots of food (mostly off other people's plates) and then the girls were ready to dance! Of course no one was dancing yet but they didn't care!

The traditional sibling shot:

We had such a fun time with our family! I wish we could get together more but we are all scattered across the US. So wonderful to see you all! We are even missing a few in this picture!