Troy and Amanda’s Wedding

We got to pick Jason up at the airport on Friday night.  It was nice to spend a little extra family time with him.  Madison, although initially scared of the “strange” man who hopped in the car, recovered and loved to impress him with all her many talents – playing the harmonica, running, laughing, playing at the park, and talking.  Here they are hanging out on the couch:  Last weekend, we went to Jeremy’s cousin’s wedding.  It was at his aunt’s house, and it was beautiful.  With the exception of the heat (97F), it was perfect.  Madison did not make it through the ceremony – too chatty and antsy – but found space to walk in the reception area where I could still see/hear parts of the ceremony.  We walked around the yard to see all the flowers Diane had planted for use in the wedding.  These are my best Madison in the garden shots :)

                

There was a nice spread of cheese, crackers, and fruit for picture time.  They served Old Carolina bbq for the meal.  The cake looked simplistic and beautiful.  Some moving around during this time kept Madison occupied.  She mostly liked to go over to the cooler filled with ice that had held bottled water.  She tried to climb in once, but most of the time and usually wanted eat and play in the ice.  As hot as it was, I had no problem with this.  We ended up going home after the meal – I was running out of energy and Madison was starting to break down.  The cool bath/shower was a welcome relief.  Jeremy stayed, ate cake, danced, and partied til the cows came home.