Wedding Bells

Labor Day weekend was crazy for us.  Usually, as a teacher, I stay away from all obligations for almost the first month of school.  It is just a lot for me to juggle, and I like to remain sane.  That said, I can’t dictate when people plan their weddings!  Jeremy’s college friend, Stacy, was getting married on Sunday of Labor Day weekend…. in Indianapolis.  We went. 

We headed out Sunday around 9am.  We stopped for lunch at Wendy’s – request of Madison.  And we made it to our hotel by about 2:30 to relax a bit before changing into our fancy clothes for the 4pm wedding. 

I was glad we went.  The wedding was a small affair and simple, but very nicely done.  It was good to see old friends, most of whom had kids that Madison and Ellie played with. 

There was a photo booth – Anja and Sasha with Madison and I; Family picture; Jeremy and the Ertel Boys.

There were appetizers, ice, and meeting new friends as we waited for the meal.

    

There was dancing … the girls started the dance party before the food ever arrived, and we had to pull them off the floor to go home.  Madison found some fun and willing dance partners – Sasha (a little younger than her) and Hannah (older by a few years) were her two favorites.

         

Jeremy and I were reminiscing about a wedding Madison went to at about the age that Ellie is – she danced forEVER!  Ellie followed in her sister’s footsteps with moves all her own!

   

In fact, after the dinner break, Ellie drug Jeremy back on the dance floor… seriously, look who is leading who in the picture!

    

   

To top it all off… there was a cupcake table as the wedding cake.  Madison chose strawberry.  Ellie chose strawberry as well.

On Monday, we had breakfast with Mike, Anja, Sasha, and Beckett (sp?).  Then, we found a local park to go play at before heading home.  The park was so cool.  If we lived in the area, it would become a fast favorite.  Not only did it have these two awesome play areas, it also had a creek to play in (we didn’t because it was a little chilly and we didn’t want wet kids). 

   

   

We also stopped at Young’s Jersey Dairy Farm in Yellow Springs.  It is more than just a dairy.  It gave us a chance to eat lunch and get out and move around some.  Although it was more crowded than a regular restaurant, it was worth stopping.  During lunch, they entertained themselves with Jeremy’s sunglasses.

   

Madison enjoyed the animals; Ellie did not.

Ellie enjoyed driving the tractor, so did Madison.

        

We got home around 4:30pm and had a message from my parents inviting us over for supper – of course, we went because who wants to cook after just walking in the door.  Plus, Luke, Steph, Sam and Lilli were there, too, and I rarely turn down family time.  Thanks, Jeremy, for always being a trooper about that!