Uncle T's wedding weekend

The whole family all gussied up!











J on best man duty!











The groomsmen and the three "caballeros"









Logan playing with another groomsmen, Ted -- looks like the "angry scot" is winning this battle!





We went out to Cali to be a part of Uncle T's wedding. The event included the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner with over 60 people, a softball game on Friday, the wedding and reception with close to 250 people, and a post-wedding day brunch! Whew! That's a lot of people. L did great! He regaled people with his babbles and razberries and laughing. He impressed people with his signing, even if it is still fairly limited. He made tons of friends with his pop-goes-the-weasel style peek-a-boo games that he played while in the wrap. And even if he managed to pull a few buttons off of my top right before the rehearsal dinner, what can you do--he's just so cute!!

J's duties as best man were varied and interesting, from helping put up a "big tent" to returning a sat phone! Our "welcome" banner upon our arrival was to find out that Uncle T had accidentally hit the water main to the house and that we would have no water until late Monday! Eek - given that it was only Saturday afternoon, need I say any more!!

During the rehearsal dinner L had a fantastic time with J, N, I, & B. He got all of them laughing and giggling when he laughed and we had a great time at our table.

On Friday, he got to meet S for the first time. During the wedding, L & I went up to the lectern together to do a reading during the ceremony. We read a favorite Pablo Neruda poem, Sonnet XVII, and L tried to take the paper for himself. Thankfully I had the poem memorized, so I was able to keep my composure, and I with the experience that comes from day-to-day interactions of L trying to take things out of my hands that are "not for baby" distracted him with a sticky note and then kept on with the reading. Unfortunately, by the time the reception came around after all the prior days with busy schedules and with so much stimulation and new people, he was exhausted. But we did get to show off the family kilt for a little while before heading for sleepytime. We stayed for a little bit and then retreated to inside Grandma and Grandpa's house, a real benefit of having the wedding at their house!

In the end, L impressed the family with how mellow and happy he was. And we were just thrilled that the airplane rides were not nearly as painful as we imagined or feared! :)