Sunday, June 8, 2008

Lizzy and Mike's Wedding

Ethan had a very exhausting, but fun weekend! He made the 4 hour trip down to Milwaukee with mom and daddy to see Auntie Lizzy (mom's cousin) get married. It was an absolutely gorgeous outdoor ceremony.
However, it was extremely hot - about 90 degrees - and Ethan was pretty uncomfortable. He had fun exploring the park we were at.


He also got to see his cousin Leah, who is almost exactly the same age as him! She looks like a little movie star . . .
After the ceremony, we tried to put Ethan down for a nap at the hotel, but to no avail. He was very worn out and hadn't had a nap all day!

Then, we got a knock on our door from Grandma Mary telling us that everyone had to go to the lobby because there were tornadoes coming! So, Ethan, mom, dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Michelle, Victor, Aunt Jenny, Oliver, and Ben all had to hang out in the lobby for about an hour and a half waiting for a huge storm to pass through.

We were all supposed to be in this little area where the elevators are, away from the windows, and it was seriously about 90 degrees in there, with no ventilation. It was pretty miserable with all the kids running around, not to mention a soccer team of teenage boys there too! (And did I mention Ethan had not had a nap all day?) Things were pretty tense for awhile, but then we got the OK to go back to our rooms.

Daddy offered to stay in the room with Ethan so he could sleep while mom and her family went to the wedding reception which was a couple blocks from the hotel. (That was so nice, daddy!!)

It was fun to watch Lizzy, who looked like a princess!, have so much fun at the dinner and dance. We all had a wonderful time! Great Grandma and Grandpa were the couple there who were married the longest - 58 years! (Aren't they cute?)
This morning Ethan awoke at 5:15 am and refused to go back to sleep, so we went down to the lobby for breakfast, packed up, and headed home, dropping off Uncle Luke in Madison on the way. We got home at about 12:30 and Ethan has been sleeping ever since (it's 4:15). He's one tired guy!

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