Wedding in Maine

This past weekend we celebrated my Uncle Bob and now-Aunt Sue's wedding in Maine. It was an absolutely beautiful weekend and we loved being able to celebrate with family. The weather was perfect and we were happy we arrived early in the day on Friday. We were able to walk on the beach and have some seafood. Gianni got a huge lobster roll and I had homemade clam chowder and we were as happy as can be.

On Friday night Bob and Sue hosted a pizza party for family and friends that were in town at a really fun (and delicious!) pizza place called When Pigs Fly Pizzeria. It was the perfect venue to catch up with cousins. Gabriella screamed at the hotel and on our drive to the restaurant so as we pulled into the parking lot, Gianni turned to me and asked, "Can we even go in with her like this?". We laughed (better than crying or pulling our hair out!), and decided that we would go in, say hi to everyone, and just head back to the hotel. We walked into the party room, saw my cousin Caitlin, her partner Lisa, and their two kids (keep in mind Gabriella has never met them...), and Gabriella couldn't get out of my arms fast enough to Lisa! Their son Liam shared his spiderman with her and she was as happy as could be. I am so glad that we decided to go in and give it a try instead of just heading back to the hotel because Gabriella was happy and playful for a few hours. She was passed around to all of her aunts and uncles and then she found another love in my cousin Bill. She immediately grabbed his beard and the two of them bonded while looking at the cars in the parking lot (he knows the way to her heart :)) I forgot my phone and therefore didn't get any pictures from the night. I am bummed that we didn't get any good cousin shots, but to be honest, it was kind of nice to be phone-free and just enjoy everyone's company.

On Saturday morning we went to breakfast at my aunt Marilyn and uncle Tony's home and the babies were able to crawl around with cousins and again, get spoiled rotten by all of their great aunts and uncles. After breakfast, we headed back to the hotel room in hopes that Gabriella would nap before the wedding. Of course she didn't so I decided to head out and walk around town with her. We had stumbled across a playground the day before so we headed there, burned some energy by going down the slide about 45 times and  she took a nice long nap as we walked around Ogunquit. We met up with Mom, Dad, Sandy, Thierry, and Ben and we all enjoyed the fresh sea air.

The wedding was Saturday late afternoon and the ceremony was intimate and perfect. Besides blowing raspberries during a blessing, the babies were on their best behavior. Again, I didn't get all the photos I wanted, but am hopeful that my mom got a few good ones.

We ended up having to leave the reception early because Gabriella had some stomach issues (that is putting it nicely, no need to end this blog post on a disgusting note!). But we were able to dance a little, catch up with family, and enjoy a delicious dinner. We headed back home on Sunday morning after brunch. It truly was a beautiful wedding and wonderful weekend!

One of 2 stops needed to make a mad baby happy :)

xo,
Mary