Wedding Day!!! Will and Gege, September 9, 2017

Day of.  Hair done; waiting until the last minute to put on our finest duds.

She's so ready....

...to marry this handsome guy

The littlest maids

Ring [sign] bearer

Fueling up for the show 

Grandmother of the Bride

Detail #1

Detail #2 

The Fam

The Newlyweds

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

This scrumptious display. Right next to the table with all the toddlers.

The host 

Get down with the Browns!

Uncle Kevin's wheels.

Finally getting a taste.

Aaaaaaannnnd...they're off!

Believe it or not, Peter could not wait until dance time. Literally. He had to be restrained from taking the floor multiple times before the dance time started. And when he got the go-ahead, he lit up the floor. Maybe a little shocking to those who know how he loathes performance. But he was pretty much in his own little world out there, dancing his heart out wherever the music led him. 

The cling-to-mama dance

Slowing down...

Peace out, y'all! What a night.

Deepest congratulations to Aunt Gege and Uncle Will. We love you guys!

To Orange, for the Wedding...

September 8. Off to Orange for Gege and Will's wedding. With toes in my neck. 

With a little time to kill before the wedding rehearsal, we met up with some of the wedding party and got us some Orange County fall apples. 

Rounton Farm, wedding site

I like this one, for Emery's sweet profile and her pretty Mama

My loves among my loves

Oh sweetness

Not really any pics of the rehearsal, but with these 4 on the swing, couldn't help myself: click, click, click

Out of August, Into September, Anna Starts School

Turns out a lot went on in August, or at least I there was a lot I felt the need to document. A lot of parks, a lot of goofing around...but really, I think I wanted to soak it all in as the summer drew to a close and we began to transition into a new year. 

Here was our last summer playdate with Ninnu and Anvika

 

This great little park we found only at the end of the summer. It even had a water-proof little birdhouse-looking book box where you could donate/borrow a book. The kids thought they'd found buried treasure. 

Here's a newsflash:

He's also good with scissors...

Sighted in our neighborhood: 

Apparently the Red Line is extending its reach...

2 very different artists

Men's Wearhouse: I think I was last there when picking out tuxedos for my wedding. 

And here I was again 7 years later fitting my big strapping boy for his ring-bearer duties at Aunt Gege's wedding.

His favorite part of the ordeal: 

Meeting the Lotinsky girls. Anna's baby-holding dream come true. And Peter didn't mind either.

Easing our minds back into school at the CLS Ice Cream Social

All smiles after his PEP orientation, and thrilled with the complimentary backpack. 

Anna's portrait. I don't remember the explanation of the purple heart/stomach...

 Finally, the day is here: 

Anna's First Day of School

Peter wishes her well from the window

She wasn't much a fan of the photo op though

...but she hit the ground running once inside (parents stay for the first day)

 

Peter started a week later, so we took advantage of that last free day when the rest of the world was in school to hit up the Natural History Museum.

...and then we packed up and headed to VA for an amazing weekend of celebrating this marriage of these two...