Well, it was Independence day for some and for others it was Chad-Losing-His-Independence Day. Joking, of course. On Thursday June 30th, the four of us flew to Kansas City to kick off our "wedding weekend." Our stay in KC was short as the very next day we hopped in the car (two cars to be exact) and headed north on I-35 to Des Moines for the festivities. The drive was relatively short and we only had to stop once to feed Madeline. Not too shabby. Friday night we had dinner and the home of the POB's (parents of the bride), my Uncle Larry and Aunt Judy. We enjoyed BBQ and catching up with family.
Saturday morning we took the girls (although Maddie showed no interest) to the zoo. Isabella got to feed a giraffe! She handled it way better than I thought she would. She loved it. (She still likes to mention every once in a while how silly it was that the giraffe's tongue was purple.) That night was the rehearsal dinner. Isabella had a fantastic time and Madeline was really on her best behavior until the very end of the night.
Sunday morning David, Isabella, Madeline, my Dad and I went to the botanical gardens up the street from our hotel. Isabella enjoyed seeing all the different types of flowers. Afterwards, we grabbed a bite for lunch and went back to start getting ready for the wedding. Isabella LOVES to primp. She kept looking at herself in the mirror and doing little twirls to see her dress float back and forth. As we've learned over the last 5 months, it is best not to dress Madeline until the very last possible second. We decided to get her dressed at the hotel where the wedding was taking place. Murphy's Law, as we were walking in to the hotel (in the rain),the dress fell on the wet ground and smelled like wet dog. We did what any concerned parent would do with no back up outfit: we wiped it with anti-bac wipes and doused it with perfume. It masked the smell enough to make the dress wearable. Disaster averted. After family pictures, we dropped off Isabella and Madeline with the baby sitters who were hired to watch the kids during the ceremony. We weren't sure how Isabella would handle the separation, but much to our delight, they turned on the movie Tangled and she hardly noticed we left. The ceremony was beautiful and afterwards we went back to get the girls for the reception. Madeline lasted about 20 minutes and we took back to the baby sitters where she slept the ENTIRE time. Isabella danced pretty much the reception in its entirety. She made a friend (the daughter of one of the groomsmen) and they danced together for a good portion of the night. It was adorable. Isabella had a fantastic time (and when we got home, we had to "get married" at least 20 times so we could dance).
Monday morning we went to the brunch and then headed back to Kansas City to continue the festivities with a 4th of July celebration at my Aunt Julie and Uncle John's house. Isabella got to watch fireworks and for the first time in her existence, stayed awake for the entire display. Thankfully we were in KC for the holiday because had we been at home, there would have been no fireworks. (The drought forced a state-wide ban on fireworks for the holiday weekend.) Saying she loved the fireworks would be a gross understatement. She loved them so much that she continues to watch the video I recorded that night to this day.
Overall, we had a great trip and it was so nice to see so much of my family. The girls were fantastic travelers and we couldn't be prouder.
Here are some pictures (and videos to be added soon) of the weekend:
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