Candids of Sister Molly's Wedding

My twin sister Molly got married in Wenatchee, WA on Saturday, July 10. I've been a bit slow on getting these candid photos posted. That's what happens when you have a baby in the house. This post will be mostly pictures with just a few explanations.

We started out her wedding day with 9:00 a.m. appointments at a local (terrific!) salon for hair and makeup.

BEFORE

AFTER

Molly stepping into her dress - GORGEOUS

Posing for the professional photographer

Photos from groom Scott's sister, Kristy's camera

Sister-in-law Mandy and sister-in-law Kristy did the candlelighting



AT THE RECEPTION

My Matron of Honor Speech/Toast

Cake Cutting

First Dance - with Scott's parents singing "From This Moment On"

Molly then danced with brother Scott and groom Scott danced with his sister Kristy

Tossing the Bouquet

Julia caught the bouquet - our 1st cousin's daughter

A group shot of the single gals

Scott enjoyed a rest in the chair meant for Molly

Removing the garter

Joel caught the garter - our other 1st cousin's son

2nd cousins - Julia and Joel

Bridesmaid Debbie's family with Scott and Molly

The sparkler departure

We transported this beautiful unity candle arrangment back to Seattle

Check out the professional photographers online proofs of the day at http://www.pamgrillophotography.com/. Username is scottandmolly. Password is 071010. They are really terrific!

Fun Weekend

We enjoyed a fun weekend July 17 and 18. We kicked it off with a trip to Seattle's Pike Place Market Saturday morning to meet up with my friend, Krishana, from Kentucky. I met Krishana at Focus on the Family Institute back in the Fall of 2000. In March she learned she had a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma called Follicular Lymphoma and started chemo treatments. She finished her last treatment on July 7th and the scan was clear so she is now in remission. PTL! Her plans to be a missionary to the teens in Austria at the start of next year are back on. It was great to see and visit with her, to meet her parents, and to visit with Sarah - a friend of Krishana's that worked at Focus and then moved out here to take a job at SPU several years ago. Sarah now works in the Executive Office where I used to work - she is an absolute GEM!

Here is a group shot - Sarah, Krishana, me, David in the Baby Bjorn, Matt, and Jay

Notice in the above photo us gals have our Starbucks in hand. We stopped at the original Starbucks store first, then enjoyed some cinnamon rolls from a place just down the street, and a good visit after. While waiting outside of Starbucks, I noticed Jamie and Bobby Deen (Food Network stars and sons of Paula Deen). When they came out of a neighboring shop, Matt spoke up and asked them if they were able to find any good southern treats here in the Northwest (or something along those lines). We enjoyed a friendly banter/conversation with them for a moment before they headed on their way. We should have asked what they were doing here in Seattle - perhaps checking out some potential spots to film for their Food Network show??


Saturday night is always a bath night around here. I couldn't resist the opportunity to take a few bath photos of David that night. He already is so much bigger than he used to be. And we all know how fast they grow up.

David's 1 month check-up

Hard to believe, but David is now 4 weeks old (as of Saturday, July 10). Today we went to the pediatrician for his one month check-up.

David's stats today:

Weight: 9 lbs, 1 oz. (25-50 percentile)
Length/Height: 21-3/4 inches (50-75 percentile)
Head Circumference: 15 inches (50 percentile)

Interestingly, David is exactly 1 lb. heavier and his head is bigger than Jay's was at his 1 month appointment back in 2008. Jay was about 1/2 inch longer/taller (he was 22-1/4 inches).

In other news, PopPop and Nana have been with us for a week. My sister got married out of town this weekend. I was Matron of Honor, Matt was usher, and Jay was ringbearer. We asked PopPop and Nana to help us out this week leading up to, during, and after the wedding so we could prepare, get involved, and then recover from the busy weekend. What a huge blessing they have been.

Late last week PopPop took this picture of Matt and Jay. Jay decided he wanted Daddy to read his "night night" story from the Toys 'R Us catalog. That was a first for Matt - reading a catalog - but it worked great!

I decided to do a short photo shoot with David this afternoon. Here are the results...
I adore this photo below...such opposite emotions happening.
As you can see from the photos, David is having more regular and good "wake times." He also eats like there won't be another meal. He'll eat on one side for 30 min. and on my other side for 30 min. He'll take a short break and want to eat again for another 10 to 20 min. per side. YIKES!

Our nights have been touch and go regarding the amount of sleep David allows me. Some nights are good. Other nights, not so much. But I guess that is life with a newborn. When I wake up super groggy I say to Matt, "I like my sleep too much for this."