Em got to play with her 4-year-old cousin Jayden a bit on Friday.
She had a lot of fun with Grandma, who hadn't seen Em since she started walking. It was also the first time Grandma saw her pigtails.
Saturday evening we attended Megan and Jim's wedding. I surprised Shelby that afternoon when I dropped by the salon where she and her sister Megan were getting their hair done, but as our babies were both at their respective grandmas' napping, we hadn't met each others' little ones yet. So when we arrived at the wedding, we both squealed in delight as we ran over to finally see our little ones.
Her son, Rex, was chilling in his stroller, and Em cheered along with us.
It was a really well-done harvest-themed wedding. (The invites happened to be creations of my pal, Jenny, who also did Shelby's wedding invites a few years ago.)
Loved the pumpkins lining the aisle, and the hay and corn stalks at the altar!
We took a quick family self-portrait before the ceremony.
And Em people-watched.
Then it was time for Megan's big entrance! She wore a lovely short lace dress and a gorgeous bird cage veil.
Check out her fabulous red shoes! (I was afraid of messing up the pro photog's shots, so I didn't lean out into the aisle as much as I would have liked. Forgive the random shoulders.)
She and Jim had a nice, short but very sweet ceremony. The groom told the story of how they met, and his brother was their officiant.
Look how great Shelby looked as the matron of honor!
The ceremony ended...
Then it was time for the reception!
Check out the pumpkin cupcakes! Too bad we left before it was time to cut the cake. Em was getting cranky and tired, so we took her home and put her to bed.
We invited another of my oldest friends, Stacie, who's temporarily back in Visalia, to come hang out with us that evening. She and Brent both sported the faux-Snuggies my mom had. I was perfectly fine in a regular blanket, thankyouverymuch.
The next morning we showed Em off at the restaurant my mom manages. She won over the early-morning blue-haired diners by toddling between each table, stopping, waving and saying, "Hi!" happily. (Brent's not convinced that it's her first official word, but I say it is as she says it unprompted now.)
After Em's morning nap, we got some one-on-one time with Shelby and her family. Em and Rex compared phones, and she only went for the sweet boy's hair once.
(He's so freakin' adorable!)
I'm delighted to have finally met Rex, and I'm hoping it won't be so long before our next visit!
"In my friend, I find a second self." - Isabel Norton
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