It's finally here...the wedding day! The last of the West kids is getting married. We are so
excited for Alex and Jill and hope their special day was as fun for them as it was for all of
the rest of us. A huge thanks to Sarah for taking all of these amazing pictures.
No better way to remember the day than by looking at these.
Here are the cutest little ring bearer and flower girl around.
They both did great! With all of the festivities that day Joe didn't have a chance to take his normal nap. As luck would have it, he fell asleep in Ryan's lap 10 minutes before he had to walk down the aisle. I woke him up and was terrified that I wouldn't be able to get him to walk down the aisle because he was so upset. But after a little coaxing with some pretzels and peanuts from the bar, he was good to go.
I walked in right before Joe so sadly I didn't get to see him. Leading up to today I had no
idea what he might do or if he would cooperate. All I wanted was for him to make people
smile. When I heard everyone giggle behind me I knew my mission for him was
accomplished. I was told he marched right down the aisle, very matter of factly, whipping
his ring pillow back and forth by the ribbons. Based on the picture it looks like he didn't
even wait for Ellie to come with him. He was on his own mission.
Here is one of my new favorite pictures...the sibling hug.
Remember when I mentioned the golf cart situation at the rehearsal? The wedding was a
whole new level of crazy. Since I was busy doing wedding party stuff, poor Ryan was on
constant watch as the boys would take off running towards any golf cart they saw and step
on the gas pedal. Some had keys, some did not. What best summed up his day was when
a random stranger was watching Ryan and said, "Somebody get this guy a drink!" But he
was so patient and good with the boys. I am so lucky to have such a helpful, hands-on
husband and our boys are lucky to have a dad who loves spending so much time with them,
even when they are testing the limits.
There was a lot of love in the air today. Miles was lucky enough to be on the receiving end
of a lot of it. He was passed around from person to person all wanting to love on him. But
the one person who kept him content the longest was my Aunt Diane. He loved lying on her
chest and I think she was just as enamored with him. She sat and held him for a good
portion of the evening and he didn't move a muscle. He was so content and happy. With all the passing around, I still made sure Grandma got a chance to get a little Miles snuggle in.
Alex and Jill, today was a great day!
We are so happy we got to be a part of it and wish you a lifetime of love and happiness.
We love you!!
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