Mae Monday

The morning after my cousin's wedding, Pearson said that he had something to tell me that Mae said to him. Well what did she say.Daddy, I have been hiding my dance moves all this time. 

Well we know that isn't true since she dances frequently but I loved the fact that she knew she was a dancing maniac out on the floor this past weekend.

Wedding

My youngest and the last cousin in the Kogut Family [Dad's side] got married in Pittsburgh on Friday. My cousin was so kind to invite kids to the wedding so after much back and forth about whether we wanted to hire a babysitter in Pittsburgh for the night of the wedding or bring the kids to the wedding, we settled on bringing them. I figured if they were bad, Pearson would take them back to the hotel. It was the exact opposite they were amazing! They were fantastic wedding guests…they were quiet during the ceremony, danced and danced and danced, and were adorably/stylishly cute (if I must say so myself). The wedding venue was amazing. It was at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and perfect for keeping kids entertain. The bride and groom were stunning and so in love. It was pretty special to go to this very special wedding as a family. 

Since we decided to bring the kids to the wedding we decided to not bring them to the rehearsal dinner so on Thursday, I headed to Pittsburgh with just my parents and my older sister. Pearson stayed back in Virginia to shuttle the kids back and forth to school. Here are two photos from the rehearsal dinner. 

Here are photos from the day/night that the kids showed up.  Of course, when the kids showed up at the hotel they demanded to go see Baby Jolene after getting dressed. 

While waiting for the elevator to see Jolene and train passed. And it being PA it was filled with coal. 

Waiting for the shuttle to the wedding. 

Whitaker and Sopia [my cousin's daughter]. Whitaker sat on Sophia's lap for the entire ceremony.  

Julie and Matt

Heather and Matt

Heather, Uncle Roger [my mom's brother], and my mom

My Dad with his brother, my Uncle George

Checking out the trains inside. 

These photos are courtesy of my cousin Brian's wife. 

And photos from the morning after. Baby Jolene all smiles even though she didn't get to attend the wedding. 

Weekend Recap

It might be a little late for a weekend recap but I am going to do it anyway. Mainly because it was the FIRST weekend in what seemed like a very long time where we had no commitments or felt the need to see people. Pearson and I were both on the same page that we just wanted to recharge our batteries and spend some quality time together as a family. So as for an actual weekend update there really is none.

Except, we FINALLY did the outdoor movie that we were supposed to do for Mae's birthday party. We casually invited a few friends last minute to do it and no one was able to make it. Although we missed our friends, secretly and not so secretly it was fantastic that it was just our family. I know if we had a bunch of other adults and kids I would have been hanging out with the adults and not spending the time with my kids. And vice versus, the kids would have been hanging with their friends and not me. So with just our family we all snuggled in blankets to watch a movie under the stars.

I was able to get a little video of the kids. Mae is trying to do all the moves Elsa did. And every time a song came on they jumped up to dance and sing to it. It was pretty awesome.