There went the bride

Last weekend we had the joy of witnessing Darren's little sister, Katie, marry our fantastic new brother-in-law, Brad. We were all in the wedding, so it was a few whirlwind days again, but very exciting. They are so obviously a perfect match. : )

The rehearsal dinner was in their parents' backyard. It was fun & beautiful. Andrew was giddy to receive his ringbearer gift: his own digital camera!

Katie surprised us all with a song she wrote for Brad...then sang for everyone without bawling. I was very impressed. =]

The kids did a pretty good job playing their parts, too. At rehearsal we practiced that they would walk down with their cousins...all four in a row holding hands. They were all grinning as they happily walked down the aisle straight to us. The day of the wedding they somehow ended up walking in two separate pairs, this time carrying pillows & baskets of petals. Well, not one petal was thrown intentionally on the floor by Rebecca, since we'd never even talked about it. Oops! When she & Andrew made it down the aisle, they were too distracted by the congregation to remember to come to us. Rebecca proceeded to lift up & offer her basket of petals to Father!

The whole day was quite the adventure. I have to offer a huge word of thanks to my parents who helped out with the kids all day...& especially Rebecca during the homily/vows/Eucharistic prayer as she continued to loudly exclaim, "Becca hungry!" Mom took her out for a break. Thank you! There are many more stories, but these few pics off of our camera will have to suffice for now. It's hard to take many when you're in on all the action & juggling kiddos. Hopefully there will be some good shots from others forthcoming!