some downtime in between photos (kind of)

being silly

smiling with grandma

grandpa prayed at the wedding and brought tears to the eyes of many. don't worry, i prayed too, but i happened to notice this moment and had to grab the camera. :)

i'm not real sure what dance involves the number 1, but it looks like a fun one.

time for post-wedding fun

mrs. w and groom

mama didn't capture the best photo, but libby had a great time on the dancing floor

here, you see, she even gets her arm into the swing of things

the ladies

uh-oh, i pulled off my slipper! (after the wedding, relaxing and having some silly time)

the parents stand to give their blessings

lovely ladies

the men

a break for lunch. libby's thirsty.

daddy escorts grandma to her seat.

grandpa brings his little girl to her groom

the happy couple. singing praises to the Lord.

Aunt Lucy's Wedding Weekend Extravaganza

Just a quick note to say that we are home from our long weekend extravaganza in Chicago, where we celebrated Aunt Lucy's marriage to new-Uncle Dan. We had a great time, especially Libby, who adored 4 days of devoted attention from numerous family members. She made her debut as flower girl and I have to say, she was stellar. I'll have footage of her first walk down the aisle hopefully in a few days. In the meantime, I'm posting photos little by little. I have a few of them below but there are more to come... it's late and I'm calling it a night but wanted to let you get a glimpse of what we were up to this past weekend -- and for those of you family members at the wedding as well, you can get a glimpse of how fabulous you all were looking day after day.

enjoy!

aunt wendy shows libby and aunt sarah how to play with soda at the rehearsal dinner.

uncle jon and aunt em pose with libby and em's new jewelry box (which is strikingly similar to the jewlery box libby received)

wedding morning, libby with the bridesmaid aunts

going up, up, up. look at libb's sleepy little eyes. poor thing, it was naptime.

she's such a good sport to pose and smile even though she's so exhausted. i couldn't resist taking this picture with her head in the clouds.

playing around with aunt wendy at the bridal tea on friday

posing with the bride at the bridal tea.

at the rehearsal, libby practices sprinkling the roses

Grandma Sends Pictures

Grandma took the following pics while in Kearney over Mother's Day. Below you'll see Libby tucked in to her tent, Uncle Mason and Tara posing with Libby in the new sunglasses they got for her, and the familiy minus Granddad and Daddy after lunch on Sunday.

Weekend Getaway

We spent the weekend in Kearney, meeting Grandma and Granddad in Aunt Brett and Uncle Mason's neighborhood. Libby was so excited and had such a great time with her family. She talks about them all the time (often calling them on one of her several phones) and was delighted to see each of them. When we first arrived in Kearney we went to a park to wait for Grandma and Granddad to get there, and Aunt Brett to become available. We had a lot of fun on the playground, running off to the water's edge, and walking through a gated garden.

sorry, someone kinda cut daddy off... (and barnabas)



In between our time at the park and at the hotel, we played at Aunt Brett's, did some shopping for Libby's little brother, and went out to dinner. Libby did lots of entertaining, delighting the family with her energy and her vocabulary and her personality. One comment that stands out in my mind regards Libby's Uncle Mason. She talks about him frequently, mentioning him any time she sees a Jeep. "Mom! A Jeep like Uncle Masie's car." She also brought him up the other night as we read about Daniel in the Old Testament. Libby looked at her toddler Bible and asked, "where's Daniel?" She was confused, thinking the story was about Uncle Daniel, and the picture didn't look much like him. Daddy pointed and said, "here's Daniel." Libby replied, "Where's Uncle Masie?"

Well anyway, Aunt Brett has 2 doggies, one of which is named Macey. Libby doesn't spend much time with them, and tends to forget about them. While playing at Brett's, the doggies (Macey, Mader and Barnabas) were kenneled up back in the bedrooms. Macey began to bark and Brett shouted at her, "Quiet Macey!" Libby looked at us in disbelief. "That not Masie! That Ba-ba-bas maybe, but that not Masie." She thought Brett was accusing Uncle Mason of barking in the back bedroom. It was very amusing and sweet; she knew Uncle Mason better than that!

that evening at the hotel libby noticed something on the nightstand and said, "what is that?"
"it's a phone," replied her daddy. she had a great time exploring this new "phone" that doesn't have a screen and does have a cord, and makes all sorts of beeping noises.

the girls

posing for a mother's day shot, with everyone but uncle mason. grandma shelley will be sending me pics that include uncle mason and tara, you'll see them soon!

daddy asked libby, "do i look cool in these glasses?" and in her sweetest voice, came a kind, "nooooooooooooooo"

Eating Out

It's been so beautiful the past couple of weeks that Libby and mama enjoy lunch outside on the deck most days... and some dinners. We decided to take some pics to commemorate our new tradition. Most impressive is the pic with the two of us, Libby has learned to smile not only for photos taken by mama and others, but even for those taken by the camera's timer. What a gal!

(She found a noodle that looked like an "L")

Campin' In

Here you see Libby in her new travel bed, the tent. We had some concern as to whether she would feel claustrophobic in the tent, but showed it to her before we ordered it and she was already excited. There was no disappointment when we took it out of the box, Libby was anxious to climb right in, and slept several nights and naps in the tent the week before we took it to Kearney for it's on-the-road debut. Grandma got some pics of Libby in the tent last weekend, she'll be sending them to me soon and you'll get a chance to enjoy. It really is a fun little bed!

Singing in the Rain

Well it was a beautiful summer evening when the light rain began. We were in the den watching the rain fall and discussing God's creation and his use of rain, and Libby opened the patio door. My instinct was to say, "no, let's close the door" but thankfully I realized there wasn't much harm in having the door opened, and Libby's curiosity was helping her learn... a moment later she stepped out into the rain, and I asked that she come back in. Then, I had a second realization - why come in? So, at Libby's request, daddy and mama joined her to explore and dance in the rain. How sweet to watch her really experience the rainfall on her face for the first time, and catch the drops in her little hands.