Saturday, January 02, 2010

Trip to Florida 2009

Last night we got back from our trip down to Palm Beach, FL for Maggie and Billy's wedding. What a beautiful bride, beautiful wedding and great time seeing everyone! And being the professional ring bearer that he now is :), Benjamin took the role once more and did a superb job (if I do say so myself). He was so well-behaved, in such good spirits the entire time (including during the photoshoot afterwards) and even walked down the aisle alone without so much as a protest. That's our outgoing little charmer!

Here are the newlyweds, beautiful bride Maggie and a very dapper Billy, too :)

The entire wedding party including my two sisters-in-law Michelle and Stacy (the two closest to Maggie, both pregnant and looking beautiful, I might add!). What an adorable little ring bearer :). The entire time pictures were being taken, he stood up front with a smile plastered on his face and said "Cheeeese!"


Look at this cake! It was beautiful!
Andrew's dad's family were in town for the wedding so we were able to spend some time with them, which was very nice. Here is Auntie Marion with a little smiley Abigail. They all really enjoyed seeing the boys again and meeting Abigail for the first time.

The whole gang in our hotel room the morning of the wedding!

I had a bad cold all week in Florida so,unfortunately, I was not feeling my best and was not as diligent as I usually am in taking photos. However, I did capture some from the last full day we spent with Kurt, Michelle, and Madelyn at the house before they left, while the kids had fun in the pool with Andrew and Grandpa G.

The two oldest grandkids with Grandpa G - Ben and 2-1/2 year old Maddie. We couldn't get either of them out of the pool!!
Cousins relaxing in the hot tub together :)

Miss Madelyn in her stylish sunglasses, warming up in the hot tub after a dip in the pool :)

Nate opted not to go in the pool this day (although he did go in the next day). Here is a candid of him as he watches the others swimming.

Miss Abigail slept and/or relaxed in her chair in the warm Florida sunshine instead of partaking in the pool events :)

Grandpa G and Maddie and then Maddie and her mommy. I love that little girl!!Abby relaxing in her room at G and CC's house. Poor little baby had a bad cold during most of the trip but was starting to feel less congested at this point.
On our way home, we stopped in Port Orange to visit my Aunt Catherine, my dad's eldest sister. She invited her good friend Diana over for the afternoon so it was nice to visit with them both. They enjoyed seeing the kids and, especially, meeting Abigail for the first time.
Aunt Cathy with a smiley Abby.
Diana with the baby and below that with Benjamin, doing a puzzle together.
Benjamin with his new puzzle.
Abby was so sleepy that I was able to put her for a nap right on Aunt Cathy's bed.

A few more of the ladies with the children.

I love my brother! They each looked better in a different photo so I couldn't decide and instead posted both.

2 comments:

Nana and Pop said...

Beautiful photos. The bride and groom made a picture-perfect couple and that little ring bearer was beyond words. Congratulations to all.

Nana and Pop said...

Looks like the Holidays were a hit for everyone. Nice to see all the aunts and uncles enjoying the babies.