Wedding bells.

This was a very big weekend for us. We added a new member to my ever-growing side of the family. My little brother got married in Cleveland to his perfect match. Brooke is so excited to have another aunt and I couldn't be happier that one of my great friends is now one of my sisters!

The weekend was perfect, filled with wedding fun. Brooke handled yet another road trip like a champ. She & I are becoming pros at car rides and hotel stays. She really did well the whole trip, despite delayed/missed naps and a crazy schedule. Because I was a bridesmaid and spent the wedding day with the Bride, Brooke was with Daddy all day. They survived....barely (much thanks to Aunt Sus!!) She had a massive explosion on the way to the church (still thanking my lucky stars that I had him wait to change her into her dress until they got to church!) She was very good during the ceremony, although I hear she played a very amusing game of 52-Pacifier Pick-up (pacifiers act as silencers in church, but she kept spitting it out.) She had tons of fun at the reception, dancing the night away with Mommy. She skipped her afternoon nap but still managed to last until almost 11. Around then, she fell asleep taking her bottle in the middle of ABBA's Dancing Queen. She slept soundly in her stroller the rest of the night while we continued celebrating!

Here are a few more pictures from the weekend. The funny thing is that I don't have many of Brooke. I took 400+ pictures in 48 hours, yet very few were of my Big Lady! And the ones I did get were just okay. So here are the best ones! (Her yellow dress and silver shoes were TO DIE FOR. And that bow - heaven! She looked so, so cute!)

Brooke & Grandpa at the Rehearsal

The husband and I at Rehearsal Dinner. I heart this picture.

Wedding Day!

A family photo. Just okay, in my opinion, but the best one of the bunch.

Someone liked the ice sculpture. If he had let her, she would have tried to eat it.

Dancing queens! These girls didn't leave the dance floor all night :)

And she's out...

(p.s. A few more words about Cleveland, the Mistake on the Lake. I had anything but nice things to say about the city going into the weekend, a city I had admittedly never even been to. Well, let me tell ya - it surprised the hell out of me. I seriously enjoyed this city! I loved being near the water, pretty blue water instead of the murky brown river we have here. We stayed downtown in a great hotel with gorgeous views. I honestly wouldn't mind going back - if it didn't take almost 4 hours to get there...)