Family Fun

Last year we started summer with a wedding, and this year we started a little earlier with another one. My cousin Tyler got married, so we made the long haul down to Bettendorf, IA to join in the festivities.

We headed down Friday and met up with Mom and Dad, two of my brothers, and my sister-in-law and two nephews. We ate at a buffet that night and then went swimming at the hotel pool (and yes, the irony of gorging at a place where you can get sweet-and-sour chicken, tacos, and roast beef on the same plate followed by putting on a swimsuit was not lost on me). The wedding was not until Saturday afternoon, so Saturday morning we found something to entertain us by going to the Bettendorf Family Museum. What a cool place!

Music with Grandma.

Crane operator.

Waterworks.

The boys putting out a fire!

Our little vet.

The wedding was of course, lovely. Lucy rocked the reception dance floor early, then decided the music was too loud and preferred to color at the table, then sit out in the lounge with Daddy. She loved the "bridemaids" and was particularly attached to my cousin, Shelby.

I loved seeing my immediate family and all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins and was again reminded what awesome people I come from. It was a long drive back home on Sunday, but well worth the trip.