Boy, they dress up nice

On top of all the Christmas and crash craziness last month, we had a family wedding fast approaching in which all of our kids played some role. Jacob was the ring bearer, Charlie was a Peace Greeter, and Will was a Lector. I knew both Will and Charlie would do great - Jacob was the wild card.

Rehearsals went great the first time around. Jacob marched down the aisle holding hands with his two little cousins (omg cute), nice and slow... all the way to the end. whew! However, inbetween that and practicing again, he had a lot of down time in which to explore all the crevices of the church, run around like a crazy animal... AND perch repeatedly on his new favorite chair.

here is where most of the kids sat....

and then there was this guy...

On to the wedding...

I had serious concerns about getting Jacob into his pint-sized tuxedo, based on the wrestling match we had in the store when he was being sized for a coat. I couldn't even get a picture of him in the 70's beige coat with brown trim he sported for all of four seconds. Darn -it was funny. But wonders never cease, and Jacob cooperated fully in getting dressed and ready for the wedding.

All the boys completed their jobs beautifully. Jacob proudly escorted his little cousin down the aisle, Will delivered his reading like a pro and Charlie dutifully shook guest after guest's hand during the peace offering. And aside from Jacob loudly offering gum to every person within a ten foot radius during the ceremony - I'd say it all went GREAT. We all had a ton of fun at the reception and were bummed when it was time to head home. Cheers to a memorable and successful event!:-)

Congratulations Anna and Blake!