A family portrait at Megan and David's wedding.
Gabi dancing with Daddy during the father-daughter dance.
The whole family at Megan's wedding reception.
Gabi showing a flower petal to cousins Bryn and Heidi.
We spent nine days at Gramma Jane and Grampa's house. Gabi had a lot of fun, although she was sleep-deprived from the first night and never did catch up. She also caught a little cold, which didn't help her sleep at night (especially on nights we forgot her Benadryl!). The spoiling from all angles (grandparents and uncles alike) taught Gabi that she can demand what she wants and get it -- even if she wants to eat so much fruit that she gives herself diarrhea. Mommy and Daddy didn't appreciate the emergence of the word "No!" so prominently in her speech, as we watched our agreeable little girl learn to behave like a typical two-year-old. But it was a fun week.
Gabi the Grouch hiding in a giant tin can.
George drove through town on the way back from Tom's wedding.
(One of our ND friends got married in Oklahoma that weekend.)
Gabi trying on the flowergirl dress that Gramma Jane made her.
Gabi holding Uncle Stephen's puppy while
Gramma Jane pins the hem on her dress.
Gabi carried this puppy around almost incessantly that week.
Gabi, Daddy, and Katie
Melissa, Gabi, and Sydney
Gabi helping Gramma Jane put up wallpaper in the dining room.
First, Gabi painted on the glue.
Then she brushed the wallpaper to make sure it was flat.
We went swimming with cousins Eric and Lauren,
except Gabi refused to get in the pool. She took a bath instead.
(One of her many typically-two disagreeable acts of the week.)
Gabi requested that someone dance with her,
and Gramma Jane obliged.
Grampa and Michael soundly beat
Stephen and Scott at this hand in Spades.
Stephen's bachelor party looked a lot like this,
except the guys played Poker instead of Spades.
Friday night brought the wedding rehearsal and dinner, after which the guys went out for Stephen's bachelor party. (For some reason, Scott's girlfriend Amy stood in for the bride during the rehearsal.)
At the wedding rehearsal, the minister warned us that
there is no such thing as a perfect wedding.
Gabi decided she'd rather take a nap in the aisle than stand on the altar.
Last-minute wedding preparations -- tying ribbons on the programs.
I'll save the pictures from Uncle Stephen's wedding for a separate post. We hoped that Gabi would behave better at the actual ceremony than she did at the rehearsal... and she did, but not by much. Oh, well.
Gramma Jane chatting with her sisters before Stephen's wedding.
On Sunday, Gramma Jane's family came over for brunch before we all left town.
Aunt Rita gave Gabi a present: two little house-shaped boxes.
Gabi picked one to be for Anna and one for herself.
Gabi talking to her cousin Joseph.
This weekend, we met Leah's fiance, Patrick,
as well as Joseph (Ashley and the other Patrick's baby).
Scott resting in Amy's lap.
Ashley, Brooke (Darren's wife), Liz (Mark's wife), and Melissa.
Ashley's baby is now almost six months old!
Brooke and Melissa are both due in September.
All the cousins.
back row: Liz & Mark, Michael, Ashley & Patrick and baby Joseph,
Brian, Darren, and Leah's Patrick
front row: Amy, Melissa and Gabi girl, Scott, Brooke, and Leah
Patrick and Ashley are going to be Annabelle's godparents!
After such a long time out of her regular routine, in an unfamiliar environment, and surrounded by people Gabi doesn't know, it's nice to be back home in Atlanta. We've spent the week re-establishing all the rules that we couldn't enforce while at Gramma Jane's house. Returning to a better sleep schedule has also helped a great deal. I guess it's not a bad thing for our child to learn to act her age, even if that age is two years old, but we are happy to see her return to more of her normal, agreeable self.
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