8.25.2009

Belle of the Ball

Father and Daughter on their way to Eleni and Andrew's wedding Saturday night were a striking pair! Such a handsome man with his adorable little girl! She was so excited! She had us all to herself this past weekend while the boys spent the weekend with Uncle Jared and Aunt Janae. Although we missed the boys, they were having a blast (they were at a Seahawks game at the same time we were at the wedding), and it was really fun to have the 1:2 time with Kate!
The wedding was held in the bride's parents' backyard, which was glorious with bright flowers and full blooms. Kate spent the wedding smelling the flowers (which she does by putting the flower to her lips and then blowing out her nose) and tasting the ripe tomatoes:
Notice in the pic above that the bride and groom are saying their vows! I love this shot!
Alyse was the youngest flower girl I've ever seen ~ she cried in the wagon as her auntie pulled her along and daddy trailed after, tossing flower petals as only a father-of-the-flowergirl could. Super sweet ~ and quite hilarious ~ moment! I loved this dress and color on Alyse!
Kate, Eleanor + Alyse
Once the music got started, Kate was a dancing fool! She sat down only for the briefest moment ~ to scarve down some cake! Then she was back out there, dancing away!
She literally danced over an hour and a half with the other party goers, watching and learning new moves! She twirled, she swished her dress, she rocked back and forth (we dubbed this her signiature penquin move!), and she mimicked the arm movements of the others ~ trying to clap, snap, lead her self, boogie down, do the robot, random 90s moves ~ it was soooooo cute! Everyone stopped to watch, and her fun was contagious!
At two points, she even got down on the ground and tried some break-dance moves!
Even after she'd run out of energy, Kate begged to stay on the dancefloor, rocking in my arms and occassionally throwing her arms into the air and swaying her body. At long last, she passed out, still swaying in my arms. It was a fantastic night!

3 comments:

  1. 1. Okay, seriously, I didn't recognize Kevin in the first picture. Get some fat in that boy! (But really, way to go, Kevin!)

    2. I immediately noticed the Bride and Groom in the background of Kate chowing down. Funny!

    3. Love her dress. But the saltwater sandals top it off!

    4. Love the dance moves, love everything. Love that girl!

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  2. For fun last night, I pulled up just the picture of Kevin and Kate, and covered up Kate, and asked Brian to tell me who the guy was. He couldn't tell me until I uncovered Kate and he studied her for a while. It really is drastic!

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  3. Wow, Kevin looks fantastic! We agree with Shana, we didn't even recognize him, Congrats Kevin!! Kate is such a beautiful and adorable little girl. I just love all the pictures you post. I can't believe how big she is getting, and so fast!

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