Marie's Wedding Weekend

Friday afternoon we packed up and headed to Grosse Pointe for the wedding rehearsal. Noelle was so excited, Max was unsure. Noelle preformed her duty as flower girl during rehearsal perfectly. Max made it five foot before throwing on of his infamous tantrums. We were not sure what to expect the following day!

We skipped the rehearsal dinner, as it was past 7pm by the time it ended. We decided to go to my Aunt Cindy's house to let the kids tire themselves out in the pool before bedtime. The pool chemicals were too high, but the hot tub was perfect. Max and Noelle loved having a giant bathtub at their disposal to frolic in.
We spent the night at another one of my Aunt's houses, Aunt Judy. In the morning the kids were treated to donuts and loved exploring/menacing a new house. We were able to see my Grandparents and my Mom and brother while the kids enjoyed the beach in front of my Grandparent's condo. My Aunt Barb, from Texas, was in town as well. It was a wonderful to spend time with all the Babcock family.
The wedding was an evening one so Max and Violette were able to sneak in their much needed naps. We kept prepping, reminding, and encouraging Max of his very important job later in the day. He still was on the fence about it, but we kept being very positive, hoping to entice him. Noelle got her hair done and slipped into her flower dress, Max looked her up and down and said, "Noelle you are so pretty!" and repeated it over and over.

We got Max dressed at the church and he was in a pretty good mood so we were all optimistic. When the time came to line up the wedding party I stayed in the back of the church keeping Max and Noelle busy. Their time came and Max did it! I had that huge Proud Mom feeling in my stomach and a few tears welled up in my eyes as they headed down. He stood next to Noelle and they walked so well down the aisle like little pros. I went down the side and met my Mom who had Violette. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them and Tom was unable to take pictures because he was showing them which pew to walk to. I'm sure many of my family did get pictures of the actually event, but in the mean time here are some shots that I do have of the kids:

The reception was held at the beautiful Groose Pointe Yatch Club and the setting was breathtaking. We didn't stay too late, just until 10pm, when dinner was finishing up because my kids were exhausted! They had a very tiring couple of days filled with tons of fun and seeing lots of family. Here are a few pictures from the reception.





Sunday we took it easy, sleeping in and unpacking after the long weekend. The kids were beyond good and I am so proud of how they handled the late nights, and being totally out of their element. We were constantly in motion from one place to another and they were little troopers.