A weekend in Minot to celebrate Sam and Steph getting married.We had lots of fun, and only a few additional gray hairs by the end of the weekend. We decided to make a full weekend out of the trip so that we could take the kids swimming at the hotel pool. Kyle absolutely loved it.
If you cover Travis up in this picture it looks like Kyle has
super long, hairy legs hee hee. Go ahead, try it.
Emily enjoyed the pool for a while, but then she was all about practicing for a future career as a swimsuit model
Hoping the fun and excitement from the trip and new adventure in the pool would wear the kids out so that they would go to sleep at a decent hour ~ wishful thinking. One hotel room + two beds + one pack and play + two tired adults hoping two excited kids would be asleep by 9:30 = epic fail.
Here are a couple of photos from budding photographer, Kyle Livesay. You'll notice the unique perspective he presents with his photojournalistic style. With that I present to you "Wedding in a Small Norwegian Church: A 3 Year Old's Perspective".
We made it through less than 1/3 of the ceremony before the itty bitties decided that it was time to head outside. When the wedding was over we tried to get some family shots. I have resigned myself to the fact that family photos will not be fantastic for the next couple of years as evidenced by the lack of success in capturing one picture in which all of us are looking in the same direction, smiling, at the same time. These are the two best options for this year's picture. I have decided that kids are just cute when they are little, so as long as Travis and I look good, we'll go with it.
The reception was a lot of fun. Kyle made friends with the flower girl and for lack of a better word, he pretty much stalked her all night. To the point of following her into the girl's room. Multiple times. The kids danced, Emily played with cups, and Kyle discovered how much fun standing right in front of the speakers could really be.
