Wedding #2 and Lucy's Chicago "cousins"

Here's the first of my catch-up posts; we'll see how far I get tonight. Matt's friend Steve (they've been friends since elementary school!) and Alison got married in Chicago. It was a beautiful wedding, and we enjoyed two nights out on the town (rehearsal dinner and then wedding), while my aunt and uncle babysat Lucy. Here is the happy couple.

Here we are with our friends John and Sandy- their two girls were at home with grandparents.

The wedding was black tie- it was fun to get dressed up (the first time Matt had worn his tux since our own wedding)!

The wedding was so fun, with a delicious meal, a great band, and lots of dancing. The table centerpieces were orchids suspended in water, topped with floating candles.

The ceremony was beautiful- it was the first Jewish wedding I had been to, and I loved the chanted blessings and the rich symbolism.

And moving from glamour to guck, we spent Sunday at a mud volleyball tournament that 4 of my cousins were in (Kari, Scott, Erik and Marin). They did great, making it to the semi-finals.

A very muddy family portrait (missing Gabriella)- from left to right, Jonathan, Kari, Michaela and Eliana.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day, so fun to spend the day outside.

My aunt Mitzie was a natural with Lucy (not surprising, with 4 kids and 7 grandkids of her own!).

At the arboretum with Eliana and Michaela.

At breakfast with Jude and Asher. Their little sister, Sofie, is just 1 month older than Lucy. Jude was very cute, bragging about "his baby".

Lucy loved their exersaucer- we've now got one at home for her.