What a busy weekend we had... Bubba got married! It started with a houseful on Friday night. Erik & I hosted the Kohlenstein/Wasik/Markley families for dinner. It was great to have enough room to comfortable host dinner, which was delicious (thank you) and plenty of wine. It actually started Thursday night, dinner at Suzanne & Steve's with a whole lot more wine. Saturday morning came quickly and started with Joey (our dog) wondering off at 6:30am. Erik & I were outside in the dark and in pj's looking for a black dog, we can't yell for him considering the entire street was probably still sleeping! He wondered home and Erik headed to Huntersville for a game of golf with Steve and the guys. Steph, Owen & Camden joined all the ladies for lunch at Birkdale and then to the house for preparations. It was beautiful! Candles surrounded the pool, tiki torches bordered the yard, and lights lit the bushes.
Erik was in charge of Owen, who at one point was running around without a shirt on. Daddy claims he was playing with dirty wood and was worried Owen would get his white shirt full of mud... so off it came (30 minutes before the wedding, people are everywhere and our child is half dressed)! Muddy chest, muddy pants, and muddy shoes but the white shirt stayed cleaned. Throughout the short and very quiet ceremony, Owen kept saying "cheese" (he was holding my camera), "bubba", "daddy". You could hear a pin drop, it was that quiet. Or maybe it just seemed that quiet because I was sitting up front with Owen, all eyes on the Bride & Groom but the voice of a 2 year old sporadically throughout! As champagne was poured, Erik & Travis prepared for their speeches. Owen sitting in the front (facing the pool and everyone else) wanted to sit in his own chair. I sat him on the chair and as he slid back to sit up straight, his little bum slid right out the back of the chair. Luckily mommy was there to catch him as his entire body folded in half, forcing him to the ground... he stood right up and climbed back in the chair - no fear for our little man! Thank goodness for Cousin Chris, who took on the role of feeding Camden and keeping her happy during the wedding. Daddy was staying next to Suzanne, along with Jaime & Ian.
What did Owen learn this weekend? He learned that hanging out with Uncle Guppy can be a lot of fun and can get him in a little trouble. Owen is officially in "mocking" mode, so watch out! Owen kicked a candle (or two) in the pool, of course this was a learned behavior (one that mommy and daddy didn't approve of, but we must admit... he was funny). He played in the cooler of ice, hopefully it was the cooler with pepsi and not beer. Oh, he found a wine cork and seem to enjoy the taste of it as I had to fight it away from him. Owen will now tell YOU to "behave", he heard me say this to some grown adults. When Owen is done with you or is telling you no, he pushes his hand away from his body as in a motion of telling you to go away. We have no idea where this came from, but he is a little demanding with the gesture! The sweetest moment of Saturday evening is Owen finally said "Grandpa"! Of course he was yelling it and it isn't very clear, but on his very own wedding day, Grandpa finally has his own name and no longer has to be known as Bubba too! Owen is learning all his aunt and uncles names. He has his own photo album and amazed me tonight by turning the page and telling me everyone's name. He has never done this with everyone... our little boy is growing up! 
Camden was just so pleasant and sweet all weekend. She adjusted to pack-n-plays, random naps, dinner on my lap, no bath and no pj's (oops forgot to pack those). She woke up when we put Owen to bed (we had beds set up for them Saturday night so we didn't have to rush home). After trying to get her back to sleep, we let her stay up with us. Bubba knowing she wasn't going to see Camden for several weeks (thanks to a honeymoon - cruising the Mediterranean Sea out of Greece), snuggled with her in the chair, both fell asleep but not for long. We bundled up Camden and woke up Owen, hitting the road at 11:30pm. Sunday was a relaxing day for mommy, hanging out with Owen & Camden at home, trying to get them back on schedule and ready for Monday. Daddy joined the wedding clean up crew and then came home to mow. It was a great weekend with not a lot of sleep!
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