Reception

The reception was tons of fun. The building it was in had a beautiful view of Lake Erie that everybody enjoyed. Jonas ate a lot of food, and especially appreciated the pasta and the sherbet. He jumped right into dancing, and danced until he dropped. He almost fell asleep in Aunt Lisa's arms, and Papa Jon (Uncle Matt's Dad) was kind enough to bring him to the cabin we were staying in and put him to bed. It was a great party!

The Ceremony

Jonas was very good getting ready and waiting to go down the aisle. We switched the children so they could go first down the aisle since they were getting a little restless. Jonas started to go...and then went off to the side and sat in the dirt. When I got him back up, he ran down the aisle as fast as he could straight to Uncle Mike. Poor Bethany was left behind, and walked down the aisle with her mommy. After that, Jonas hung out with grandma for the rest of the ceremony, and even followed her up for the Mother's Sand Ceremony. He was very cute, and I was so proud of him for going down the aisle!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary's Wedding - The Rehearsal

Jonas dressed up in his Hawaiian shirt for Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary's rehearsal to stay with the beach theme. He was not very cooperative during the rehearsal, but he had a great time at the party at Duff's. He played video games, ate pizza and chicken wings, and played with his new groom doll that he got from Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary for being their ring bearer. They also gave him a really nice cross pin to wear on his tux at the wedding. I think Duff's might be Jonas' favorite restaurant...a true Buffalonian!

The Reception

Jonas got to ride in a limo for the first time. He was a very good boy and thought it was so cool he declared "My car!" He also enjoyed the stop at the McKernan's for pictures because he got to hang out with Mr. McKernan and eat cookies and look at the bubbles in the hot tub. When we got to the reception Jonas was surprised by a new racing chair! He also got a coloring book and crayons. He had a special little kid's meal with chicken nuggets and smiley face french fries. He enjoyed dinner (as you can see from the top picture) and ran up to the head table once in a while to say hi to Mommy. After dinner he did some serious dancing and ran around like a crazy man. When Jonas and Bethany had enough, Uncle Matt took them home to go to bed. It was a very fun day, and Jonas is officially an experienced ringbearer!

It's Time!

So despite being cheered up by playing hide and seek, neither of the children wanted to leave the room and walk down the aisle. Bethany wouldn't let me put her down, so I carried her. Jonas started walking ahead of me, but only got about 1/4 of the way down the aisle before he turned around and wanted me to carry him too. So, with one on each hip, down we went. That was the good part. When I put Jonas and Bethany down in the pew with Grandma, Jonas started bawling when he realized I wasn't coming to sit by him and I was going to the front. Aunt Lisa had to take both kids to the back of the church and ended up missing the whole wedding. What a good aunt and mommy she is. Despite the beginning not going as planned, the wedding was gorgeous and Mr. & Mrs. Ryan McKernan looked great! Congratulations guys, we love you!

Wedding Day! - Getting Ready

It was quite an adventure getting ready for the wedding. Jonas hates wearing his tux, so there was a lot of bribing with fruit snacks in order to get him to let me put it on. He eventually did though, and he was the handsomest little ringbearer ever. Getting dressed and being stuck in a little room put both Bethany and Jonas in pretty cranky moods, but they cheered up when they discovered the closet they could play hide and seek in!

Ryan and Beth's Wedding - The Rehearsal

On Friday evening we had the rehearsal for Ryan and Beth's wedding. Jonas was the ringbearer, Bethany was one of the flower girls, and Mommy was a bridesmaid! Talk about crazy! The rehearsal didn't go too bad and the kids eventually did make it down the aisle. More importantly, they looked super cute! They entertained themselves at the dinner by climbing in and out of Bekah's carseat.