Scott and Kim's Wedding!

Scott and Kim got married this past Saturday at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, so I managed to arrange a weekend off and we headed to campus to partake in the celebration.

I was on call overnight on Wednesday night, so I had to get out as early as possible on Thursday morning, run home, shower, and hop in the car. We were late for the wedding party dinner on Thursday night because we hit traffic in Chicago, but we managed to catch some of it by going straight to the dinner without stopping at the hotel to change.

The next day there was a welcome lunch, then Austin and I and nanny headed up to St. Joseph, MI to visit grandma and grandpa, Aunt Kathy, and Tom and Mary while Steve went to the wedding rehearsal to find out where the best man is supposed to stand, etc. At grandma and grandpa's I took Austin swimming in their pool and he absolutely loved it!

 

He met Kermit, too and even though the water coming out was very cold, he had a blast playing with the spraying water. 

The wedding was on Saturday at 9am at the Basilica. It was a beautiful wedding, and though Austin was cranky because we woke him up early for the wedding, nanny was there to take him out on the quad and entertain him, so I got to stay for the ceremony without worrying about him.

Website for photo slideshow from the wedding photographer:   http://ebphotography.com/weddings/2008/06-21_kim_and_scott.htm

Here are all the wedding guests on the steps of the golden dome after the ceremony. Steve is down in front behind the groom with the wedding party and I'm with Austin on the right side about halfway up. Many of our college band friends were there, and it was fun to reconnect with people we haven't seen in so long.

  

Steve was very handsome in his tuxedo! We tried to get a picture of us with Austin, but Austin was too cranky for pictures. He was happy about the bubbles that everybody blew as the bride and groom emerged from the basilica though. Here are Steve and I after the ceremony.

The reception was held at the Oak Room atop South Dining Hall on campus. Kim and the bridesmaids had decorated it beautifully. Here are Scott (groom), Jon (head usher), and Steve (best man) at the reception.

They were very smart to put crayons, paper, and coloring books on the table for the little kids. Austin LOVED coloring during the reception and it kept him occupied most of the time. I think his favorite thing to do, though, was to put the crayons in a coffee cup and then pour them out on the table again. 

Eventually, Austin was totally worn out and had a meltdown, so we headed back to the hotel.

He was so totally wiped out from the busy day, that this is what he looked like on the ride back to the hotel...

We stayed in a nice hotel suite and Austin had lots of fun running up and down the halls and pushing elevator buttons at every opportunity.

We carpooled to South Bend with Jon and he was so sweet to bring Austin a present - ninja panda! It was a favorite during the trip and Austin giggled whenever we played peekaboo with the panda.

It ended up being a 9 hour drive each way and Austin did very well on the drive. Here he is hanging out in his carseat, coloring on his travel tray.

Unfortunately, the very same weekend, Joey and Liz got married in Tennessee, so we weren't able to attend their wedding. We were very sad to miss it, but we heard that it went wonderfully and we are so happy for them!
Here are some other events and photos from the past few weeks...

Wendi and Jon came to Rochester for Hans and Rachel's wedding and we got to meet their new little one, Isaac! Here is Austin meeting Isaac. He was quite intrigued.

 

Playing peek-a-boo by peeking in and out of his play tent.

 

Playing with his new rocket launcher toy in the yard.

My little sweetie...

Austin loves going up and down the stairs, and he is getting quite good at it. Now, if you ask him if he found an "Austin sized step," he lays down on the step, snuggles in, and sucks his thumb.

 

Speed demon in the laundry basket!

"Let's go outside now, mommy!"

"Daddy is funny!"

 

Eating off of a plate like a big boy!

That's all for now. I'm finishing up my last week of intern year this week! Yay! The new intern class has arrived and I'm excited to meet them all. We're sad to say goodbye to the 3rd year residents that graduated, but many of them will still be around Mayo for fellowships so we'll still see them around. Next up for me is the newborn nursery alternating with some research time. Second year will be a much nicer schedule than intern year with much fewer 30 hour call nights. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

 

 

1 comments:

Megs said...

Looks like Scott and Kim's wedding was beautiful! We were sorry to miss it- Austin and Luke would have had so much fun playing together! It seems like they share the same energy level!