Matt and Sarah's Wedding

Just Married!

Reception

Gianna and Gabby

Gianna told me the other day that she wants to be a mom when she grows up.  After getting her *blood drawn, she was pretty set on never having babies because that would mean she would have to get her blood drawn a lot.  So when she told me she wanted to be a mommy, I asked her what changed her mind.  And she said one word: Gabby.
I'm not so sure how Gabby felt about Gianna's constant, nagging, sweet attention, but Gianna sure is crazy about Gabby!

Trying to swipe a kiss

Walking

Always walking!

Oh that G and her sweet cuz Gabbers.

*Gianna tested negative for Celiacs!  Yay!

California: A Wedding

Chris' cousin got married Saturday night.  The groom's brother is one of Chris' good friends from Napa.  Chris is excited that this is the closest he will become to being related to his friend Rob.

My girls!

Dad, Son, Grandpa

Classic Daddy daughter dancing

This pic cracks me up.  Chris and Vince are trying to get Elia to dance and she just wan't into them!

Colleen's Wedding

Dang it is hard to get back to real life after being out of town for a while! The day after Christmas, the girls and I flew to St.L.

The plane ride went pretty well. The portable DVD player was my savior!

From there, it got CRAZY. The Bachelorette Party was Sunday night.

All the sisters for Col's last fling.

The rehearsal and dinner on Monday night.

G got a really cute purse as her thank you present for walking down the aisle.

And then of course Tuesday was the Wedding.

I love this picture!

Gianna was a star walking down the aisle for the 3rd time in her short life. When Colin and Gianna got all the way down the aisle, they had to bow. It was sooo cute.

It was a fabulous, beautiful, and fun wedding! I can't believe my lil sister is married. She looked beautiful.

One of the highlights and of course I don't have a picture is she wore this white hooded cape and they took pictures at the church courtyard and it looked like she had literally stepped onto the set for Narnia. Then Bobby and Colleen got into a horse drawn carriage. Awesome. I'll post more about the visit with cousins later.

Sunday Fun Day

Sunday started out pretty normal- church, lunch, nap. After Gianna woke up I took her to David's Bridal to try on flower girl dresses. She got up on the raised platforms and would twirl around and around and of course admire herself in the mirror. We ended up not going with this dress, so I feel it is ok to post this and not spoil anything for Col's wedding. She was really disappointed that we couldn't take the dress home. I also ordered my bridesmaid dress and it will hopefully be ready November 15th-ish!

When we got home, Chris was washing the car with Elia. Gianna joined in too. We had to move cars around, and the car seats were already out, so they got to take a ride in the backseat! They thought they were so cool. Don't worry, the car moved less than 30 feet, and went less than 2 miles per hour. Elia, as usual, made a terrible mess and had to take her shirt off.

St. Louis in August

Our (well my) main reason for going to St. Louis was to put on a shower for Colleen. That was Saturday night, and it was sooo fun. It was St. Louis themed, so we got lots of different food from vendors in St. Louis. Colleen is the cutest bride to be ever. I took no pictures (as usual) but here is a pic of the cute invite Shannon and Megan put together.

Chris' main reason for going to StL was to see the Giants play the Cardinals. Too bad they lost both games Chris went to! He took Gianna on Sunday.

The weather was seriously amazing the week we were there. I met my friend Angela at 2 different parks with her little one, and we went to the park down the street from my house quite a few times. That is cousin Austin looking cute.

We went to the zoo on Monday. It is probably about a mile from Shannon and Tom's house. So we parked a little ways away (for free) and walked across the highway to get there. We got there around 4:30, and the attendant let us in with the warning that the zoo closes at 5! It was the perfect amount of time and there weren't that many people there so there were no crowds to push through. Elia called everything from the hippo to the elephant "dog". Pretty cute. We actually didn't get outta there until 5:30, no one told us to leave!

Elia looked at the map to tell us where to go.

One morning we went to the library I always went to as a child. They completely gutted and remodeled it recently, and it is gorgeous. They had really cute chairs too! Grandma had tons of fun reading to the girls. They have been obsessed with reading lately, especially Elia!

My mom and I and the girls went to the Central West End for a morning to get a feel for all the wedding festivities. Gianna is calling it the Wedding Contest these days. We practiced walking down the New Cathedral's aisle (that church is freaking beautiful) and got to see where the reception is and the hotel block. Colleen's wedding is going to be so hip being in that area! We took a few pictures outside the cathedral, since you aren't allowed to take them in the cathedral.

My last day there we celebrated Aunt Colleen's birthday. We spent that last day outside as much as possible. Can't wait to go back for the wedding in December!