David & Jen's Wedding

This past weekend we celebrated David & Jen's wedding festivities, beginning with the rehearsal dinner on Friday.

While they were dressed up, we got in some picture time with Amelia & Owen, Chase's adorable cousins.

Not only is she cute, Amelia is also a great big cousin. She takes very good care of her "Chase-y" and kept him entertained all weekend.

Owen wasn't quite as interested in Chase, but boy does he have a lot of things to teach his little cousin once he can walk/run/climb!

Chase spent the rehearsal dinner in the arms of people who love him, like Uncle Timmy...

Daddy (who cheers-ed with milk)
Aunt Lisa

Uncle Matt

And, of course, Uncle Reverend Ray!

By Saturday afternoon, Chase had recovered from Friday and was ready for the wedding.

(This is one of my favorite pictures of Chase. Ever)

Since the wedding was scheduled right in the middle of Chase's naptime, we weren't surprised that he fell asleep in the car on the way to the ceremony.

Then the fire alarm went off (the bride and groom both swear they didn't pull it!) and we were moved outside. Chase was very awake after that.


Amelia was a great flower girl

And even stopped at the end of our aisle so her mommy could take her picture

And the bride looked beautiful in her red dress! (I'll put more pictures on Kodak Gallery and send them out)

Chase was very well-behaved. He was entertained by lots of people sitting behind us (thank you!) and quiet until he realized his voice echoed in the church. So we did a lot of bouncing and I whispered songs into his ear.

After the ceremony, Chase hung out with a babysitter while we all went to the reception. He was very good and was sleeping soundly when we got home.

But at 6:45am, he was ready to go again!

(his parents are still recovering)

Congratulations, David & Jen!

Chase's First Plane Ride

This past weekend Chase took his first plane ride so we could get up to Concord for David & Jen's wedding. Notoriously annoyed by the constraints placed on him by the car seat, Chase was so so happy to be free to move around and sit/stand on our laps, look around, and play on the plane.

For a variety of reasons, we flew JetBlue- not the least of which is their personal TVs. When Chase wasn't busy looking out the window, he stared at the TV (and we made an exception to our no-TV rule).
The timing worked out perfectly. Chase fell asleep when we pulled back from the gate and slept the entire time...
...that we sat on the runway. He woke up right before we took off and was great during the flight.

Luckily, our return flight (Chase's 2nd flight) went equally as well!

We need your help

We need your help. Our friends, Sarah and Lalo's beautiful baby boy Lalo was born on September 15 and diagnosed with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Basically this means that his diaphragm did not fully form and his abdominal organs are growing into his chest cavity. After a long stay in the Johns Hopkins PICU and NICU, he is having surgery tomorrow (Thursday) to repair his hernia. As you probably guessed, this is major surgery.

We need your help praying for little Lalo and his parents.  His surgery is tomorrow at 8:45am and should take 2 hours, but the recovery will take about a week. During that time, we need as many people as possible to send positive thoughts, vibes, and prayers for Lalo's health and strength. Every little bit of positive energy will help this little guy.

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