Day Three on the Island

 Saturday was wedding day but not until 4 pm.  We had planned to have a day at the hotel to try to get Baylor a nap.  He had to preform at the wedding and when he does not nap any time awake after nap time is a crap shoot. They slept in because he had a rough night and Lori just likes to sleep.  We left the farm after 9 and were in bed by 10.  It took Baylor 40 minutes of whining and crying to get it out, relax and fall asleep.  He talked a lot in his sleep too so I know he did not sleep well.  I woke up early as usual, showered, made coffee, and visited Mom and Dad before either of them woke up.  We went to breakfast and arrived the same time my parents were on their way out the door.  They were heading up to the farm to help out.  We asked the waitress about anything to do and she told us about a fair in Essex but I forget what time it was starting.  We ate and I ran into the thrift store to get a few gifts for Baylor for being a good ring bearer.  We just took a drive to know where basically, stopped at a grocery store so I could prowl around, and ended up back at the hotel. 

Lori stayed at the room and I took Baylor to the elementary school across the street to play on the playgrounds.  He ran around for over an hour going down all the slides, climbing things that made me nervous for a 2 year old to be navigating, and swinging as high as he could go.  Guess what, no one but Lori was napping that day.  I convinced him to go back to the hotel because it was getting time to start getting ready.  We showered, dressed and piled in the car to head to the farm. 

My cousin Heather, her family and her dad and step mom arrived about 30 minutes before we did.  They left on Thursday and took a scenic route stopping by the baseball museum in Cooperstown.  I helped get Connor dressed and we dressed Baylor and headed for the wedding.  Poor Baylor was so hot in his shirt, vest and jacket but he did so good and never complained. 

Nana Barbie drove in from her vacation in New Hampshire.  We have not seen her in several months and it was great she could come. 

Heather always says Connor is hard to photograph because he did not look at the camera.  I have found she is correct and most photos have him looking off somewhere else.  Baylor you can tell has had a camera in his face his whole life and knows where to look! 

Hello Brig, you looked gorgeous in pink! 

Mom and Lori. 

My family and lots of the house. 

The Hazel family.  Note Connor....

Heather, her kids, Bob and Estella.  Note Connor....

And finally, after 4 we were advised to head for the chairs and have a seat.  Jamie took his place looking nervous and working the crowd.

I had Baylor on my lap the entire time and could not take many photos.  Ida and Mabel were the flower girls.

And the bride appeared looking beautiful.

And Baylor appeared with the rings right on time. 

He handed off the pillow

 

and ran back to me. 

After they untied the rings, I sent him back out there to retrieve the pillow. 

Finally after their vows, Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Miller were introduced to the crowd.

My sweaty little man right before he opened his gift bag.  He did so good sitting in my lap for the ceremony and being the ring bearer! We were so proud of him. 

I picked out a John Deere Lindeman crawler, and JD hay wagon and a red Case tractor. I know my little man.

After photos, we changed him into play clothes. Which is good because he found the dirt and introduced his new toys to it. 

Dinner was catered so Jamie could enjoy being the groom and new husband.  We had the tables with a view of the lake, which was a bit hot until the sun went down but was gorgeous.

Baylor loved playing with his new tractors.  And as long as he was playing and not whining, I was happy to let him.

This sun set was much more red and beautiful but in the time it took me to walk down to the cliff it was almost gone. 

The tables looked lovely in the dusk light. 

Baylor spied the fire pit and the marshmallows and came to get me to roast marshmallows.  Which is nice when one is camping and in camp clothes but in a skirt, not so much fun.  But we made two for Baylor, one for Buddy and one for Grandma. 

Their first dance.

Baylor's first dance.

His first dance with Mamma. 

Josh and Nick dancing. 

Baylor with his Nana and Grandma. 

Laura getting down.

Little man with all the moves getting down again. 

Baylor was a dancing fool.  He spun past us and told us he was having fun! 

The party was fun and the people were wonderful to share such a wonderful event with.  The kids had fun running with abandon, playing with fire and eating all the candy and ice cream they could stuff in their faces. Baylor played with his tractors for most of it!  We left around 9 because of the sleep issues from the night before.  He was asleep before we were off the island and slept well all night long.