wedding weekend

On Hattie's 10th day of life we got all spiffed up to head to our niece Maddie's wedding! It was a glorious day, stunning for pictures, and so fun to see so many friends and family of the Groves clan. It was a blast and we were so proud to introduce our baby to the world. We had to be careful because she still shouldn't be with a lot of people...but your niece only gets married once in her life, and we weren't going to miss it!

Maddie's colors were black and white and gold. Mimi got the dresses for the girls (adorable!) and we borrowed a suit from my friend Beth for Ivar (so handsome!) and my mom helped get shoes and tights and ties to round everything out. Elsie loved her dress and walked like a princess all day. And she was quick to mention that "For Maddie's wedding she likes black and white, but for my wedding I like purple and pink." So we'll hold her to her choice in colors when the time comes...

Here are Mimi and Papa with all of their grandkids. Mimi is holding her littlest granddaughter while watching her oldest granddaughter get married. As I watched Kyle and Lisa (Maddie's mom and dad) I had this overwhelming feeling that this whole ride is going to go very, very fast. So I'll snuggle my kids when I can and hope and pray that one day they will each fall in love as wholeheartedly and beautifully as Maddie and Chase.