It's been a while since I posted again. These last few months have flown by, with travel and busyness here in Marshfield. The moments that we have had to spend at home, I haven't felt like spending blogging.
September was our wedding month. It began with Colby, my cousin, and Shannon's wedding in Savannah, Georgia, and ended with Alison, Preston's youngest sister and Josh's wedding in Erie. I had the priveledge of being a bridesmaid in both and Preston had the honor of officiating Alison and Josh's. And Pax... got to come along for the ride and flight of both. An adventure he relished at times and despised at times. He loved all the attention from family and the excitement of the events, but managed to have an extreme and first bought of constipation in Savannah and an ear infection in Erie which sent us to the emergency room at 3 in the morning the day of the wedding. Both ailments lent themselves to sleepless nights, which made us laugh at the re-realization that parenthood really is a constant adventure.
Both weddings were gorgeous and more importantly, the love between the Brides and Grooms could be felt. I'll post some pics of the Savannah wedding below. Still waiting on getting pics from the Erie wedding. We didn't take any of our own.
Also, Pax is walking. He still prefers crawling but can walk all the way across a room on his own accord. To see video of him walking and more go to...
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTippens
Since much of our weekend revolved around good southern cooked food, Pax got to try a lot of new foods. We discovered he really likes pickles.
Here is the groom, my little (not so little) cousin and I, enjoying a night out on the Savannah Waterfront.
The rehearsal dinner was at Paula Dean's original restaurant. Delicious would be an understatement. Here is Preston, my mom and I at the dinner.
This is the beautiful bride, along with Jaclyn and I.
Pax was sporting an adorable suit but it was so hot we had to take the suit coat off.
On a not so amazing note, my cousin Colby, the groom deploys for Afghanistan in October. Please pray for him and his new wife.
Pax and Josh, with his girlfriend Autumn. Pax loved playing with his boy cousins. They all got to learn how to hold a baby. None were very fond of Pax's excessive drool. :)
I'm doing double time on kisses.
Pax liked to just plop himself in the sand.
Our stroller showed its worth in gold on the beach. It moved wonderfully through the sand, even the mucky stuff.
Like I said, double time on the kisses.
Pax ponders deep thoughts while hanging out in the pool.
Here we are at the end of our trip, soaked, not from tipping (which we did do once) but from the non stop rain storm that started as soon as we pushed off from shore until the minute our canoe hit the ground of our final destination.
We had a great time, despite the rain. We actually laughed through most of the trip just at the shear fact that it was raining so hard and we were freezing. Most of all it was nice to just be the 2 of us. We wrapped up our day with a hot lunch at a favorite deli in Wausau and coffee at a new coffee shop. Mmm... My new fav drink is a Cafe Miel; expresso, steamed milk and honey. Smooth!
This past weekend we attended Assembly Park Camp in Northern, WI. It was such a beautiful camp and area. It was family camp and we were the children's speakers. We had a good time meeting new people and Pax loved all the attention from the grandmas and grandpas there.
Now we are back and all caught up on laundry, and well...just darn cute!
Pax had lots of time to bond with Grandma. She fed him almost every meal while she was here but I didn't snap a picture of that. I must have been too busy enjoying my time not feeding him.
Here is how we like to enjoy our wheelbarrow best. I suppose at some point we will get some work done with it.
Pax loved playing with Grandpa. He had a whole repertoire of new games, faces and sounds for Pax to enjoy.
While the Granparents were in town we went to a pancake and pea pick at a farm not too far from Marshfield. They are an organic farm run by a young family. The pancakes were delicious and we got to pick peas, raspberries and strawberries. Pax also tried his first taste of homemade applesauce. He was a fan! Pax had a good time at the farm but was exhausted and very hot by the time we took this pic.
Now it is life back to normal....We are missing you Grandma and Grandpa!
We spent Memorial Day with a bunch of friends on a farm, helping them plant their garden and then sharing in a huge potluck feast. It was a great day, with great weather. A friend shot this picture. In my opinion, this picture sums up our lives right now. Baby drool on the shoulder, dirty baby hands in our faces, snotty kid in arms...but still we can't help smiling.
