Saturday, September 19, 2009

Breckenridge 2009 - Devan and Jen's Wedding

On the second Wednesday of our beach vacation we left the beach to board a plane to Colorado for Devan and Jen's Wedding. We were very excited for the wedding, to be visiting a state that three of the four of us had never been to before, and to get to spend some time with the Lippman family. The wedding was in Breckenridge which is somewhere around 10 or 11,000 feet up. This meant that we were dealing with both a time change, and high altitude, and while it did affect us all a bit, I was very impressed with how well the kids handled everything. They are always so easy to take along because they handle even the craziest of situations with ease.
We had a few days before the wedding to stroll around and enjoy a little bit of Breckenridge. It was especially exciting because there was a Labor Day Festival going on while we were there, so there were some fun activities for Lexi to do.
The wedding itself was phenomenal! Ahren was the best man and Lexi was the flower girl, and I was very proud of both of them for playing their parts so well! During the ceremony (outdoors) it rained a bit and even hailed for a minute or two and while some of the adults ran for cover, Lexi sat stoically in her seat and listened quietly. Zachary, who I had not noticed had woken from his nap, also sat quietly in his stroller through the ceremony...but luckily for him he was totally covered up! The reception was a blast, although both kids were simply exhausted and Lexi fell asleep far earlier than is her norm at weddings. After holding her in my arms for over an hour, we finally made a bed out of chairs for her and let her sleep next to her already sleeping brother while mom and dad got to have some fun.
Our time in Colorado was fantastic, and we are all simply thrilled to be welcoming Jen into the family! We love her so much, and most of all we love how much Devan loves her. They are a wonderful couple and we wish them the best of luck.
Again, here are just a few of the pictures from the trip. To see the entire album and a video of Lexi as the flower girl, you can go here.




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