This was not a wedding. This was something much more awesome than a wedding.
First, a little bit of back story before we jump into this. There were two ceremonies on this epic day, the first was a small private ceremony at Robin’s parents house in MA. Greg and Robin wanted to get married in Massachusetts to show their support of the gay and lesbian community, because MA allows gay marriage.
Oh yeah, Greg and Erik(greg’s best man) are pro tri-athletes… that is important for later.
Alright… lets do this.
greg.
robin.
first dress. <3 j crew.
look what you did greg!
waiting for his bride.
“hey, you are married!” is all I can think of when I see this picture.
you had to be there.
the boss.
love.
laughter.
“greg… i think we are being followed…by a guy wearing waders…”
favorite.
snooping around the house and I found this…. coolest. painting. ever.
<3 J.R.R.T.
almost official.
almost…
ok now its official!
greg and robin.
now that greg is married he wants to go for a swim. why not?
tiger blood.
seriously… look at these two!
jump!
i call it “over done new england coastal art”
my beautiful wife.
brother and sister.
nails done. hair done. everything did.
huge pumpkin.
huge leaf.
did I mention the second half of this day was on a working farm? more on the sheep later.
metering like a boss. for all the photo geeks out there.
walking on water.
matching rings. awesome x 2.
english men.
second dress.
greg waiting.
robin waiting.
oh you know he sees her.
rain only made this day more awesome.
they tried valiantly not to cry… but I mean seriously… never stood a chance.
just in case you didn’t notice, this… this right here is love.
married again!
best friends.
best friends.
yes, these were delicious.
twins.
back to the sheep.
first dance.
kate’s favorite.
you know i ate like 7 sour apple blow pops.
a lonely pair of shoes.
this might be me some day…. whoa…
iphone commercial!
then the party started.
this band is best band.
no seriously.
no seriously.
no seriously.
<3 kids.
timeless.
you had to be there.
this lasted about 3 seconds.
no seriously.
I just have to say that these people have something that is rare. The love that pours from these friends and family… is inexplicable. I didn’t feel like a photographer on this day. I felt like one of the family… a member of the wedding party… a guest. All I can say is thank you to everyone involved for being so awesome. This was special.
i made up this new game called escape from the cushion!
i don’t think she likes this game.
10 month birthday <3
i love these feet.
curious.
discover flowers…. check!
“i like yogurt, ok?”
Flew to Chicago and back. Shared the house with two other kids. Started crawling. Start sign language. Went swimming. Got a big kid car seat. Crawling everywhere! Down to one nap a day. Exploring and learning on the regular.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record… FAST! It is going by so fast… make it stop. Someone make it stop. Does anyone know how? My brain is in a constant state of war. One side cannot wait to meet the older versions of Addison, while the other side is desperately clinging to her past versions. It is enough to drive a person to the brink of insanity and back on a daily basis.
As Kate and the little one nap behind me, I consider the fact that Addison might be our only child. I mean we haven’t made any kind of decision, or even close to one, but it is definitely one of the options on the table. If so I hope that I am enjoying every second to its fullest. I hope when she is grown she will look back on her childhood with a rare kind of fondness. I love you so much Addison. Keep being awesome, and I will try to do the same!
vote for us… be cool… love your kids/family/friends… that is all.
These faces haunt my dreams. It’s a good kind of haunting. In a Casper the Friendly Ghost kind of way. Happy 9 months baby girl!
5 days – first
13 days – tired
17 days – bored
24 days
36 days
42 days
49 days
50 days – sleeping smiles
56 days
58 days – midnight
66 days
69 days
87 days
94 days – babyjedi
110 days
116 days
120 days – eyes
130 days – old man face
134 days – bubbles!
142 days – bath time
148 days – z z Z
152 days – wake up
163 days
165 days – sleeptime friends
171 days – red sox
188 days
189 days
199 days – reaching
200 days – pucker
204 days – sick
220 days
225 days
235 days – NOM NOM NOM
240 days – favorite
244 days – real tears
246 days
252 days
257 days – sneeze
258 days – NOM NOM NOM 2.0
263 days – Calvin Klein
264 days – woke up like this
265 days
269 days
270 days
273 days – kate’s favorite
So there is a ton of things I want to say about how awesome everything has been going, but we are behind on packing for our family trip to Chicago! This will be addison’s second time in chicago… first time post birthday… 3rd time flying… second time post birthday. I know, confusing right? Anyways we need to hurry up and finish packing the plane leaves at 6am! We love all of you and will see you when we get back home!
Here are her 9 month measurements:
20lb 12oz. 82%
45.5 cm. 87%
28.5 in. 81%
Oh yeah, and I am going to try to post the 5 year anniversary blog while poolside in Chicago. You ready Dave and Sarah Arel!? The 5pr46u3s are coming to town!
vote for us… be cool… love your kids/family/friends… that is all.
kate kept going way ahead and jogging back… I was going slow I guess.
her feet.
for some reason I remember this mountain being a lot easier to climb when I was younger…
summit.
our summit neighbor.
our summit neighbor sans shirt.
resting.
eating.
addison prepares for launch into space.
beauty.
Her first extra-womb mountain experience, shot and edited with #VSCOCAM <3
Now you might be asking yourself where are the pictures from the trip down? Lets just say, Addison was over mountain climbing not very long after we started our decent. :)
vote for us… be cool… love your kids/family/friends… that is all.
