Alison and Dave's wedding

Another wedding! We left Virginia early on Friday and arrived in Boston at 3pm. Boston is a crazy city; the traffic patterns and streets were quite difficult to traverse. Thankfully we had the navigation system in the minivan or we would probably still be looking for our hotel! ;-)

Before the rehearsal dinner we had time for a quick visit with our friend Karen from Hiram Blake Camp. She fed us afternoon tea and then we took the kids to a playground and a local ice cream parlor.

Afterward, we picked up Seth and Rob to drive to the rehearsal dinner. Unfortunately, Steve and Penny's flight was delayed and they arrived in Boston very late, missing the dinner. They were also supposed to pick up Lisa at the airport in Providence, an hour's drive away. She was unable to get her own rental car and wound up sitting at the airport for hours until Steve could pick her up. Needless to say, none of them got much sleep and they were all very grumpy the next day.

Finding and getting to the wedding ceremony presented another problem. It was held outdoors at the Arboretum, a large nature preserve, and there were multiple entrances from different streets. We made it in time, but Brian and Maggie weren't so lucky and missed the ceremony. But the wedding was beautiful and the kids slept through the ceremony (bonus!).

The reception was at the boat club, which had a beautiful view of the river. We got in trouble later for having the kids by the water on the dock... too much liability, I guess. The food was great, but not enough dancing, which is my favorite part of weddings.

After the reception, Brian, Maggie, Seth and Rob all hung out at our hotel. We went to Legal Seafood for dinner and swam at our hotel pool afterwards (except for me because I forgot my swimsuit :( ).

On Sunday we went to the Science museum, which was awesome. The kids were great and loved touching and playing with everything. They spent 10 minutes at this giant fire fly that lights up, pushing the button. We saw the live butterfly garden, where the butterflies practically land on you, Gabrielle spent an hour in there just watching them! We met up with Seth and Rob and saw the Human Body Worlds II exhibit. Then, drove back home, about an eight hour drive.

Zachary charming a little girl at the reception.

Madison wrestling with Avery at Alison and Dave's wedding in Boston.