The Night Before the Big Day

The night before "the big day," we had dinner out at Grandma Carolyn's!  Almost all of families had arrived and it was so much fun to see everyone again!  (The last time I had seen my Grandpa Don was when Christian was a baby!)  Good food, good company, good timers!

Erin, Em, and Aunt Barb (who makes the BEST French Toast EVER and is brilliant and kind and  oh-so creative.)

Left to right:  Cousins Anna and Amanda, Gpa Don, Uncle Tom, Aunt Sharon, and Harvey's sister, Hazel

The Bride and Groom-to-be! (and Juliana :-))

The evening cooled off very nicely (it was actually cooler outside than in!)...and we found out later why it was cooling off.  A BIG storm came through that we literally just BARELY beat home (like, we were driving home just barely staying one step ahead of the storm and it started pouring just as we pulled into the garage.)  But, I digress.  The cooler weather made for pleasant times on the porch in pretty rural-ish Ashland :-).

 Juliana loved playing with the ice cubes--Cubby caught a shot with one in her mouth and the next moment when she spit it out.

 Christian and his "accessories."  Not sure if I've touched on his OCD tendencies before, but here goes.  As recently as this winter, Christian started insisting to bring various items with him--everywhere.  In the wintertime, it was his hat, mittens, and two jackets.  Sometimes an extra pair of shoes if he just couldn't choose between two pair.  Then, as the weather warmed, and he still wanted to wear/bring them everywhere, it got a little ridiculous.  But, Christian is extremely stubborn and it took a loooong time to persuade him to ditch the winter clothing.  (Good thing it was a cold spring!)  Now-a-days, he wears his Angry Birds hat, sunglasses, CTR ring, and a long-sleeved shirt (just in case it gets cold...even when it's 90 degrees).  As of two days ago, we've been able to leave the house a couple of times without the shirt and he's been ok with leaving his hat/glasses/ring in the car for swimming or sports.  Yeah, this was important to document b/c I want something to show him when he comes to me complaining that his kids are OCD.

And here's baby J with the most wonderful Great-Gma you could ever ask for.  Juliana loves her so and often reaches for Great Gma to hold her, even when my mom or me has her!

Sweet baby, getting so big!

Snapped this picture on the way out to the car...the wind was picking up!  A very nice, laid back evening with family--what more could you want on the night before your big day?