Micah's brother's wedding

Last week was Zack and Lacey's wedding in Destin FL. At the last minute we decided to take Isaac with us as well as Naomi. The other boys stayed at our house with Grandma and Grandpa because it would be such a long trip and we didn't want Peter to miss too much therapy.

The kids did great on the 2 day trip down there. We brought the rain with us. There was a really bad storm the afternoon and evening of the rehearsal dinner. We had the dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. There were only 11 people there, not including Zack and Lacey.

The day of the wedding was gorgeous. We spent the morning down at the beach. Oh and Micah and I walked along the beach late the night before in the moonlight. It was very romantic. The water on Saturday was a little rougher than usual because of the storm the night before but it was still calmer than the Atlantic. The water was also pretty warm. I think the gulf is my favorite place to go to the beach.

Naomi mainly stayed with Mamaw under the umbrella. We did dip her feet in for a bit and she didn't mind it at all. At first Isaac was scared of the water but soon he was loving it and didn't want to get out.

We all ate lunch at McAllister's Deli and then it was time to get ready for the wedding. We thought they were getting married on a private beach. But it turned out to be a public beach. There were people sunbathing and building sandcastles just 10-15 feet away. There were 2 other weddings going on right next to Zack and Lacey's. One right before and one right after. There were about 18 people at the wedding. It was definitely the smallest wedding I've ever been to. It was gorgeous though.

The reception was on a boat and was fun and different. It got dark a little over an hour after getting on so you almost forgot you were on a boat. The boat had 3 levels. The first level was another wedding party, the second level was ours, and the third level was a small top deck open to the air. The first 2 levels were completly enclosed. It was actually very windy and chilly that night so we didn't spend much time outside on the boat, which was a little disappointing. They had one DJ for both weddings. There was a brief time when you could dance but the dance floor was on the first level and no one wanted to dance in front of the other wedding party and total strangers. I think it was the first wedding I had been to where there was no dancing. There also wasn't a bouquet toss because the only single girl there was Naomi. =)

The boat didn't get back to the harbor till 10. But Isaac did so well. He even played a bit with the other little boy who was there. Naomi slept through the entire reception which was great! When we got back to the dock we walked down a ways and then all lit sparklers and Zack and Lacey ran through them.

The next morning we went out to eat with Micah's parents at Cracker Barrel. Then just Micah and I took Isaac down to the beach one last time. We didn't put him in a bathing suit because we couldn't stay down there long. So we just walked along the beach and got our feet wet. Then it was time to go. I really wish we could have stayed longer.

The kids did really great on the trip back too but a little crankier because the trip was so tiring.
But all in all we had fun and it was a beautiful ceremony.