wedding crasher

"All the single ladies? That's me!!"

This past weekend Mama, Papa, and Lil headed to Cooperstown, NY for a very special wedding. Without going into too many details, it's fair to say that next to the bride and groom, Lil had more fun than anyone. She literally danced the night away, staying up hours past bedtime and coercing boys to dance with her. I had to drag her off the dance floor when it was time to go home!

Sweet Lil made friends with everyone she met, but her best "budday" was Ethan, the 3-year-old son of Mama's childhood playmate known as Little Vic, and Mama's good friend Chelsea from middle school. It was some kind of special watching our kids play together. I wonder if these two will ever hear stories that start out, "When your mom and dad were little kids..." and end with, "... so we washed their hands with dishwasher detergent," and include pictures of shared baths and dirty faces, birthday parties and dance recitals (yes, someone's daddy did a year of ballet, and yes, those pictures still exist. [insert bribe here]). I know you can't force two kids to be friends, but when you see these two together, it seems destined.

(also a big thanks to Papa for gathering all the footage while Mama was busy being the pregnant, hungry bridesmaid.)

Guess who filled Lil's dance card.

caLILfornia

Here is the long awaited California Tour post. Since it's getting late, I will start with her beautiful wedding attire. All these photos were taken post-event, so I apologize for the low lighting and strange coloration. Still they're pretty pretty.

She put on some leggings at the end of the night. It was raining and pretty chilly.

awaiting room service

reaching for the remote

no one loves a king size hotel bed with lots of pillows more than lil

formal embrace

puttin' on the ritz

Once upon a time, two families lived in the Middle of Nowhere, or Upstate New York. These two families each had one daughter.  Each daughter grew up, moved far away from the Middle of Nowhere, and settled in Major Metropolises in different parts of the world.  Once settled, these two young women started their own families, and raised their babies in quite a different environment from what they knew growing up.  Now, does that mean these babies will have more materialistic upbringings?  No.  Does it mean they'll have access to the latest styles in baby wear and baby gear, and opportunities to dress up more often?  Definitely.  

all dressed up with nowhere to go

Here is one of those babes, proudly sporting a three-piece suit, sans dinner jacket, complete with pocket square and, oh yeah, a polka-dot bow tie.  This blue-eyed cutie is Philip, and he is growing up in Brussels.  Perhaps you're wondering what fabulous event Philip was attending?  Well, Philip was not on his way to the Brussels Philharmonic, nor was he dressed up for an evening wedding.  He was planning to wear his penguin suit to ring in the new year, but it missed his suitcase.  What was nearly a fashion nightmare was saved by good footwear, as I'm told the loafers looked smashing with his pj's.

ready for the playground!

Philip's mama is following one of baby fashion's golden rules: never let a good look go to waste.  The tux may have missed the New Year, but Philip was looking sharp for his next play date!

Thanks to Philip's mama, Alison Lundqvist for the photos.  And can I just mention those lashes!? Philip, please bottle whatever it is you've got and send me some! xo