Here are Mr. and Ms. Moon and our great-niece, Payton. Mr. Moon and I are not attending the wedding because we have volunteered to stay at the hotel with this darling girl so that her mother and father can be in the wedding. Yes, it makes us sad not to see The Nephew say his vows but we assume that taking care of the baby is more important, plus, it gives me another four hours sans bra.
Win-win.
She's a happy baby although I am sure that her mother is going to come back and say, "What have you done with my baby? I left a healthy child and in four hours she has acquired a snotty nose, a cough, watery eyes and pink cheeks." Well, let me just say it's not our fault. You can't give a child a cold in that amount of time. I'm a nurse. I know these things.
Payton loves Mr. Moon. She is enchanted with him. She likes me okay too. All of the aunts were considered for the baby-sitting honor and Payton like the Mr./Ms. Moon team best of all. So there you go.
She is six and a half months old and it's funny how quickly you remember what a baby of that age likes. Patty-cake, peek-a-boo, silver bracelets. Mr. Moon's lap with her blanket.
Okay. I need to go get ready to go to the wedding reception which we will attend when the wedding's over and Payton has gone back to her beautiful mama. I can't even imagine what that's going to be like- this reception. The jazz brunch this morning was about the most overwhelming thing I've ever attended and certainly the only one I've ever attended where a crowd of well over two-hundred people were all drinking alcohol.
But hey! It's a party.
And we're having a fine one here with a six month old child. Which says a lot about us.
Signing off. More tales to come.
I'm sure you're having a lovely time, but I just don't get weddings without babies. Weddings just aren't the same without everyone there. But that's just my opinion. (Can you tell I'm still sick and cranky?)
ReplyDeleteI would rather play with Peyton than go to a wedding. But then I am anti-social but love kids! Have fun at the reception! Have drink for me.
ReplyDeleteAww, so cute!
ReplyDeleteOh Ms. Moon. You can't help yourself. You see I baby's head and you just have to kiss it.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way.
Have fun relieving your Owen withdrawal with Miss Payton.
I love following along on your adventure! I'd choose baby-watching over wedding-watching any day.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! How cool is that? No going to a church that is not your own, AND getting to hang with the wee one, sans bra! I'll bet you were even barefooted and sans panyhose too weren't you??
ReplyDeleteTHEN, you get to go to the fun dancing part, where everybody will be getting so crocked they won't remember what you wore or if you didn't know their name.
You're a genius! I hope you can make Gman's party... It starts around 6:30, but if ya'll are too pooped to pop again, it really is fine.
xo pf
ps Payton is a cutie!!
ReplyDeleteI imagine you were just a teensy-tinesy bit happy to miss the wedding and go braless for a bit longer?
ReplyDeleteI love reading your heart.
ReplyDeleteAnd this picture oozes that this is what life is all about love.
You're so beautiful!
See, I knew you'd have fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to stay home with the niece. Of course she liked you all best. Smart kid.
She's darling! And never underestimate the power of silver bracelets!
ReplyDeleteJazz brunch? That would give me the heebie-jeebies!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason that reminded me of the wedding I went to about a year ago. It was magnificent and the most beautiful wedding I've ever been invited to.
ReplyDeleteIt was super duper nice and there were at least 300 in attendance. There was a cocktail hour where waiters served appetizers (wearing white gloves)and passed out wine and drinks of your choice and there were three bars to order straight from the bar.
Everyone was then escorted into the dining room where you were asked if you wanted the vegetarian meal, the traditional Indian meal, or an American meal. They brought out this amazing spread of food over the course of about an hour or so..........
Then of course there was dessert which was an all milk Indian dish that was sweet and delicious.
Then cake...........everything was amazing and delicious and just a very unique experience.
And...no expense was spared for this event. I'm quite sure the reception alone was easily into the triple digits.