Congratulations Aunt Lauren!

What a trip!  We just came back from a really fun week in Pennsylvania.  We were there for Aunt Lauren's wedding.  So much happened.

Mom and Dad had been telling us all about the trip for a few weeks, so we were ready.  It started Thursday morning, when we woke up early and went to the airport.  It had been a while since Hazel and I had been on an airplane, and Turner had never been on an airplane before.  Mom and Dad were a little nervous, but they didn't need to be - we all did great.  We went through security without any problems, and even got on the plane without any complaints.  Mom packed plenty of toys and food to keep us busy on the plane.  Hazel and I looked out the window a few times just to see the clouds, but overall, we weren't too impressed with flying in the sky.

Children's Museum in the
Chicago Airport

We had a long layover in Chicago, but that turned out great.  There is a Children's Museum in the Chicago airport that has an airplane, helicopter, and other fun things to do.  Hazel and I loved running around.  It made our layover fly by.

When we got to Pennsylvania, we rented a giant minivan.  It was a Kia Sedona.  Mom says it is her dream car, but Dad isn't ready to buy another car right now.  The Kia was a great car for the week though.  One big surprise was all the water in Pennsylvania.  Its been raining so much that it actually flooded there.  That's a pretty big change from Austin, where we haven't had rain for months and things are so dry, everything is catching on fire.  It was neat seeing everything so green.  Mom was shocked when she saw how high the river was next to the airport, and especially when she saw parts of some buildings underneath the water!  Unfortunately, all of that flooding got Grandma and Grandpa's house too, so we had to stay in a nearby hotel.  That was quite an adventure on its own.  Before going to the hotel, we stopped at Mom's favorite place to eat, the Tropical Treat.  It was very yummy.  We had cheeseburgers, fries, milkshakes, and ice cream.  Then we headed over to the hotel.

Hazel moving some cargo around
at the Chicago Airport

When we first got to the hotel, they had warm cookies for us.  That was a great start.  Unfortunately, it turned out that they only have cookies during the week, so that was the only night we had them.  The rest of the trip, Hazel and I kept asking why the hotel didn't have cookies on the weekend.  Mom and Dad did not have a very good answer; we all think the Holiday Inn needs to change their nonsensical cookie policy.  We had two rooms at the hotel, and as soon as we got there, Mom and Dad gave us all baths.  Unfortunately, Mom and Dad messed up, and we wound up getting locked out of the room that contained all of our stuff, including all our clothes and diapers -- even Turner's.  The hotel staff and some other guests were extremely nice and they went to work to get the room back open.  It took them over an hour though, and all that time, all three of us kids were naked and running around the hotel screaming.  It was quite a first night.  After we got the room unlocked, we all went to bed.  Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to say goodnight to us too.

Peanut Butter Ice Cream at Bruster's

The next day we enjoyed the delicious breakfast buffet at the hotel.  It was yummy.  Hazel and I liked the rainbow cheerios the best.  Mom and Dad let us eat a lot of sugar on this trip as a means of positive motivation. After breakfast, we headed over to Grandma's house.  They have a big dog named Bruiser.  We spent most of Friday running errands and staying out of the way to help with the wedding.  Mom and Dad took us to Bruster's for ice cream.  I read the menu myself and decisively chose peanut butter ice cream.  Hazel fell asleep, so she didn't get any.  Our last errand was picking up Grandma B.  It was nice to see her again.

Hazel watching out for Bruiser

Friday night we all went out to a rehearsal dinner.  Mom and Dad thought it was pretty funny during grace when Hazel yelled, "What's that guy doing?"  She finally stopped yelling, "Why?" and covered her eyes when Mom told her he was saying a prayer like Shabbat. I gave Uncle Ryan a giant hug at the end of the night.  I was pretty happy for him.

Saturday was Aunt Lauren's wedding.  During the morning, while Mom was getting her hair done, Uncle Ben and Dad took Hazel and me back to the Tropical Treat.  Hazel got a peanut butter milkshake and I got a chocolate one.  We also got some cheeseburgers and fries.  While we were waiting, I told Dad that a lady outside the car looked like Mom.  Dad told me that it wasn't Mom and asked me if she looked like Mom. I told him it did look like her.  Then he looked and saw that it was Mom after all.  Grandma sent her away from the wedding prep to get milkshakes for the ladies.  Mom and Dad were pretty impressed that I spotted her across the parking lot, through rows of cars.

Hanging with Uncle Daniel

The wedding was in the evening in Grandma and Grandpa's yard under a huge tent.  I wore a cute monkey suit, and Hazel wore a really pretty white dress.  Hazel was a flower girl for the wedding, and she did great.  Everyone liked it when she threw all of the flower petals on the ground.  However, whenever she and Mommy practiced throwing the flowers, they always picked them up again.  So, during the wedding, Hazel tried to pick the flower petals up again and got kind of upset when she had to walk down the aisle instead!  Lucky for her, she was standing next to Grandma during the wedding and was able to sleep in her lap the rest of the time. The wedding ceremony was very nice and they had a great party afterwards.  Hazel and I danced a lot.  Hazel especially loved the glowsticks they passed out.  She just ran around, waving the glowsticks, chasing another little girl. I found a wagon to play with and told Mom, "I'm wagonning."

Sad to go home

Sunday was a bit more relaxed.  We hung around Grandma and Grandpa's house eating pie and playing with my cousin Mianna.  Our favorite place to play was in the rain.  It was pretty neat to jump around in all of that water.  It was sad when we left on Monday.  We said goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Lauren, Uncle Ryan, and all of the rest of our cousins and relatives.  Hopefully, they'll come visit us in Austin soon.

One more trip to the Chicago Airport
Children's Museum

We came back home on Monday, making sure to spend more time in the Children's Museum in the Chicago airport. Once again, we all did great on the plane.  We're all back into our regular routines now.

Tonight, after Mom put me to bed, I got up and came downstairs.  When Mom asked why I was up, I said, "I got all the sleep I wanted last night."

We didn't take a whole of pictures this week since there was a professional photographer around, but here are the photos we did take.