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Saturday, July 23, 2011

In a Magical Place Called Vermont...

Sophia on the airplane early in the morning on June 25th, ready for take-off!
Sunday morning we walked down the road to attend church at the United Church of Lincoln, and then headed up to Auntie Deb's for a little social gathering. Sophia loved playing in the gardens with Joseph!





Half of my bridesmaids! That's Jenna (Deb is her mom), me, Ruth, and Michele.




More gardening...



One foot!








Aww! "Reading" together inside the house.




The next day Alice and Ruth came up to my parents' house in Lincoln for a little chillin by the river! That's baby Ethan in there!



Sophia and Joseph paddling around!



So beautiful...



Best friends, 1st and 2nd generation! (The newest best friend is in that tummy on the left) :)



Hot mama :)






Uncle Chris joined us...



Another hot mama! Cuddlin with the kiddos!



This is another place I grew up swimming in; Bartlett's Falls. Alice and I took Sophia there on Tuesday before heading out to Alice's farm... I love sharing my childhood haunts with Sophia!










At the farm! VT cows are so happy!!!


Sophia was SO intent on catching a chicken!











She's a natural farm-girl! My little redneck :)




Next we went to Ruth's for dinner... and more chicken chasing!


The beautiful old stone wall on Ruth's property. So Vermonty! :)



Alice, Ruth, Joseph & Sophia! And yummy pizza!


The cute kind of pizza-face!



Travis flew in Wednesday, and then on Fri we headed down to my brother, Chris's, wedding site!



Beautiful Castle Hill Resort in Ludlow, VT



Baby brother Sky and his awesome girlfriend, Berta :)






Joseph was the ring-bearer!



Rehearsal dinner


With my new sister, Sammy! We weren't trying to coordinate our outfits... great minds just think alike! Haha


Chris (the groom!) had to row back to the hotel :)


The rehearsal dinner after-party, back at the hotel!


The brothers! Partyin' it up!





Dad, partyin' it up!





Chris & Sammy :)





Next new sister? ;)


Chris & mom, partyin it up! :)


This was officially the MOST I have ever partied with my parents! FUN!




























The groom finally called it quits at 5am, the day of his wedding!



Joseph the ring bearer and Sophia the flower girl, ready for action!







Opening her special bracelet :)


Travis was a groomsman!


Ruth and me :)






My fabulous brothers!



Mom, dad, Sophia






Such a beautiful wedding, on a super beautiful day!














First dance :)



Love these mother-son pics... I have the best family :)










Brothers again...


The Cake was hilarious!!!







More partying! You can see Joseph up on someone's shoulders in the background... the kids danced the night away!


Chris and an old Lincoln friend, Donnie, during the dollar dance


Sophia with her grammy


Looks like a deep conversation with Auntie Berta!


Bouquet toss!


Getting the garters... hilarious! There were like 20 of them in there! Chris and Sammy's wedding was fun, fun, fun! From the rehearsal dinner to the cook-out at her parents' house the day after the wedding! Just perfect.


The plane ride home. :) Good bye, Vermont! Miss you already!