This weekend we went to Cincinnati for the wedding of Peter's good friend, John Danson. Peter & John ... (makes me feel like singing 'Peter and James and John in a sailboat ...') have known each other since they were little kids, and went all the way through University together at Carleton. Since then, John has moved to England where he met Alison Best - a very nice girl from Cincinnati. A few years later, and here we are attending their wedding : )It was a great weekend and so nice to see our friends John & Alison, as well as other friends Will & Sara who live in California, and also to meet both families - who were all SO nice! Here is Ainsley sitting with Will during the reception.
We learned this weekend what a charmer our little girl really is! She isn't shy AT ALL ... she walked right up to just about anyone if they were willing to pay attention to her ; ) We had a really busy weekend, and Ainsley was so good through all of it - barely a complaint at all. She got to see lots of new faces, and eat some new types of food and be a part of really fun weekend.
Here are some shots of the wedding venue before the wedding - Aston Oaks Golf & Country Club; and some photos of the wedding ceremony.
Peter had to be at the venue at 3:30 for pictures on the day of the wedding. So, Ainsley & I hung out with some relatives of John & Alison who were also there early. In particular, Alison's 10-year-old cousin Shylah loved Ainsley to pieces! She took care of her a lot that afternoon, walked around with her, pushed her in the stroller - it was great! She even took her outside later on during the speeches which was excellent timing ;)
There was one other little girl there, who was around 2 years old. She & Ainsley sized each other up ... and it ended in Ainsley being pushed down by the slightly bigger girl. Ainsley handled it well though, she just looked at her, got up and walked away!
Peter & Beth (the maid of honor) working on their speeches during a little downtime just before the ceremony.
I really liked the centerpieces on the tables at the reception. John & Alison have done plenty of traveling while living in the UK ... so each table was named for a place that they have traveled together. For some personal flair they added photos of themselves from their travels - it was very unique and suited them perfectly!
This one is for you Mom : )
It was a busy weekend and we were all looking forward to sleeping in our own beds again. Ainsley couldn't wait so she had a nice nap on the plane ride to Chicago ; )
We had about a 2 hour wait in Chicago over the lunch hour ... Ainsley posed for me as she was starting to think about having another nap ; )
A fantastic weekend ... now looking forward to our next vacation - when we find out when that is we'll let you know ; )
Team PM & Ainsley
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