September weddings, part II

Last weekend we drove to Michigan for the wedding of one of Jeff's friends from ND. It was a traditional Hindu wedding, so it was unlike any wedding we had ever gone to. It was also larger than any wedding we had ever gone to - there were 600 guests!

Here is the room where the wedding took place.

Sean and Dad, outside waiting for the groom to arrive.

The wedding ceremony was 2.5 hours long. Sean did great and just played in our row the whole time! We couldn't believe it. He also spent some time rolling around on the ground looking up at us.

At the reception.

Sean wasn't a huge fan of being in a room with 600 other people, so during the reception we spent a lot of time out in the outer waiting area. Here Sean is inspecting the doorstop while Mom makes sure the door to the reception stays closed.

Here Sean is checking out the rest of the waiting area.

Ten Little Dinosaurs

September weddings, part I

My second cousin, Tom, got married last weekend in Hamilton. We had a great time! Everything went smoothly considering the church didn't get power back until three hours before the wedding, and as of last Wednesday the reception caterers weren't sure if they would be able to cater the event. Everything went off without a hitch though!

Here is Sean running around with Jacob (my cousin's son).

Here is Dad trying to hold Sean still long enough to take a photo. Not bad!

Here is a video of Sean sliding on the dance floor. Does he have a future in breakdancing? I am not sure. All I know is that he washed his hands before he ate dinner!

A good one of Grandpa and Grandma Hogan.

Next week we'll have September weddings, part II - we are driving to Dearborn, MI this weekend for Raj's wedding (he's a friend of Jeff's from ND).

Go Irish!

Last weekend Sean and I drove (well actually I drove and Sean rode along) to South Bend for the home opener against San Diego State. Jeff stayed home to get some work done around the house. Sean did fabulous in the car, which made the 4+ hour trip kind of fun, actually!

We met up with Aaron, a good friend with whom I went to grade school and high school, and Aunt Elizabeth. We saw the band rehearse on Friday afternoon. Saturday morning we did a little tailgating, then walked around campus, then watched the band's concert on the steps. When the band stepped off for the stadium, we went back to Aunt Elizabeth's place to nap (Sean) and watch the game (me).

Here is Sean playing bartender at the tailgate. He was very good at helping people close the coolers after they got their drinks out.

No, Sean did not have a beer - he was just falling over because we skipped his usual morning nap to tailgate, and he lost his coordination for a while. Aunt Elizabeth was a life-saver. (Overall he did quite well for being up so long - thank you Sean!)

Sean in front of the dome. This picture was the best I could do - he just would not stand still of course. The perspective is very odd and makes Sean and the hostas look giant.

What a cute future Domer!

We went down by the lake to feed the ducks and swans. Sean's sippy cup took a little dip in the lake while we were there. Sean enjoyed sharing some of his snacks with the birds.

Here are Aaron and Sean near Lyons Hall, where I lived for three years. Oops - sorry Aaron, I should have gotten your attention before I took the picture!

We also stopped by Pangborn Hall, where Aunt Elizabeth used to live. Sean enjoyed climbing up and down the stairs, getting lots of "Aww! He's SO cute!"s from the residents of Pangborn who were coming and going, and opening and shutting the front doors using the handicapped button.

Game time!

Thank you SO MUCH to Aunt Elizabeth and Aaron for helping me out this weekend with Sean. It was a lot of fun!



Go Irish, beat Wolverines!

Busy busy busy

So, we have been a bit busy in the past month or so - we bought a house! Between inspections, repairs, negotiations, and signing (and initialing) paper after paper, I haven't taken the time to snap many photos of Mr. Sean.

We had to have major electrical work done on the house. So far those are just about the only pictures I have of the house. Sorry! I had a bunch from when we went through it a long time ago, but we lost those. I will take some more soon and post them.

Here is a utility truck in the backyard as seen from the deck. Sean was very excited until one of the workers got up in the cherry picker and starting sawing limbs off of a tree - that was scary and we went back inside!

The house is the last on a dead-end street, so our neighbors on one side are deer. Howdy, neighbors! (Please stop eating the landscaping!)

Here's a photo of Jeff's new office. Well it's not quite done yet. We still need to have the walls replastered, and then we might paint it too. I will post an "after" shot when it's all done.

Afternoon nap.

Sean is quickly learning many words. He recognizes more words than I can list here, and he says a few (shoes, out, noodles, truck, wheels, cheese, hot) and signs a few (milk, water, all done, out, more, empty). He also has signs for other things that he made up himself, but I am still trying to figure out what they mean. For example one day he looked at Grandma H. straight in the eye, and very deliberately put his hand on his mouth and then on top of his head. We still haven't figured that one out!