bride & groom leaving the churchOn April 24, Ryan had the honor of being the ring bearer at my brother's wedding. It was a very special occasion & we were all thrilled to be a part of their celebration.
Ryan did as well as I could have expected. He made me a little nervous during the rehearsal when he had a complete melt-down walking down the aisle once everybody started looking at him. But we practiced a few more times and he seemed okay with it. When it came time for the real thing, he took one look at the church full of people, grabbed on to my leg and said "up!" So instead of holding my hand & walking down the aisle on his own, I carried him. He still did his "job" and carried the pillow to his Uncle Dain, and he didn't cry once during the ceremony, so what more could I ask? He even chimed in with his very own, very loud "AMEN!" at the end of the prayers. :-)
Unfortunately, I realized after the fact that we never actually got a picture of him with the pillow, but we'll hope that the official photographer did.
Until then, here are some photos of the big event:
Ryan, all dressed up in his tux, goofing around at the reception
Our family - the best one we could get with a rather squirmy little boy
because we almost never take pictures of just the two of us anymore!
Ryan had loads of fun playing on the stairs with his Papa
Impressive (to me) dancing by the bride & groom
At a certain hour, Ryan turned into a zombie. We thought maybe he had fallen asleep with his eyes open. It was a big night & he was so tired!
This is him (sort of) watching the dancing with his Nana
Cake time. Isn't it gorgeous?
Ryan with his Uncle Kyle & (officially) Aunt Debbie, at brunch the next day
Congratulations, Kyle & Debbie! We love you! Thanks for letting us be a part of your big day :-)
Ryan did as well as I could have expected. He made me a little nervous during the rehearsal when he had a complete melt-down walking down the aisle once everybody started looking at him. But we practiced a few more times and he seemed okay with it. When it came time for the real thing, he took one look at the church full of people, grabbed on to my leg and said "up!" So instead of holding my hand & walking down the aisle on his own, I carried him. He still did his "job" and carried the pillow to his Uncle Dain, and he didn't cry once during the ceremony, so what more could I ask? He even chimed in with his very own, very loud "AMEN!" at the end of the prayers. :-)
Unfortunately, I realized after the fact that we never actually got a picture of him with the pillow, but we'll hope that the official photographer did.
Until then, here are some photos of the big event:
Ryan, all dressed up in his tux, goofing around at the reception
Our family - the best one we could get with a rather squirmy little boy
because we almost never take pictures of just the two of us anymore!
Ryan had loads of fun playing on the stairs with his Papa
Impressive (to me) dancing by the bride & groom
At a certain hour, Ryan turned into a zombie. We thought maybe he had fallen asleep with his eyes open. It was a big night & he was so tired!This is him (sort of) watching the dancing with his Nana
Cake time. Isn't it gorgeous? 
Ryan with his Uncle Kyle & (officially) Aunt Debbie, at brunch the next dayCongratulations, Kyle & Debbie! We love you! Thanks for letting us be a part of your big day :-)
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