Sonoma Recap

Our trip to Sonoma for Gabe & Nancy's wedding was amazing! What a beautiful town for a wedding. We all got to town on Thursday and had a bbq at the house we'd rented. It was the first time the 2 families had met. Everyone got along great - not that we were expecting any different. The wedding itself was Friday night and the bride and groom had picked the most gorgeous spot... the Sonoma Golf Course. I hadn't talked about the details of the wedding before, so I don't think I mentioned that Seth was the officiant for the ceremony. He was really honored to do it, and it was the coolest thing to watch him marry my little brother!! It was the best party - the ceremony, dinner and dancing! The next day we headed on a wine tour. Gabe and Nancy had arranged for a bus to take everyone who'd come to town for the wedding, AND had set up a nanny service for us so the kids could play at the house while the adults got to enjoy the wine without little ones. I've got to say it was really hard to pack up and leave the next day.

Ella was the best little girl ever! She was pretty much a champ on the plane.... we always worry about how that will go, as most parents do I think. The night of the wedding she was up WAY past her bedtime, but was a trooper entertaining everyone with her dancing. Our rental house had a pool and hot tub (HOORAY!) and Ella got her first chance to do a little swimming. She was a little tentative but let me take her in a little ways.

Here's some pics....

wine tasting - in front of the vineyard at Ledson

an action shot of Ella on the dance floor

The glamorous couple posing for pics, with Dad looking on

The ceremony

Seth and Ella by the pool