White Lily MT

First of all, I want to say how very proud I was of our baby girl this past weekend.  We had some friends that were getting married  and decided to make the trek back up to Michigan to attend the wedding.  I was so worried how she would handle the drive up there.  It was supposed to be about 6-1/2 hours according to Google Maps, but we had to make some extra stops with Hannah so she could eat and to change some diapers.  The trip ended up taking us right at 8 hours.  I have to say, she handled the car ride remarkably well.  She never got fussy until we were about 1-1/2 hours away.  For that last part of the trip she was entertained by the awesome Ipad.  What would we do without Pocket Pond?  I have to say this is a great app for babies.  The app pretty much is just like watching a koi pond.  There are many different brightly colored fish with lily pads and bugs flying over, but when you touch the screen, it makes noises like you are splashing in the pond.  For the last month or so, this has been one of her favorite toys.  I’ll have to post some pictures of her playing with it soon.  They are quite hysterical.  It is just so amazing to me how a baby so young can be so intrigued with the Ipad.

Anyway,  we left our house around 11 AM Friday morning after a rocky start with last minute packing and got to the hotel around 7 PM.  I knew we weren’t staying in a 5-star hotel by the price that the hotel gave us (It was discounted since we were with the wedding), but at least it was clean.  The funny part was that our room had what we all called a “pick-a-boo” shower and whirlpool.  I had never seen anything like it before.  You could take a bath or shower and watch TV all at the same time through a large octagon opening between the bedroom and bathroom.  This came in handy while showering.  I could just leave Hannah in her pack and play and still keep an eye on her but not so much if you needed privacy in the bathroom.  This became the running joke the entire weekend.  I felt like we had taken a trip back in time to the 70’s.

The wedding was Saturday at 2 PM.  The bride is a veterinarian that I worked with in Michigan and her maid of honor was the practice manager at the same clinic.  It was great getting to see them again.  This was the first time they had met Hannah in person.  Of course they have seen lots of pictures though.  We woke up early Saturday morning and had the “lovely” free continental breakfast the hotel provided.  All I have to say is we would have been much better off running down to McD’s.  After that, we went back to the room and I helped the bride and maid of honor get dressed.  When we finally arrived at the wedding site (It was at a golf course and outside), I was so worried about Hannah getting too cold.  Good thing my husband was thinking when we packed the car and packed the stroller too!!  That way we could have her completely covered.  The weather was in the 50s and was threatening to rain.  Oh and did I mention it was right off Lake Michigan, which made the air feel even cooler.  The ceremony was very interesting.  It was officiated by a minister in the Mexican Indigenous Church.  Thank goodness Hannah slept through the entire ceremony, waking up only once with applause.  She even slept through the drums!  We unfortunately couldn’t stay at the reception long.  I was just too worried about the temperature.  We went back to the hotel and hung out there for the rest of the evening.  We were back on the road again Sunday morning after a great breakfast at Perkin’s.  It was so awesome to see friends again and I want to wish Paula and Chuck all the best!!