Than and Randi's Wedding and 4th of July

Dear Sadie,

We had a fantastic trip to Madison, WI over 4th of July weekend for Than and Randi's wedding. I was a bit worried about the travel, but you were really good on the flights, except for about a 20 minute stint on the way home when you fussed and your daddy had to sing the theme song from Happy Days to get you to settle down. Other than that you were a sweet, happy baby the whole trip. We loved Madison and it was good to see old friends.

Out to dinner with Dan G:


More pictures of you playing on giant hotel beds:



Lecturing on literacy, punctuality and good oral hygiene:


Mark Roth pontificating:






It was a long day getting from Cardiff to Madison. You conked out and I needed a glass of wine:


And then the next day was the wedding! The reception was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art on the Sculpture Garden rooftop overlooking State Street. It was really lovely.



Than's niece Nora loved you! And you were completely enthralled with her too. Whenever you got bored or grouchy she would come over and cheer you up by doing the chicken dance.



This one is my favorite:


Bride and groom on the dance floor:




We looked like bad parents for having you out so late. In our defense, you were still on CA time and you are a little night owl anyway. You had fun dancing with us until the DJ packed up.


Everyone was having a great time.








You celebrated your first July 4th in Madison, the capital of Wisconsin.



Not impressed by Lady Liberty:


We met up with everyone on the Terrace at the University of WI for lunch. Your dad and I had veggie bratwurst. The bride and groom went for the real thing.




Then later on, Josh and Ronnie procured a car seat for you (because they're awesome) and took us to the Brooks family favorite fireworks display. Unfortunately the fireworks really scared you. After about 5 minutes you stopped crying at all the noise, but you didn't cheer up until the show was over. Aside from scaring the baby, we had a good, wholesome Midwest 4th of July. Next year you are going to love fireworks like Nora and her little brother Dexter.





Love, Mama