Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sean Danaher

Perhaps because we are a little crazy, but mostly because we really, really didn't want to miss it, we drove all the way to Alabama for Sean's wedding.

Day 1: We drove to Chattanooga. It took us twelve hours. We stayed the night (a brief 12 hours) with my cousin Wendy and her family.
Day 2: We drove three hours to the Birmingham, Alabama temple. After the wedding we drove 90 minutes to Huntsville for the reception.
Day 3: We drove nine hours to some random hotel in Virginia.
Day 4: We drove three hours to home.

Keep in mind that we have a three month old baby. Seriously folks, this was no small undertaking. Let it stand as a testament to how much we love Sean and the whole Danaher family. Sean's like a brother to me, and you can't miss your brother's wedding.

 So, without further ado, here's the happy couple!

 I think Beckett was just about as happy as Sean and Clair. 

All because he got to hang out with Grandpa.

This is the new "Climb Up Grandpa" game.

Beckett's enthusiasm could not be contained. When you are that happy you have to do laps around the temple.

Here are best men, Brandon and Taggart. Otherwise known as the Men in Black.

Felix slept through a good portion of the wedding festivities.

 The reception was held at one of the most famous spots in Huntsville. Space Camp!

During the dancing portion of the reception, Nate and the boys toured.

Saturn V

Pathfinder

The next morning we had a little bit of time to spend with the family.

Felix with his Grammy.

And after one more night on the road, we made it home in one piece. I think that everyone had a pretty good time.

Congratulations again, Sean and Clair!

Grandma Dorothy's Visit

Nate's mom came out to visit a couple weeks ago. It was the best visit ever, with lots of relaxation and a couple fun excursions.

Dorothy let me get lots of sleep, and she took Beckett out everyday. He was so well behaved while she was here that I have decided I need to really make getting him out of the house everyday my top priority. He needs to run out his energy.

At the park with Grandma.

We took a trip to Fort McHenry on Memorial Day. They were flying a flag the size of the Star Spangled Banner. It was huge, and a park ranger told us that the flag was really only a medium size flag for the time period. Apparently they made really big flags in the 1800s.

We also went to the Baltimore Zoo. In April and May members of the B&O Railroad Museum can get into the zoo for free! We ate lunch while we watched the elephants. This one dunked his entire head under water.

Felix brought his zebra blanket to the zoo.

Beckett climbed into this kid-sized oriole nest.

We spent lots of time hanging out at home with the boys. They sure love their grandma.

Felix Stands

If you've followed our blog since Beckett was a baby you know that he was really good at baby tricks. Especially standing. In this post you can see Beckett's first documented balancing baby trick.

I'm not certain that Felix will love the balancing baby trick as much as Beckett did, but he can do it. Three months seems to be the age when our boys start to master hand standing.

Train Ride

Beckett's love of trains, which began about a year and a half ago, has not diminished at all. It has only grown, so we've become members of the B&O Railroad Museum.

A bunch of really old trains are displayed in the historic roundhouse.

  Below Beckett is in one of the first passenger cars. It was actually pulled along the rails by a horse.

 The museum also has some really large, more modern engines.

 The kids can explore all the levers and machinery in the engine.

A couple of Saturdays ago we went to the B&O Railroad Museum again. This time we wanted to ride the train.

This bright engine pulled our train.

The train has a conductor that calls "All Aboard" and then comes around to punch everyone's tickets. Beckett loved his train ticket.

Felix hung out on the seat.

Then we were off. Would you like to come on the train ride with us?

We passed some barbed wire and boarded up garages,

ruins,

 

and lots of rundown, graffited train cars.

And the ride ends at the junkyard (no joke).

Now just imagine seeing all this scenery as you rumble by at a brisk 2 miles per hour. Yep. That's one train ride I never need to take again, but, seeing as I live with a train enthusiast I'll probably get to do the ride over and over. Aw well, at least Beckett gets to see his beloved--albeit rundown, rusty, and graffited--hopper car (currently a favorite) out the window.