Somebody’s Getting Married…

Okay, they got married already, but that’s how the song from The Muppets Take Manhattan goes, and that’s very popular around here, especially the “Frog! Pig! Wehhhhhhhddinnnnng!” at the end. But the Joygirl now loves her new auntie even more than Miss Piggy, although I expect she will be deeply disappointed if Auntie T. is not wearing a long white dress next time we see her. So, as promised, a few photos from the family wedding a couple weeks ago (none of the actual wedding or bridal party, though–I was too busy trying to keep a two-year-old from coloring in hymnals or yelling “HI DADDY!” at those moments).

The groom and his parents with AJ.

(Yes, he is their natural-born child. His other nickname is Recessive Gene.)

Smootching Daddy outside at the reception:

The Joygirl learning to twist and shout. Aaron says he can’t dance, but that’s a lie. The truth is he can bust it with the best rest of them . . . but apparently only when wearing a tuxedo, because that’s the only time he ever does. It’s like his superdancerhero cape.

Joygirl’s hairdo is called a veil style. It turned out really cute with the colored bands and that dress.

This picture is psychedelic and blurry but I like it because that’s how celebrations should be–all light and motion and freedom and joyous disregard for the usual boring rules.

Joygirl really would have danced around in circles with her grandma and the older girls who were there and whoever else she could grab hands with all night if we’d stayed. I don’t know if she’s got “moves,” exactly, but she’s definitely got good rhythm and a love for music and motion. We’re so glad she’s such a fun, social kid.

And they lived happily ever after.