Rowan took his second plane trip, and Sawyer his first, over the weekend. We took a very quick trip to Seattle, Washington for the big family wedding - Uncle Wayne and Aunt Amanda are now celebrating their brand new marriage in Hawaii.

We took off from Pittsburgh at 5:45 p.m. on Friday evening, and landed back in Pittsburgh at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday. People tend to get nervous when they see you walk into the same gate with two small children. It's as if a huge prayer in unison is said loud enough for all parents to hear, "Please don't let them be seated near me!" But our kids were perfect angels. ;) Rowan did great. He was the celebrity on the plane as he walked up and down the aisle while passengers seated in aisle seats were high-fiving him. He doesn't know what a "high-five" is, so he ignored them. Like a true celebrity. Sawyer was a perfect infant. Some people didn't even realize we had more than one child with us. He was happy nusring and sleeping, and when awake, just looking around. Like a true newborn.

Since Seattle is 3 hours behind Pittsburgh, Rowan was the most affected. His normal bedtime of 8:00 p.m. was pushed back to around 2:00 a.m. the first night. We arrived at Uncle Wayne's house to find the whole Smith family awaiting his (and Sawyer's) arrival. When you become parents, it's not about you anymore. It's all about the kids. This is nice. I don't have to look nice upon arrival anymore since all eyes are on the kids. This is very refreshing. And the kids love the attention. Well, Sawyer will eventually appreciate it. :)

Saturday was the day of the wedding, although it started at 6:30 p.m. so we had at least the morning to hang out and catch up. Wayne made a big breakfast of eggs and biscuits and we all (Uncle Wayne, Uncle Steven and Aunt Peg, and Uncle Greg and his girlfriend, Heather) munched on it all morning long. Lots of coffee was passed around in steaming mugs. I took sips because I forgot to bring my decaf. I'm not sure how Sawyer would respond to caffeinated milk. I'm not really willing to find out.

For lunch, we went to the Pike Place Market where we had horrible service, but more lovely conversation and eager anticipation of the evening wedding still ahead of us. Uncle Wayne was very calm. If he was at all nervous, it didn't show. Uncle Greg and Uncle Steven both carried Rowan on their backs. We only captured Greg doing this on film:
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On our way back to the car, I made Kenny take this picture of this random busker because I felt like being a tourist for a minute. I think he was a bit embarrassed. We really have no need for this picture. But to give him back the 30 seconds he lost in taking the picture, I'm posting it here:
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We finally made it back to the house just in time to shower, shave, and get dressed. Rowan and Sawyer decided to wake up just as we were leaving for the wedding. This meant that there were tears shed. Rowan wakes up crying from naps. He needs several minutes of cuddle time, but we had to shove him in his car seat. When Sawyer wakes up, this means he wants to eat right away. So, our car ride to the hotel was very loud.

The wedding started two hours later. By then, Sawyer was full and sleepy again, and Rowan was happy to be running around in his tuxedo. I think I can get away with saying that he looked absolutely dashing in his tuxedo. Just like his Daddy.
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