April 7th was a big and busy day for our family. We started the morning at a Ward Easter Egg Hunt. Emma loved finding eggs with her friends and exploring the yard. She kept looking after she found her dozen, so we ended up hiding a few after she was done. It is wonderful of our friends to offer their yard each year for this activity. And the last two years we have been blessed by the weather.
After Emma found her eggs, we had to cut out early and drive to Otis Oregon for a wedding. Emma's birth parents were getting married at her family's second home. We were pleased that the drive was only two hours, and we took it through the beautiful farm lands of NW Oregon. We took a quick trip into the ward meeting house in Lincoln City to change clothes for the wedding, and then on we went.
Poor Emma was so tired by the time we arrived for the 3:30 wedding ceremony as she did not nap in the car. She recognized the house from our previous visits, and just wanted to play as she had last time. She just didn't understand that we had to wait for the wedding to start and that the dogs were not there this time.
Kristen (E's Birth mom) looked beautiful and David couldn't stop smiling. We were so happy to be included in this special day for them. During the ceremony, after all but the Bride and her Father had arrived, the music paused to change resulting in complete silence. Emma looked at me and said "Momma, are we done yet?" which was heard by everyone. It was a great laugh for us all, but poor Emma was upset that she had everyone's attention. This is such a fun memory to have of this moment.
After the ceremony, we all moved into the meal portion. Emma made a new friend at the wedding named Abigail who was born two days after her in the same hospital. They had such fun dancing and playing together. Emma was also spoiled by her Birth Grandma's who had presents for her. She loves the bubble machine from Grandma Kim and the drum set from Grandma Mel.
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