Welcome to the Family, Uncle Ben!

It's official, Cat, Jack, and Eliza have all the uncles they'll ever have now!

We are so excited that Uncle Ben joined our family last weekend. Although, it almost didn't happen. Right up until the last minute, there was another girl trying to win Ben's heart over, working very hard to convince him that she deserved to marry him instead. How can you resist a lifetime of this?

Or this?

But in the end, Ben chose Suz over Cat. Probably better. (And yes, Cat really was jealous that Ben was marrying Suz instead of her. Luckily, she doesn't hold a grudge.)

Here I am at the reception with Jack and his Uncle Andy. We had a blast hanging out with Andy and wish we could see him more often. But living 3000 miles apart makes it difficult.

Cat asked me when she could wear her halo about every five minutes that day. She HATED that she had to wait until the reception to put it on. But, then, of course it only stayed on for about 30 minutes before she realized how much it was cramping her running/playing/jumping style.

The whole clan, after being out in the 90 degree weather a little too long:

A few things I wish I had pictures of:

• The interesting colors of nail polish Cat was considering once Grammy told her that she could get her toenails AND fingernails painted at the nail salon.
• Jack begging for food from other people at the pizzeria the day before the reception. (Believe it or not, it took a while for 20 people's food to arrive.)
  
• Cat riding a skateboard during the reception, in her brand new pink dress.
  
• Jack swiping berries from the refreshment table at the reception. (This was really the perfect reception for him--outside in the grass with an unlimited supply of berries, punch, and cotton candy. Yes, you read that right.)

We had a wonderful time and look forward to lots more fun with the new uncle!

PS> I didn't take any of these pictures. THANK YOU to Sarah, Stephanie, and Suz for sharing your photos!