First wedding

Riley experienced many firsts this weekend. He took his inaugural trip to Sacramento to attend his first wedding. Here he is with the brides, Wendy and Carrie:

The gals put on a fabulous affair overlooking the State Capitol (where I used to work with Wendy). They even sprung for a babysitter, creating another first for Riley. He adored the sitter, Leslie, and no matter how many times we looked in on him, he was more interested in smiling in her arms than seeing his old mom and pops. Oh, Riley, we love you for that.

Leslie took a picture of Andy and me and just as she was about to snap the photo, another little boy in the babysitting room sidled up for me, slipped his hand around my leg and said "cheese." What a character!

After the wedding, Riley got to enjoy his first sleepover at his friend Thomasina's house. In the morning another friend Lola came over. (The girls were accompanied by their awesome mamas, friends of mine from both undergrad and the Capitol.) Riley really engaged with both of the other babies -- another first (perhaps because they are such fetching little ladies). We tried to get a picture of the three of them lined up on a couch, but it didn't go so great. Thomasina showed off her crawling skills:

In this picture, our normally docile boy seems to be flicking poor little Thomasina while she tries to give him a hug and Lola, whose father is a musician, plays air guitar:

They may not have sat still, but they had a good time!