Matt & Becca: married!

Forgot to post this last week... oops!

Our dear, sweet friends Matt and Becca got married last weekend. We love these two so much, and the whole weekend was a perfect celebration of them. David and Becca were friends in high school (and they dated for a short while!), so after his first summer at camp he mentioned she should come work too. She did, and she met Matt. So, David likes to take credit for their union :). Matt was already a good friend of David's so we've had a blast hanging out with them over the last... SIX years. Whew! 

Blog readers will remember that Matt is our friend who battled (and beat!) leukemia beginning in January of 2011. We've been with these friends as they've walked through such hard times, and it made this celebration that much sweeter. 

I helped out by directing the wedding, so I've gotten to be with Becca through lots of the planning and preparing parts of the whole wedding endeavor. It was such a sweet season to share.

I do have to brag on both of my boys. I was super apprehensive about the whole weekend because of all of the logistical things had to work out just perfectly - both for the wedding AND little Crawford. Plus, David's friend Mike and his girlfriend came down to stay with us for the weekend so they could also attend the wedding. I was torn about being a hostess and a mom and a wife and a wedding director. I definitely failed at the hostess part, but Mike and Lynaye were gracious. David and Crawford were both rock stars. Starting with the rehearsal on Friday, David helped me SO much. We were totally in sync with each other and Crawford and everything went so smoothly. The boys hung out with Dr. and Mrs. Mosier during the rehearsal (my precious husband... had time to kill and called them to see if he could stop by! heart of gold, that man), and we tag teamed with C at the rehearsal dinner. I left Crawford with David while I did the pre-wedding stuff on Saturday, and they met me at the church in time for the ceremony. We peaced out before it was over (sadly) to give us time to get down the mountain, feed C, and double-check the reception details. Y'all, if you need a good wedding director - hire my husband. He is so thoughtful AND attentive. For example, when Matt's parents arrived at the reception and David took Leaba's bag into the reception hall and gave her the best seat at their table so she would have a good view of all the action. When the horse and carriage arrived at the end of the night, he was the one directing traffic, putting Becca's bag in the carriage and helping them get in. Overall, he's the best. The end.

sweet boy at the rehearsal dinner (too bad you can't see his cute smocked outfit from Wai-Po!)

Daddy got him ready for the wedding :)

sad family picture... ha.

playing with Sophie

Mr. and Mrs. Cash!

fun friends and our babies

Fortunately, my "duties" calmed down for me a bit at the reception and I was really able to have fun. We danced and partied (Crawford slept in the Ergo - he's the bomb) until the bitter end, and it was so so fun.

We crashed at home, and for the second night in a row Crawford went to bed at about 11pm. We were all pooped, but our hearts were full.

I had lots of emotions through the course of the weekend, certainly pertaining to Matt's health and our thankfulness for all God has done in his life. Additionally, now having a son made me extra thoughtful about raising him to be a sweet, loving man like Matt. His brother gave the most touching speech and it made me want to raise children who love each other as much as Matt, Andy and Kathryn do. I kept asking Leaba for advice on raising sons, and she kept giving me the "lots of prayer" answer. We've got that covered, but MAN! I wish there was a detailed outline on how to raise kids into fabulous adults. 

Anyway, all in all we had a really special time celebrating Matt and Becca. We're so sad they are moving to South Carolina, but I have no doubt we'll be seeing them on a regular basis. We can't wait to see them when they get back from Canada! Love you guys!