Had an interesting, fun, and eventful weekend. One of DW's cousins who lives in Northern VA got married on Saturday and we hosted DW's family at our house including my nephew and niece, ages 6 and 3. 4 kids running, laughing, yelling, and screaming all over the house. On Saturday morning, DS was pushing his cousin on his little Lightning Mcqueen car when he slipped, fell, and banged his lips against the a sharp edge of Mcqueen's trunk. DS was very upset over the amount of blood. There was a very small laceration right above his lip. DW and I took one look at it and knew that he would need at least one stitch. So while I took DD to her ballet class, DW took DS to the ED and got him fixed up with a dissolvable stitch. And when he got back home, he went right back to running and playing.
Later that day, as we were starting to get ready for the evening wedding, my brother in law realized that he forgot to pack his outfit for the wedding. With only one hour to go before we had to leave, I drove him to the mall. Within the hour he picked out an outfit and we raced back home. Then all went to the church and arrived with 15 minutes to spare!!
So as the bridal party was marching down the aisle to the typical classical music being played by a live brass qunitet, I was getting ready to settle into my seat expecting the usual processions. That's when the fanfare began to play for the bride's entrance and to my great delight I recognized the first few bars of the music to be......the fanfare/march music from the last scene of Star Wars (A New Hope) when Luke and Han marches down the throne room to receive their medals. All of the geeks and nerds in the crowd responded with quiet glee!
I thought that was cool. All was missing at the end of the bride's entrance was a wookie howl.
Then we drove over to the reception slightly up north of DC in Chevy Chase. On my way over there, I nearly careened into another car in the next lane by accident. Can I just say that I HATE driving through the multitude of circles in DC? Even after driving in DC for 5 years I still have trouble navigating through some of these road traps. I have almost never successfully navigated through a circle correctly the first time. Inevitably, I always end up on the wrong lane that takes me to the wrong street. So normally, when I plan my routes on Google Maps I avoid any routes that take me through a single circle. Did I mention I hate circles? Unfortunately, I did not have time to plan this particular route ahead of time.
Anyway, once we arrived at the reception hall I was once again pleasantly surprised to see a Famous Dave's BBQ catering truck parked in the back! YES! This wedding just keeps getting better and better. And when we walked in, on the stage was a full swing band set up! A swing band!! Been to my share of weddings but THAT was a first. The live music was great. The kids had a blast dancing and running around. I found out later that the bride's father plays trumpet (started during his Army days) and is a member of a couple of local swing bands. The band members whom a lot of them knew each other from their Army days made a promise awhile back that they would play at all of their kids' weddings. So cool.
They even had one of those photo booths that seems to be the trend for wedding receptions these days where guests can pick out props, masks, or hats and take pictures to go in the guestbook.
Anyway, a good time was had by all!
If he's like our kids, you'll have to plan for at least an hour at the Boneyard. Even then, we have trouble getting our kids to leave. 
I thought it may have something to do with the type of restraint system they use, but I don't really know. I hate those kinds of coasters anyway and avoid that one when I can! 
