We were late. All the adults were ready for Misty's cousin's wedding. The girls were ready, too, but down to the wire, they both decided they wanted their hair straightened, which takes a while. Flying down the highway, we've got less than ten minutes to get to the church after getting off the interstate on the way to town.
I made a couple sharp, fast left turns and dropped the girls off while I found a parking spot, parked the car, grabbed the baby and headed for the doors. The photographer was taking shots of the wedding party as they prepared to walk down the aisle. I didn't see Mom or the girls and waited for the shot to finish, then darted in the church. There we were; on the left side, in the very back row . . . couldn't have cut that any closer.
We made it on time to the reception. The family ooh'd and ahh'd over Jack, for many it was their first time to see the boy. We got some really good pictures, but missed some of the best.
Terra and Madeline practiced almost all day on a dance routine. They were prepared to bring Madeline's boom box to the reception. I was surprised, but it ended up Terra had to coax Madeline into going through with the show. The girls made all the arrangements. They spoke with the DJ, brought the CD, scheduled it, and all. It went great and they got applause from the audience.