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A couple weeks ago Brynn and I attended Elizabeth and Azeem’s wedding in Oxford. Claire and Evan were unable to make it as we think Evan is still too young to fly on airplanes, and once we got him there he would certainly be a handful.
So Brynn and I ventured out alone, but with the help of many willing grandparents including: Grandma Carol, Grandma Joan, Granpa Don, Grandpa Andy, and 4 uncles and aunts: Uncle Ben, Uncle Mike, Auntie Liz, and the new Uncle Azeem. There was a Mehndi party where Brynn boogied the night away, and Elizabeth got her hands tatooed. The mosque trip Brynn and I skipped as it was a solemn affair that little 2 years olds are not welcome at. Then the ceremony itself was really beautiful. It was short and sweet, and Brynn only made one scene during it. There were readings that were not nearly as cheesy as I thought they were going to be, and some really good vows that Elizabeth and Azeem made to each other. The reception was in a barn and very nice with good food including a lamb Biriyani. There were also a couple late night parties that were only the younger family and friends that were a lot of fun.

The next day after the wedding, with the help of some babysitting grandparents, I ventured out to London for the first time. Being around the world a bit myself I was a little disappointed at how little culture shock I experienced in London. Despite the vastly different architecture it reminded me a whole lot of New York City.

David & Brynn went to the UK recently. I think David is planning to post about it so I’ll leave the details of that to him. We have a couple of new albums up in the gallery so make sure to take a look. We have new pictures of the UK trip, the kids over the summer, and the Farm ‘n Fun Party in Ohio.

Also, here is the “big pig” that fascinated Brynn.

I have been trying to find some comparable pictures of Brynn and Evan at the same age to see if they look the same. The pictures below are of pretty similar poses, so you can be the judge of the resemblance. It’s hard to see beyond the hair, and Evan’s chubbiness but I think the main facial features are very close.

I’ve been trying to take a lot more pictures of Evan, similar to how I did the fashion show for Brynn, but he’s a very boring subject. It’s the same picture over and over. Brynn was much more expressive and wriggly so I was able to get more interesting pictures out of her. I’ve added a new album of Evan photos, but be warned that it is basically the same shot 30 times.