Big Love for Cousins Jake & Kate

Or as Hannah would say, "Kake" and "Dak," and usually in the wrong order, as the video will reveal (if we ever get that uploaded...). Hannah had the absolute best time ever with her cousins, from the very moment they arrived and first stepped foot in our house. It was as if Christmas in Chicago was only yesterday,... or more like the oldest, bestest pals in the world reuniting after years apart, without skipping a beat. The pictures below are just a smattering of the fun times the three of them had together - a time that was all too brief with all the hectic wedding-related details getting in the way of good old fashioned playtime.

May 7th : they're finally here!!

May 8th : Friday morning pajama party...wheeee!
May 10th : Mother's Day BBQ in Golden Gate Park

(You would never have known she was cranky, overtired, and having a meltdown before we spotted J&K up the street on the way into the Park...then EVERYTHING changed instantaneously!)My best memory of their togethertime will have to remain as such however - as it was when we ladies were getting ready in the final hour prior to the actual wedding. Hannah had woken from her nap (all went as gloriously planned there, phew!), but was a tad bit cranky, which was only made worse when we tried to put her into her flowergirl dress which she REALLY hated... Thankfully, Kate showed her how she had on the same dress, and they admired each other and their matching dresses in the mirror. And before you knew it, Hannah was smiling and running around, giggling like mad, squealing actually, playing tag with Kate and showing her all her toys again. If it had not been for Kate in that hour, who knows how things might have gone down! And if I hadn't been so busy trying to squeeze into my dress, I would have tried to capture the glee those two shared during that hour on our camera's video. But for the first time in our lives, we hardly ever turned our own cameras on that weekend. Thankfully, we have lots of pictures from friends who chronicled the events of the weekend.

If I could have bottled up Hannah's squeals of delight, happiness like I've never heard before, when playing with Jack & Kate, I would have. Thanks for coming out to San Francisco and bringing all of us so much joy!
XOXOXOXO
K, J & especially H