New York (again!)

We had a wonderful time in NYC for Labor Day weekend.  My brother, Stephen, married sweet Cinelle in the Conservatory Garden in Central Park!  The weather was perfect and the ceremony was beautiful.  They incorporated traditional Filipino wedding elements into the very Christ-centered ceremony.  My niece, Kate, was one of the flower girls.  She did great, however, got very tired of being told where to stand, what to hold, and to smile smile smile. :)  It was a wonderful morning in the park watching Stephen and Cinelle begin their life together. 

Mom tied all the bow ties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinelle's Family

The beautiful flower girls

The reception was later on in the evening out in Long Island at Cinelle's dad's house.  It was a beautiful backyard reception.  The details she had were gorgeous and obviously took so much time and effort.  Cinelle's family all worked so hard to make everything so wonderful for them.  They were so sweet and hospitable towards our family and we had a great time getting to know them during the weekend.  The wedding was so fun.  Lots of dancing and music.  Tons of awesome food including two roasted pigs! (I really don't eat much these days but Ray ate everything and loved it!!) They had a popcorn machine which I loved.  We ate Kate's popcorn while she was playing and needless to say she was not happy when she came looking for it.  When Laura got her some more she said, "Mom, don't eat this! I will be back." as she ran off to play with the kids.   It was a perfect reception for their personalities and I enjoyed being a part of it! Here are some highlights!

After the wedding we stayed in NYC for a few days.  It was super fun and jam packed.  We did all the New York sight seeing.  Ray carried Kate all over the city.  He was getting in all kinds of practice!  I loved seeing Marie and Geoff one more time this summer and was very sad to leave and not be able to say "see you next week." 

My summer travels were fun but we are now home and have no more travel plans anytime soon.  So here's some final shots from our last trip to NYC :)