the men

Apparently there was a memo for all of the fathers and sons in our family to wear matching outfits to Michael's and Jessica's wedding in Ashland.

We drove up in David's minivan, with a tush in every seat. It worked out very well for us, as we felt very environmentally conscious and Lena and Sara entertained Samuel the whole way. Which is saying a lot for what turned into an eight hour trek. Luckily David's whole family is familiar with Sandra Boynton's hits as toward the end it required the entire car load to distract Samuel by reciting "Red Hat, Blue Hat."

In addition to listening to NPR's "Wait, Wait" and "This American Life" we lived on the edge by not filling up with gas when we really needed it. David, true to his form and mine, convinced Suzette we could make it to the hotel, and we almost did. We had to coast the last mile to the freeway exit which was a little scary as the power steering went out when we ran out of gas. David and Steve got out and pushed us through the intersection after we had to stop at a light. It felt like we were in the movie "Little Miss Sunshine." Sara, Lena and I were in tears we were laughing so hard in the car. David jumped back in, and Steve was left pushing the van by himself. Ahh, good times.