Zoey Dances the Night Away!

Last Friday, Grandma and Grandpa Nyhlen came and we all (except Tyler) piled into my car and started driving down to Peroria, Illinois to attend my cousin Matt's wedding. I was nervous about driving with an almost two year old, but of course Zoey performed like a rockstar and was not one lick of trouble. She slept for a good couple of hours and then played quietly in her car seat for the rest of the trip. It was great to see all my mom's side of the family again and we had a great time!Zoey mastered the art of blowing bubbles just in time to celebrate Matt and Molly's wedding as they came out of the church.



Zoey once again had some big sister practice with Melissa's little boy Max. She wanted to hug and kiss him all the time!


These pictures show the highlight of Zoey's trip. If you ask her what she did this weekend, she will say, "I had yellow muffin!" Instead of the traditional wedding cake, Matt and Molly had cupcakes for all the guests and Zoey got to pick out the exact one she wanted to eat and carry it all the way back to the table.


Unlike last year at Amy's wedding, Zoey was able to stay up and enjoy the party and even dance with Grandpa (although, admittedly, she was mosre interested in running around on the floor)
She danced with Grandma. And of course she dragged me out on the dance floor quite a bit also--just didn't get many pictures of that.

Zoey paid her dollar for the Dollar Dance and was able to dance with Cousin Matt.


The look on Zoey's face below basically sums up the whole evening. She enjoyed playing with the other kids and dancing and running around. It was precious to witness such pure joy and excitement.
This picture of her feet is one of my favorites, although it doesn't do justice to how dirty her feet truly got from all the running and playing around.



She tried to do the Electric Slide with everyone, but instead decided to coach them instead. "Move to the right, to the right."

We also got to spend some time with Great Grandma and Grandpa Somogyi both at the wedding and the hotel.

So there you have the highlight of Zoey's weekend with family. She slept hard that night and is still working at getting back to normal life. She sure was happy to see all her daycare friends today. When I asked her how Mary was doing (her daycare provider) she responded, "She ouchy knee." So Mary--we are delighted to be back to our regular schedule and hope that you recover well and quickly!