Omaha!

Posted byNatalie King

We spent the weekend in Omaha! Nate’s cousin Lucas got married and asked the boys to be ring bearers in his wedding. We road tripped the 6 hours to Omaha and it was a great weekend! I was very nervous about being in the car that long- I hate being in the car and I wasn’t sure how the boys would do. I had approximately 1million snacks with me. I had new DVDs. I had coloring books and other surprises to entertain them. I had motion sickness medication. 

On the way there, we stopped in Des Moines and had lunch and played at a park. The whole trip only took us 6.5 hours and they did great. 
We got to meet baby Nell for the first time! Having a cousin is very exciting and she is a cute cousin! 

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On Friday, we went to the Omaha Zoo and got to see lots of cool things. 
 

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Nate and I were trying to pace ourselves since we had several evening things in a row. So we were only at the zoo until lunch and then we came back to the hotel to rest a while. The boys still had a lot of energy and resting wasn’t very successful, so we went to the pool instead. Even Baby Nell got to swim! 

 

On Friday night, we had the rehearsal dinner. The restaurant was SO nice and it was one of the fancier meals I’ve had. Yes, our 3 year old ate a very expensive Wagu Beef tenderloin. Nate and I had cocktails that came with limes on the outside of the glass and Xander was very passionate he wanted the same. The waiter was wonderful and brought out extra lemons for Xander’s lemonade and he as very happy. We had the best creme brulee I’ve ever had, but the next morning, Xander said, “is the wedding going to have better treats than last night?” so it’s possible the fanciness was lost on him. 

 

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Saturday went headed back to the pool and also tried to pace ourselves since we’d been up so late the night before (dessert was served at 9, which is a solid 2 hours later than normal bedtime, but the boys did well!).

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After some rest time, it was time to get ready for the wedding. On Friday morning, we had gone to the store to have their pants fitted, and I knew they were going to be an issue because both boys are pretty particular about their clothes. Xander didn’t have any issues (which I was surprised about) but Augustus was in full 3 year old mode. He was NOT interested in fancy pants, a dress shirt and a vest. I had expected a meltdown, but still hadn’t managed to get us ready with enough time. So Nate and Xander left (luckily the venue was right next door to the hotel) and once they left, Augustus snapped out of it (like only a 3 year old can) and said, “I’m ready to put on my suit” and that was that. 

We got him dressed and made it over in time for pictures. 

 

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They were nervous to walk down the aisle, but they did a great job. After the ceremony, they drank kiddie cocktails and ate dinner nicely. 

They got their dinners when the salads came out for everyone else, so they were done quickly and then a small kid gang formed in the back. The twirled and ran and goofed around, but did so quietly enough so that speeches weren’t interrupted. 

Xander danced for a little while, and at 8:30, Augustus said, “I am tired and ready to go back to the room now” so that was that. I missed the photo booth (which is my favorite thing in the world) but was happy that Augustus had made it through the day and done so well. 

 

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On Sunday, we went to Nate’s aunt and uncle’s house for brunch. It was the same caterer as the wedding and it was LOVELY. 

Then we got back in the van for the long ride home. We actually made it home in 5.5 hours, but it felt WAY longer. 
While we were gone, Hudson went to the daycare for boarding. He made lots of friends and had a very fun time. They said he got tired quickly and so the staff spent a lot of time snuggling him too. I think he was a little confused, but he was very happy to be home with us last night. 

 

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