The stars of our show

Throughout the whole event, two people stood out from all the rest. Every eye was on them all the time. They made people laugh, cry or force a hug out of them. Those two were my kids - Moira and Ian.

Moira, a precocious 4 year old...sometimes I think she's 4 turning 30. Her vocabulary is more than a 4 year old's. She talks nonstop and she can carry a conversation all by herself if allowed. She's not shy at all, and would often revel in the center of attention. She believes herself to be a princess, and I keep that spirit alive by constantly calling her that. She's her mother's daughter, loves to go to the salon for a hair cut, loves shopping for clothes, shoes and books, and loves to talk to people. In the middle of the second reading for example, my brother was reading and from the congregation a little voice was heard, "Hi Uncle Corks!" My brother looked up startled but smiled, "Hi Moira." Before continuing.

Ian, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Moira, he's a quiet, thoughtful almost 2 year old boy. He isn't one for socializing, preferring instead the comfort of people he knows. When he's around familiar people, he is the funniest little boy who loves to make people laugh. He wears buckets on his head as he walks around, he dances to the Wiggles tunes, and he eats like food is running out. If his sister is a princess, he is a silent destroyer - he loves to rearrange furniture and/or destroy things in his path. He is also the cuddliest and sweetest little boy. He fell on his head during the ceremony and all throughout the evening, had the saddest and stoic looks for the 200 or so guests that we had.

It was definitely more of a challenge to have kids during the wedding - but one that made our evening even more priceless than it already was.