Surviving weddings that start at 9pm!

It’s become apparent that Eastern cultures prefer very late weddings, and events in general, we’ve been doing ok taking just 2 kids, but this was the first time we would be taking all 3 of them. Last night, one of our university friends got married and we seriously considered not attending because of the timing and the fact that we have 3 small kids who have very early bedtimes! But you know, and we knew, we had to go – and we wanted to go – so we went, all of us!

We put the kids to nap from 5pm to 8pm (which worked out because we had completely worn them out during the day!), while they were sleeping we got dressed, which meant that when we woke them up, we only had to get them dressed. Now, here is where you need to know your kids – my kids will wake up well and not too cranky – if your kids are cranky-wakers, don’t try this method!

We got there on time and picked a table close to the doors and at the back of the hall, which really is sensible when you’ve got 3 critters in tow! I packed pretty light, so all I had was a small bag with an assortment of snacks, juice, a bottle of milk, and toy cars (diapers and extra clothing remained in the car). They were relatively well behaved, although the people on the neighboring table did have a good laugh as I tried unsuccessfully to cajole them into standing for a group shot.

group shot of the boys!

playing camera peek-a-boo with the baby

it actually worked pretty well and kept him laughing (a little too loudly) for a pretty long time (I took 80 photos at the wedding, and none of the wedding!)

eating ‘nemo’ candy, an alternative to running around the table and screaming

secretly eating extra ‘nemo’ candy because I forgot to bring his toy car!