Mud wedding

Scarlett and I went to a lovely Eugene wedding last weekend.  I tried to prepare her on the way down, telling her we'd be outside, there would be a bride and groom getting married, there would be music and food.  By the time we pulled up she was saying 'outside party, outside party' and 'Auntie Lauren'.
 
At the start, Scarlett was a lovely little angel in a party dress, eating crackers, sharing them with the dog, and being generally sweet and adorable.  During dinner, it started RAINING.  There were tents set up, so it was cozy while we ate under them, with the rain pouring right next to us.  But as time went on, she had enough of sitting at the table and wanted to explore the back yard.  Specifically:

1. the koi pond.  She tried to climb in.  I said no, this water is not for touching, it's only for looking at.  So she got her face down really close to the water and said 'at it, at it'.  But then she tried to climb in again, so we had to move on to..
2. the chicken coop.  Scarlett makes excellent chicken noises.  And finally:
3. The stairs.  She spent the second half of the reception climbing up & down two sets of wet, muddy stone steps.  She was so happy, I wouldn't dream of stopping her.  Even though she was covered in mud- by the time we left, the butt of her tights was black- and she got me covered in mud too, it was still really sweet.  And I wore a black dress (yes, to an outdoor October wedding) so I was prepared.

Congratulations to Lindsey and Leif.  Thanks for the lovely afternoon!