Jordan Hackenberg, a friend of Nat's since he was a child, got married on June 14th and so we were excited to make the trip to Pittsburgh to witness his marriage! For such a short weekend, we felt as though we did and saw a lot!
To get to Pittsburgh from Charlotte we headed straight up 77 for a good portion. This took us right over the New River Gorge in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia where Nat has kayaked several times and completed a couple of triathlons. We all needed a break from the car so we stopped at the visitors' center to walk around.
This is a map of all of the rapids mainly upstream of the New River Gorge. I'm still pretty impressed that Nat survived all of the times he ran the river!
A family shot in front of the New River Gorge Bridge.
The main attraction for Graham was this bright red fire hydrant!
Once we made it to Pittsburgh and had a bite of dinner we took a dip in the pool. It was Graham's first experience in a big pool (meaning larger than a baby pool). He wasn't so excited to begin with, but started to get excited after a few minutes.
Graham LOVED it when Nat blew bubbles in front of his float - it surprised him every time!
And what we came for... Jordan and Sarah's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony - we are excited to see how the Lord uses them as a couple!
After the ceremony the bubbles were a big hit and they came in abundance...
...which was good because the bride and groom's car wasn't working. Pop and Bruce thought they'd take a look at it.
Justin and Carrie D'Antuano were also able to make it to the wedding - it was a special time to catch up with them since we have not seen them since before Graham was born!
Cheese :o)
We also had a good amount of time to spend with Mitch (Nat's brother). Graham loves his uncle and always has a blast playing with him!
Some of our closest friends from Maryland are Jeremy and Hannah Hackenberg (brother of the groom). We were thrilled to spend most of Saturday night with them and to meet their baby boy, Moses. We miss them so much!
Graham was telling Moses all he needed to know about his first year of life. Moses listened patiently :o) We were amazed with how gentle Graham was with him!
A view of Pittsburgh as we were making our way home.
For lunch on the way home we stopped in Fayetteville, WV where the triathlon finished each year. We were searching for a pizza place that we ate at the first year Nat did the triathlon (2002), but we were informed that it went out of business. Down the street we found Pies and Pints which was delicious!
This is a picture of the courthouse in town. What a beautiful day and a nice stop on the way home!
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