Visit to DC

Sorry for the absense...we've been busy! Time to play catch up! We spent a long weekend in Washington DC at the end of October visiting Chip and Vanessa and their beautiful new home!

We had a fun and busy weekend that began as soon as our plan landed on Thursday night! Dinner at Matchbox on Thursday night, a fun run around the Capitol on Friday afternoon, drinks at the swanky W Hotel with an awesome view of the White House followed by dinner at Founding Farms on Friday night.

On Saturday, Vanessa and I carved pumpkins, while the boys worked on projects around the house.

On Halloween night, we had tons of trick or treaters! We had some friends over and sat out on the porch handing out candy. We even ran out of candy - there were so many kids!


On Sunday, we went out to a local restaurant/bar and watched the Colts game!


Thanks to Vanessa for supporting the Colts (even though she comes from a Patriots-loving family)!

Indians Game

Last Saturday evening we went to the Indians Game downtown with Vanessa, Vanessa's parents, and Chip's friend Justin. Chip and Lugar were there as well, but, being important and all, they were sitting in a suite. We did get some good seats up front, and Mitch Daniels was even sitting in front of us! It was a beautiful night, and we had a good time. Although, I can't say I watched much of the game! :-) After dinner we headed over to Harry & Izzy's for a delicious dinner! It was seriously so good - Justin and I shared the surf and turf, and it was excellent! It was a fun evening, and we enjoyed spending some time with Vanessa, Chip, and Vanessa's parents.

Vanessa and her parents, Edmund and Corrine.

Apparently I was sitting in a lucky seat because I caught a t-shirt (note: with my left hand while holding a margarita in the other) they threw into the crowd!! I gave it to the boy sitting behind me, but it was still exciting! Go Indians!

Indiana State Fair!

Vanessa, Chip, and Vanessa's parents made the trip to Indy this weekend for a wedding reception in Clay City. We enjoyed spending the day/evening with them in Indy on Saturday. First on the agenda - the Indiana State Fair. We had to show the Green family Indiana at its finest, right? Since our nephew Hunter had won his division in the pig showing competition in Clay County, he was at the state fair with his pig to compete. Alex, our niece, also showed her pig at the fair. I don't really know how it all works, but I do know they really enjoy and do well at it!

Our niece, Demi. She doesn't show pigs yet, but she said she can't wait for next year when she will be old enough!
Hunter and his pig, Poison.

Alex and her pig.
The world's largest boar. Also known as the world's most awful-looking animal. Smelly!!

The winner of the best litter was MUCH cuter. Still stinky though.

While it was fun to see the kids with their pigs, I don't think I will be showing pigs anytime soon.

Chip and Vanessa's Wedding

Chip and Vanessa's Wedding was truly memorable. The ceremony took place at 5pm at Rollins Chapel just down the street from the Hanover Inn. The rain let up for the perfect amount of time to allow us to get to the church still dry. Vanessa looked beautiful walking down the aisle, and Chip was tearing up. While the vows were incredibly long, the littlest groomsman Logan did a good job of standing still. Thankfully he had his mini-tractor to keep him occupied. The ceremony was beautiful, and we were ready to celebrate when it was over! No photography was allowed during the ceremony so I don't have any pictures. I did manage to take some after the ceremony though.

All ready to go - the inside of the church before the ceremony!

Us waiting for the guests to arrive.

Chip and Vanessa with both sets of parents.

The whole bridal party.

Justin and Hunter

Logan and Hunter, the little groomsman.

After many family pictures, we were off to the cocktail hour. We arrived just in time to sample a few of the appetizers outside on the terrace. Next, we went inside for the big introduction of the new Mr. and Mrs. After some lovely toasts from Vanessa's dad and Senator Lugar, we enjoyed a great meal of chicken and salmon. Justin and I had a great time chatting with Chip and Vanessa's friends from DC that we were sitting with. After dinner, Justin gave his best man speech and did such a good job! Everyone loved it, especially Chip and Vanessa. Let me tell you, it took him awhile to come up with a PG-rated, family friendly speech! We are so lucky to have Chip and our new sister-in-law Vanessa!

First dance - they had taken dance lessons a couple days prior so they were fully prepared!

The new Mr. and Mrs!

Time for some cake!

The reception was an absolute blast! We spent the next several hours dancing away to the highly requested Michael Jackson along with all the usual party songs.

Dancing the night away!

Post-reception and Logan was exhausted.

Of course, the rest of us went onto to have more fun.

As for the after-party, we ventured across the street to a fancy bar called the Canoe Club Bistro. I think our crowd was a bit too rowdy for their liking, and we were asked to leave! A group of us was playing flip cup (while sitting down and not even putting beer in the cup). They didn't like that too well and said that the New Hampshire liquor commissioner was going to come and find us. Whatever, we took our party elsewhere. Specifically, to the lobby of the Hanover Inn where the six pizzas we had ordered were delivered! :-)

Attempting to play flippy cup. It was short-lived.

All in all, a perfect wedding!

Chip's Day of Fishing

On Saturday morning, the boys woke up early for a day of fishing off the coast of Maryland. Justin had spent weeks organizing a bachelor party which involved renting a charter boat for the day with Chip's closest friends. The boys packed up the cooler bright an early that morning and were off for a day of manly activities!

I think everyone had a wonderful time!

They caught 22 BIG fish. We even have some in our freezer now. Anyone have any good fish recipes?

Chip has all the pictures so stay tuned for an update.