First up, my sister's kids.
Emma and Kaleb
Kaleb is 9 and has always been my little buddy. I nannied for him one summer, and we are very close. Well as close as a 9-year-old will let you get now... I hate that he's getting so big! Emma is 7 and you cannot not fall in love with this little girl. She is full of sass and has no fear. Her daddy is terrified for her to become a teenager!
And my brother's kids.
Sophia and Alex
Sophia is 4 and a genius. She's a little princess and insists on being attached to me when they visit from Virginia. When she grows up she'll either be a doctor or a mommy. Alex is 2. A little social butterfly who will walk up to a stranger and demand they sing the bumblebee song for him. The cutest little boy ever!
All four of these cuties are a big part of my life. However I have no idea how to include them in the wedding. If I ask one or two to be in it I feel obligated to include the others. Not that I wouldn't want to have them all in it, I'm just not sure how to do it.
Sophia and Alex are the flower girl and ring bearer in my cousin's wedding in June 2010. When I found that out I was confused. My cousin hardly knows Sophia and Alex or their mom and dad and I feel like they just asked them because they were a good age for that role. So now I don't feel like I can have them do the same part in Jimmy's and my wedding. It's dumb reasoning, but it's just how I feel.
Emma would make an ADORABLE Jr. Bridesmaid and would love being up in front of so many people. But then what about Kaleb? Jimmy and Kaleb get along really well, but I wouldn't want to pressure Jimmy into having Kaleb on his side.
It's all so complicated and confusing that I've almost given up on including them at all. I've talked to both moms of the kids and they are fine with whatever I decide. Luckily I still have lots of time to figure it all out.
2 comments:
Those kids are double cute! As a redbird alum, I can't get over the top photo!
Anyway, just because they were in your cousin's wedding doesn't mean they can't be in yours :). Especially if your cousin just picked them their age. They're close to you, and it sounds like it would mean a lot to you (and maybe to them?) to have them be a big part of the big day. And there's no rule saying you can't have 2 ring bearers or flower girls. Either way, it's sounds like a tough decision. Good luck!
Just so you know...we're having two ring bearers and two flower girls =) I think it's going to be super cute!
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