Married...Again!

On Sunday, May 20th we get married again! When we got married the first time it was a non-denominational ceremony because it was outside. The Catholic church doesn't recognize marriage outside of the church. So, after Brooke was born and we were talking to the priest about her baptism, we decided to go ahead and do what we needed and have a ceremony in the church. We were married by Father George, who was Kevin's grade school priest. So, we got together the required documentation and even attended a pre-marriage class (in which we brought the baby!). Then we were set to have a ceremony and have our marriage blessed by the church. It was a beautiful day. And since it was much more low key and we had already done it once, it was not at all nerve racking or stressful. And our little Brooke got to be there!

Newly married McDermotts & baby

Lighting the Unity candle

Brooke really liked the church!

Brooke having fun after the wedding!

In other news...I am sad to say we did not get the house I posted about. It's kind of a long story and I am pretty sure the Seller's realtor is completely shady (...but that is another story)! The day after the sellers accepted our bid, they got another bid. So, we did up our offer a bit, but basically they didn't really give us a chance, they apparently just took the other offer without bothering to negotiate with us. So, it just wasn't meant to be. We are going out to look at about 8 more houses tomorrow afternoon (all in Bolingbrook). Hopefully we will have better luck this time around. Luckily we have time and there are lots of houses. One is just waiting for us! Of course, I will keep everyone posted on the progress.