Wedding!

Gwendolyn's first Panamanian wedding! And an extreme honor - Gwendolyn was asked to be a "florista," a flower girl. Luckily she was in good company, there were about 4 of them. And one was her very good friend Isa, Graciela's granddaughter. The wedding was for Alina, Graciela's daughter, Isa's mother.

Here's Gwendolyn and her handsome dad, waiting in the pews.

And here's a video of the flower girls' entrance. It's a bit long, but captures Gwendolyn's relative lack of focus fairly well:

The entrance--and the exit! :) We realized after the fact that having "Baby Dog" part of the ceremony was not a very good idea. With her flower basket in one hand and Baby Dog in the other, Gwendolyn had no free hands for throwing flower petals.The other girls tried to help. Then Gwendolyn decided her task was done, and it was time to take off running.

 Here she is later, sitting with the other flower girls. So grownup!

Isa, presenting the rings.

The wedding party (note, Gwendolyn is being physically restrained, a short moment later she was again running at top speed).

The highlights? Blowing bubbles.

Sharing her lollipop with Jesse (Alina's sister, Graciela's other daughter).

And dancing with the bride.

This was a wonderful event, and Gwendolyn was great. She enjoyed herself so much, seemed so outgoing and independent, and made a huge impression on everyone. Felicitaciones Alina y Manuel!