UT wedding, reunion

 Utah

A: Everett, my mom, and I headed off to Utah on the night of June 20th. We drove through the night, slept for a few hours at a well-lit rest area and got in with an hour to spare before my friend Anne's wedding in the Bountiful, UT Temple. The ceremony was sweet and happy. I couldn't stop smiling. The rest of the day was lovely. Spending time with these ladies is too much fun, I miss them. They brighten the world. The four going on missions soon are going to be some of the best sister missionaries ever.






We also attended a reunion for my mom's mom's side of the family. I think it is awesome when families stay connected that way. It gives a sense of belonging. Even when I don't know all of these people's names or how I'm related to them, it's just neat to see what can happen starting back with my great grandparents. To see where we come from and to have a group of people who care about and support you even when they don't know you very well.

And I got to meet baby Owen! He is a doll. He was asleep most of the time I saw him, but he is even precious when he sleeps, making little sighs. It was interesting to see how much Everett has developed. To think of Elise and Tessa and where Everett is headed. Owen is sooo cute and little and cuddly and it's like 'Oh I want one of those' and I got to spend quite a bit of time with Tessa who is so smart and fun. But you know, I'll hopefully have another littler one in a while and that will be wonderful and Everett will eventually walk and talk and that will be an enjoyable adventure. But I am happy with where he is at. I get excited with the little advancements he makes. I can see how close he is to crawling, and I will provide opportunities and support as he learns to do that, but it's okay that he's not there yet.


Oh yeah and Owen and Tessa have parents, I wasn't there just to see the kids. It was nice hanging out with Brandon at the reunion, Calista at a playgroup, both out to dinner, Jacob and Susan as we helped them move into their new beautiful gigantic home with its huge yard, and all of them as we played games with Andrew and Heather too. I have awesome brothers. I love them.

Note: All pictures in this post have been taken from people's facebook pictures because we were without a camera for a couple of months. We have one now though!