My Girl is Home

While in Utah, Meg and I took advantage of lots of shops to get wedding shopping done.  Cute Allie Campbell showed us around her shop, and we indulged in her discount.  I should buy everything from her.

Cousins.

Sunday was remote Zoom after sacrament meeting.  Grandma Kim pulled out snacks and we chatted during the second talk that was the longest talk of all of our lives just like this sentence.

Mark called from Mexico!

She doesn't love curlers, but I make her.

Ty had his 6th grade music festival.  We loved watching him.  He moves so well.

Kate and Miles had a soccer game -- pretty much the funniest thing to watch.  Miles scored like five goals, and Kate ran halfway down the field onto her mother's blanket and sighed, "I need to rest."

Last day of school for Maisie #10 and Andy #11.

Meg is home and helps us stop to have fun and listen to each other.

We spend many moments finalizing wedding details.

Nick is her best workout buddy.  They are both sore after they follow Elijah's workout plan.

It's so easy to review my week through pictures and see what is most important -- relationships.  So why is it so hard during the thick of it all to stop and make important conversations happen?  I've made adjustments, and I'm confident I can do better.

April Showers bring May Weddings

We go to church and come home to nap, long and hard.

My new bread recipe is a crowd favorite.

The bigs had a fireside, so the littles went to Grandma's house for a cake celebrating Maisie.

Swimming is the best.

We finished 100 grammar lessons this year.  

More and more books.

Maisie's track banquet was rewarding.  Maisie ran so hard  

Maisie and Makena received the award, "Attached at the hip."  

Thursday we drove to Utah for Mark's wedding.

Thursday night was the reception.  Mom's yard was spectacular.  Here we are -- mothers.

Daughters.

Siblings.

Fiances.

Boomers.

Cousins.

Cherie made their amazing cake.

Roofers.

Friday morning was wedding time!  Markand Mandy's wedding is Mom's last temple marriage.

It rained and was freezing

We huddled under umbrellas.

We liked it.

Mark and Mandy Guymon!

Mom served Cafe Rio salads and Italian sodas.  All 120 people fit in her great room 

Their send-off was dry.  They are headed to Mexico for a week and then on to eternity.

Saturday I got a stye.  Yum.

Molly learned to ride her bike -- Uncle Jeff saved a princess bike for her.

Molly held such a cute Callie baby cousin.

 My heart feels full when I am apart of a temple wedding where the happy couple make and keep sacred covenants.  Austin and I reflected upon our marriage, and we made the connection that the sealing "laws" are just a few paragraphs.  Whereas the