Thursday, September 03, 2009

Stefani and Nate's Wedding

It is hard to know where to start. Life has been good but very busy. So instead of doing a whirlwind post, I decided to start with our trip to Utah for Stefani and Nathan's wedding. We drove the 28 hours and actually had a lot of fun doing it. There were priceless moments along the way as Katelund and Cloey saw different parts of the country and savored every moment of it. For example, as we were driving through Nebraska at 6 am in the morning (we drove straight throught) Katelund woke up and as she saw the sunrise she said, "Wow, this is the most beautiful land I've ever seen." I think that the girls favorite part was the "moving hotel". We layed the seats down in the van so that they could sleep laying down and with their seatbelts on. It worked perfectly. Cory and I made a big deal about how fun it was going to be to sleep in our moving hotel. They totally bought in, and to this day Cloey will tell you that it was her favorite part of the trip.

Being in the temple with all of Cory's family was amazing!!! It is moments like those where you can see glimpses of eternity. The whole wedding was incredible and so was the reception. All I can say is Amber (my sister-in-law) is AMAZING!!! Have you ever seen the Friends episode where Monica is the maid of honor for Phoebe? Well that was Amber. She was incredible and had worked so hard for like 6 months to pull it off. The reception was held outside at a park across from Mt. Timpanogas Temple. We did all of the decorating, food, etc. It was tons of work but we had so much fun doing it! I'll have to post some pictures of how beautiful it looked.

One of the best parts of the trip was seeing the girls have so much fun with all of their cousins. It really is a bitter sweet thing to watch. Your happy they have so much fun together but your sad because you know that it is only like a once in a year thing. I really do not like living so far from family. It is really sad to know that between Cory and I's siblings, we cover every time zone in the U.S.

Unfortunately, our time was so packed with wedding preparation and partying that we didn't get hardly any spare time to visit other relatives and friends in Utah. It was so hard driving back home knowing all of the people that I wish I could've seen while I was there. I guess that is just how it goes sometimes, I guess we'll just have to go back.

On Sunday, we took the girls and two of their cousins to Temple Square. We went on a tour of the Conference Center and everything. We had way too much fun toting around 4 little girls. I'm thinking this may be a sign of things to come....the doctor thinks that we may be having another little girl. Seriously? What is up with the boy genes in my husband? I'm totally blaming it on him. But....there is still a chance because he (yes, I am calling the baby he) was in a difficult position to really see "the part" that we wanted to see. Either way, we'll be happy. But, I'd really like to do the boy thing someday. Okay, enough for now. I'll update more tomorrow.


















7 comments:

MANDY said...

I am so glad that you are back!! I've missed you. I love the pictures from the wedding. The family is beautiful, and Stefani -- wow! Gorgeous lady! How awesome that you all had so much family time driving to and from Utah...I think that would be tons of fun. Love ya!

Carrie said...

I didn't even recognize Katelund and Cloey at first in their pink dresses! They look so grown up!
I am so glad we finally got to talk and that you are all doing so well. We miss you, but we are all where we are supposed to be (we will be soon at least!) and our friendship will be even stronger because we have to work harder at it now to keep in touch!
I am still thinking (hoping!) its a boy...If so we will have to send some of Jake's clothes and toys your way!

Melissa said...

It was SOOO good to see you & your adorable family! You all looked so good & happy at the wedding reception. I love the big family picture. What a great family!

Deana said...

The big family pictures brought tears to my eyes. I could see the eternal family perspective. How wonderful!! Stefani was absoulutely beautiful. I remember when she was in primary. Boy how time flies! You and Cory look marvelous!

Rebecca said...

What a great looking family!! I am so glad you are back! You'll have to read my blog to get caught up on what you missed!

Rebecca said...

Okay, so "go get caught up on my blog" meant, go and discover that I am pregnant too! Sorry I had to tell you since I didn't think you saw. :)

Laura said...

Dude! You were in SLC and didn't call?? jk I'm sure you were busy with the fam. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun! I'm glad you guys are doing good! The girls look adorable!

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