Brandon and Jennifer

Missy's Wedding!

Mythanne & Jace got hitched at the Red Moose Lodge in Liberty. Everything turned out gorgeous!

Kent walked Missy to Jace... and she was a beautiful bride... no doubt!

Bishop VanDenBerghe did the marriage ceremony. He's awesome... he is in our camping group for the Moab trips we all take together.

Grandma MaryAnn is holding Emmy.

Ryder & Kole

We were sitting in the back row, and Ryder came back to say hi. Jace will be a great Dad to Ryder... :)

Willie trying to keep busy & quiet during the ceremony.

A ladybug landed on his chair.

The "I do-es!"

...and rings.

There was a line of family congratulating Miss & Jace... we hung out & let the kids run around.

Shawn, Brandon, & Shanny

Kole giving Will the pile drive he deserves.

Missy is clearly thrilled to be married! Ha... I'm so happy for them!

Paisley in my arms & cross-eyed at the moment.

Kalyssa has never slept at a hotel before, and she jumped in this bed way excited to stay and party with us. Will needed a nap, but no such luck. We had 2 conjoining rooms, and we set up the twins in their pac-n-play next to our bed in the other room.

During the reception, Will & Brandon played pool up in the loft of the Lodge.

Kalyssa & Avery ran around and played. They were in the same Kindergarten class together.

Missy threw her bouquet, but Kalyssa didn't catch it... thank goodness.

Bride & Groom dance...

It was funny, Jace and his Groomsmen did the dance off from the movie 8 Seconds.

Mythanne & Me. I had a popped blood vessel in my right eye so I tried to avoid pictures, but I'd regret not taking one with Missy on her special day.

They rented out every room in the Lodge for their wedding guests to stay if they wanted, so after Missy & Jace "left" (but only went down the hall to their suit) the rest of us stayed, played cards and ate pizza until midnight in the reception room.

It was fun and everything turned out beautifully...

CONGRATS MYTHANNE & JACE!

We love you!

Oct 22, 2011

A Funny Arrangement

Instead of climbing in the chair on the side of Brandon, William climbs at the foot of the chair and falls asleep on Brandon's legs. Haha... a silly sleeping arrangement! They usually watch the 9 o'clock news together before bed, but fell asleep in the chair this time.

Oops! I woke up Will taking his picture :0/

Oct 21, 2011

Girls Retreat

Every October, during Fall Break, we gals from Brandon's side of the family, get together for a day of shopping or something, but this year we went to the Flinder's Cabin at Causey Dam for a weekend as a girl's retreat.

Thursday, Oct 20th:

We arrived at the cabin around 5pm and got our stuff settled and beds made.

Kristin was the first to hold the twins.

We ate dinner and played cards till midnight.

It was so fun to hang out together and laugh a ton.

Mitzi is cute... the winner of every game got to draw a present from her goody bag.

Friday, Oct 21st:

Me & the twins were going to sleep upstairs in the loft with Kristin, Crystal & Heather... but I was worried the twins would be hard to get to sleep and they still wake up around 5 am to eat, so I didn't want to wake anyone up that early. I decided to set up their Pac N Play in the living room and I slept on the couch. It worked out fine. Emmy didn't cry before she fell asleep like she usually does, and they were pretty quiet at 5am and went back to sleep after they ate, and so did I. :)

Hillary and Emmy Lou

Mitzi & Julie cleaning up after the best breakfast feast ever! And they got soup cooking in the crock pots for lunch.

We kicked off our crafting day with Heather's cute pumpkin idea... made with toilet paper rolls. :)

Then we made Mitzi's subway boards. We painted and stuck vinyl bathroom subway art to it.

Julie & Hillary tended to the twins so I could craft.

Crystal brought cute Trick Or Treat blocks for us to paint and make.

Mitzi & Emmy

We laid our stuff on the deck to dry.

Heather totally out of her element... she is NOT a crafter! But she was a good sport and crafted with us anyway.

Mitzi and Kristin putting final touches on their crafts with spray glitter & antique oil. Then we made Kristin's craft. She brought fun Halloween wreaths for us all to make. I did glitter toes on Mitzi, Heather & Kristin.

All of us took a picture together before I left. I decided to only stay one night since Mythanne's wedding is tomorrow! Plus, I get home sick and miss Brandon after one night away.

Here is the outside of the cabin. It was so cozy & fun to get away and craft with the gals! The weather was perfect!!! I hope Brandon and I can have our own cabin someday.

2011