Tc and Nicks Wedding

Hooray!!!!!!!!!! I now have a new sister and I already love her and am so glad she is a part of our family. It was a really busy, fun few days of celebrating and the kids did really well considering all that we did. Everything was so beautiful and perfect and the new couple looked like they were glowing all day.
It started off on Thursday May 5th when Tc went through the Temple for the first time. I always love going through the temple with someone for the first time. This one was especially neat for me. I have felt that Tc was apart of our family from the first moment I met her (which was probably a total of 2 minutes). This was confirmed to me again during this temple trip. She is such a jewel and I am grateful she could join our family.That night we stayed in a motel which the kids thought was SO COOL. They have never stayed in a motel before and it was pretty fun (Thanks SO MUCH Alan and Paula for providing that for us).

(Tim and Emery waiting for pictures)

Then on Friday morning, May 6th, Tc and Nick were sealed for time and all eternity. There is NOTHING like a temple marriage. It is not just the actual marriage itself but all that it entails. They are both living in a way that makes them worthy to be there for starters, which means they have their lives in order and it gives them an excellent start for marriage, but it is that they can be together, not just in this life, but forever and all eternity, with their children that come along as well. The spirit and feelings in this ceremony are so special.

Following their wedding we went to a luncheon. We had the kids play outside for as long as we could before it started because it was a VERY nice luncheon and we wanted them on their best behaviors. We then traveled back to Salt Lake City were they had their reception. We are so lucky that it was so close to our house. We were able to rest/recoup for about an hour before the reception.
Just look at my beautiful mother in law. Isn't she a beauty on the inside and out. I love this picture of her and Emery. This is Paula and her mini me. Emery reminds me more of Paula than anyone else in Emerys blood line. I am grateful she has such a good grandmother to look to, especially because she is named after her. Paula Eliza and Emery Eliza = Sweet girls.
Dancing the night away.
The line.
I was trying to get a picture of them dancing but it is not a very clear picture. I thought it showed the table decor nice though (even thought there are cups and stuff on the table). It was a very beautiful reception. My favorite were the ball lanterns hanging from the ceiling. SO PRETTY!Daddy daughter dance.
Emery was in awe of Tc all day. She kept smiling at her from far away and would run and sneak hugs in when ever she could. She would then come tell me in a whisper, "Mom, I hugged Tc."
She even got to dance with her at the end of the night. So fun!
Congratulations Nick and Tc. We sure love you and are excited for your new journey to come.

Lacy Curtains

While in Delta a few days before the big Wedding of Nick and Tc, we went on an adventure to the Lacy Curtains. While there we...............
took a group picture,
and one of the grand kids.
We then rested for a few minutes,
wore our cool hats (this was a first for Kaven and he wore it the whole time),

went on a hike,
played hide and seek (not really but this would have been a cool hiding spot),
explored some tunnels,
admired our loved ones
pretended to be the karate kid,and searched/dug for treasure.
Kaven found the treasure (with the help of Uncle Brady),
then we pulled the treasure out,
and reaped the rewards of our labors.
At the end of our adventure we had a picnic.

Birthday Girl

Can you believe I now have a 4 year old!! Crazy! How time flies when you are having fun. Life can be great. Anyway, here are a few pictures of her day. This year I decided to spend my time on making her a princess dress rather than putting hours into a cake. It really is because she asked to dress like a princess on her birthday. When I went to a few different stores to buy her a dress I was astonished that they were $20 for a flimsy little thing. So I pulled out my material scraps and put this together. Not too bad for free, plus my time. I tried to make it look a little like the Tangled dress. The weird part of this whole Princess thing is that she really is not that into Princesses. I kept asking her if she was sure and she was. When I gave her the dress she didn't even want to put it on or like it much for that part (Oh well I kind of expected that). BUT it might just have been meant to be because her cousin Sadie was in town (which is rare because they live far away) and we ended up inviting her over for a Princess sleep over birthday party. Now Sadie is the most Princess girl I have ever met! She LOVES them. When Sadie saw Emery in her dress she was in AWE and said, "Wooooooowwwww, Emery........ you are Beautiful........." 'Thanks Sadie, that made it all worth it!' They had so much fun dancing the night away and partying. I think it was a first sleep over for both of them and they did excellent.

As for the rest of her day, she got a bike from Grandma and Grandpa and has been LOVING it.

She also helped and made/decorated most of her own cake (to tell you the truth, I think she liked that more than having a super fancy cake because we did it together and it was her creation)
Here she is at her Princess sleep over party opening presents and of course the cake and ice-cream. I forgot to get pictures of us eating at the "eating store" (as Emery calls eating out) as part of her party (one of her most favorite things to do). I just had to add this picture because this is really what my cute girl is like. Who wants to sit proper like a princess when it is way more comfortable to sit like this (in a dress). We sure love our Emery girl. I think you have taught me way more than anyone has in my lifetime and I LOVE YOU for it. Most my joy in life is a result of you and our family.

Church History Childrens Museum

I do have to say that one REALLY nice thing about living in Salt Lake City is that we are Super close to temple square. I have never lived this close to a Temple before. At the Church History Museum right now, there is this fun Children's Museum that I would recommend any one to go visit. It kind of reminded me of Discovery Gateway but about the Book of Mormon instead. We all had so much fun. Emery's favorite was gathering the eggs from these chickens. Tim and I kept secretly putting the eggs back under then hens when she wasn't looking. Each time you move by one of these chickens they start making chicken noises. Emery thought that it meant that they were laying an egg and would gather some more. SO CUTE!! I LOVE BEING A MOM!!!
And OF COURSE, Kaven loved driving this truck. If you live or are coming to Salt Lake City, go visit it. I promise you will not be disappointed! To top it off, IT'S FREE!!!

Easter 2011

We had a very busy and fun Easter this year. We had a total of five egg hunts and learned/talked a lot about the REAL Easter Story. I was able to teach the Easter Story in Primary this year. I loved preparing it for the two weeks prior. It really made me focus on Christ and gain an even greater Testimony of all he did for us, the atonement, died for us and as one of my Primary Children answered during the lesson: "It is not so much that he died for us, but it is that he LIVES!" I sure love these precious children and their sweet testimonies. It was a special time of year. I have a lot of blog posts to up-date on so, real quick, here are a few pictures of a few of our Easter hunts.

Court Egg HuntDrew Melville and Kaven
Brighton, Emery, Drew, Kaven, Jessica, Braden, Jalee (some of our neighbor friends)

Village Egg Hunt

Decorating Eggs
Easter Morning
(Tim made this Easter Basket for me this year. There was a chocolate and note in every one of these hand made packages, very sweet!)

Easter Afternoon
We were able to get together with Tim's side of the family this year. It is always great to do things with cousins!
Kaven had the egg finding things down by now and picked these eggs up SO FAST!
These two really love each other but it is SO HARD to get a picture of them together. Best cousins!I just have to take the pictures when they are not looking. :)