On April 30th, Uncle Ben and Aunt Clarissa, got married in the Draper Temple. The night before the wedding, we had a family dinner. It was the first time in 5 years that all of my siblings have been together due to missions. It was so good to see everyone and have some fun together. We attempted to get a picture of all the grandkids. Of course, my child was the one who wasn't cooperating.
Well, I guess we know where they get it from. The adults are not better at taking a serious picture.
All 8 of us together again. (No one gave me the memo that we were about to take family pictures and I changed out of my nice clothes into my work clothes to start decorating for the reception.)
Sisters. Sisters. There were never such devoted sisters.
We were thankful to Aunt Jodi who worked her magic on us and had us girls looking beautiful for the wedding day.
Mommy and Tessa loved their hair!!! Gwen did too, I just forgot to take a picture of it.
Our beautiful family!
Our handsome Adam was a groomsman. He looked so grown up and was so proud to be one of the big boys for the day. He loves his Uncle Ben!
The happy couple!
The kids were so excited to see Ben and Clarissa when they came out of the temple.
Both families. Ours looks a tad larger...
Selfie time while we waited for dinner.
Tessa had asked Clarissa if she and Gwen could be flower girls. Aunt Dee made them each a little bouquet to hold. Tessa took her role very seriously and Gwen was very disappointed that she didn't get to throw flower pedals down an aisle.
Aunt Alex made the beautiful and delicious cake!
Another attempt. Not much better.
Tessa was literally praying to catch the bouquet that Clarissa threw. And she did!!
She was beyond thrilled!
Daddy was on Caleb duty all night. Mommy couldn't have made it through they day without him. Caleb is everywhere!
It was the "Pineapple Wedding". Like Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Katy, Uncle Ben loves the show Psych. In every episode, there is a pineapple hiding somewhere. So, we thought it only fitting to have a pineapple hiding in Ben's wedding. It made its way into many photos. It's kind of a fun family tradition that started with a flask.
These kids were so happy to have their Uncle David around for a few days! Adam got to play basketball with him on Sunday and Tessa loved dancing with him.
We all had a blast on the dance floor!
Symphony only wanted to dance with Adam. She adores Adam and will follow him around everywhere. She had several other people come and ask her to dance, but she politely refused and waited for her favorite Adam to come and get her.
Adam took his duties as a groomsman very seriously.
More pictures...
We clean up pretty nice. I miss all these people and wish we could get together more often.
Nothing is ever serious.....
Caleb loves to dance and had a ball out on the dance floor!
Sending them off! It was a long but fun day.
Congratulations to the happy couple!!
