Clara and Skyler's wedding

We have been planning this wedding ALL summer and my girls have been counting down the days. It has been a much anticipated event. Of course the day turned out perfect and the reception was beyond gorgeous. Here are a couple of my favorite things from the weekend

1. Being in the bride room in the temple getting Clarah in her wedding dress with ALL my sisters.  We helped her button the back of her dress, fix her hair, and put her shoes on. After we stood around her and all looked in the mirror. It was a surreal moment to have all of us together in the temple. It took many, many years of hard work to get us all there together. It was worth it. Following the Saviors plan is always worth it!

2. Going through the temple with Caity and Clarah together. Brady and Cherise were not in town yet but everyone else was able to make it. We gathered in the celestial room after and had a wonderful family hug. I dream of the day I can have all my children with me in the temple, worth and clean!

3. Seeing Alice and Scarlett get so excited to see Clarah come out of the temple. She looked beautiful and just like a princess.

4. Chatting with old friends at the reception and eating the super yummy homemade ice cream sandwiches. The reception had tons of flowers and it was so beautiful. A perfect summer wedding.

5. It was HOT. Super HOT! After Clarah and Skyler left we all jumped in the pool with our wedding attire on. It was so memorable. I always wished I would have jumped in the pool with my wedding dress on after my reception but my mom wouldn't let me. So when I saw the pool looking perfect I just had to jump in. Then everyone else followed. Even Scarlett jumped in with me.

6. Of course I loved having all my family together! Brady and Cherise drove into town with there kids and stayed at Emilys. Since we know live so close we were able to eat breakfast with them on Sunday and wave goodbye as they drove back to Dallas. I always miss them when they go and wished they lived closer. Nate and Brynne drove from Reno and were able to stay the whole week. Nate just had his white coat ceremony and started med school yesterday. So proud of him! 

The best part is that we get to have another bit wedding party in just a couple weeks. The wedding extravaganza continues!

After Caity and Clarah took out their endowments. Such an amazing experience. 

in-law pic

I got the party started and jumped right in!

Summer Cabin Trip

We closed on our house on Thursday, signed papers and then drove up to the cabin to celebrate!! We were all so excited to finally say that our house is officially our home!! Let all the unpacking begin...yay.  The girls were so excited to go to the cabin they sang " we're going to the cabin" the whole way up. As usual we had a great time hiking, playing outside, going on 4 wheelers rides, and staying up late watching movies. We loved it all. On Friday evening I drove up with my mom, emily, and Clarah to go to Caity's bridal shower in Salt Lake. I loved spending time with my sisters and seeing Caity so excited to get married. We even got to see her try on her wedding dress for a dress fitting! While we were in Salt Lake for the day the men stayed home with kiddos and went fishing. Scarlett was tragically disappointed when they caught NO fish. So sad. But she said she still loves fishing. We all loved getting away from the heat and spending some much needed time outdoors exploring!

Dance Recital

Every Wednesday from September to June I took the girls to dance. Scarlett went to cheer and Alice had a combo (tap and ballet) class. It took Scarlett some time to warm up to her cheer class. It was until after Christmas and teacher change that she really started to love it. She was so excited at the recital to scream "hit it" to start her classes routine! Alice just loved it all and begs to go back to the high school to do the recital again. She loved the stage, lights, and holding her special flower (the one in the pics). I loved seeing them smile big and wave to me from the stage. When Alice came out for the final bow she screamed "thats my mom" and waved to me. It was worth getting their an hour early to get those front row seats. Cant wait to start again when school starts and this year it will only be 5 minutes away!!

The MOVE

Despite really, really not wanting to move over July 4th weekend it happened anyway. We did the big move on Saturday July 2nd and I must say it worked out perfectly!! We new going into this move that with are landlords ( for the Enzo house) not letting us stay a little longer that it would be a crazy move. But honestly, it could not have been more smooth. I felt peace this whole last 2 months that everything would workout. Even when I looked at the situation and thought "I should be freaking out" I still felt peace. I know the Lord has guided our hand in choosing this house and making everything possible. We decided to start looking at houses seriously in April and in July we moved. It was quick, efficient, and wonderful!

We felt the hand of the Lord in our lives the whole time. When we moved on July 2nd we would be still be renting our old Enzo house for about a week. But we decided on the 2nd that instead of making small trips over the week to just do one big Uhaul move. We made two trips with the Uhaul, moved every last thing out of the Enzo house and cleaned it. Because we did that our landlords let us not pay anything in July! This was a huge blessings. We were also able to smoothly pack all our stuff in just a week! We also were able to rent our new house for a couple days before we closed. These are all little things but they made the stress of moving go way down. Here we are a week after moving and we are just living life as usual. I was so worried that moving would ruin/take over our summer and it has not changed a thing! We still swim every day, go on adventures, and play with friends. We all feel extremely blessed!

Scarlett was sad to leave her room

Saying goodbye to a amazing neighbors the Roths

unpacking the kitchen

Day after the move and it looks like business as usual

we left our mark on the sidewalk outside our house. I hope kids see it over the years and wonder "what does j loves n mean?'