Wedding Bells Were Ringing

After driving 1800 miles across the country to arrive in E-town, Kentucky, we were able to see my brother Tyler married for all-time and eternity to Mary Elizabeth (better known as Beth) in the Louisville, Kentucky temple. Here are the bride and groom just exiting the temple as husband and wife for the first time! Don't they look happy!? They definitely had the glow of newlyweds.


That evening Tyler and Beth had a reception at the church. It was very beautifully decorated... simple yet elegant. That's my preferred style. Pink was the color of the evening. Mom made Karina this cute dress, and then from the scraps she made Gavin and Xander little matching ties...so cute!


And here's my handsome little... at least age-wise ;) brother. Adam's always been the one girls have chased after even in preschool!

All was fun and games until we tried have all the kids sit for pictures with the newlyweds...
At least they are all in this picture and I'm not!



Both of my boys gave them a run for their money. They'll probably think twice about kids for a while! Here's what Gavin really wanted to be doing... Eating!!!

On Saturday, we drove to Indiana and had a BBQ Open House at Grandma Shoaf's for Tyler and Beth. We mostly avoided the rain, enjoyed good food, visited with family and friends, and never quite got the camera out because we kept having to retrieve Gavin from the middle of Grandma's lane. Why is pushing wagons and strollers down rock-filled lanes so interesting to 2 1/2 year old little boys, especially when there are all kinds of vehicles driving on it?! Well, we all survived the weekend and had a great time with all the wedding festivities.