Family Reunion Wedding Trip

This year the family reunion was a little different. The weekend was highlighted by the wedding of my nephew. We had the chance to get an almost all together family picture. It's going to be very rare to get everyone in a picture for many years. Unfortunately some people don't think about that and we just got what we got. It used to be crying kids now it's grumpy older kids. Or they are sick of being poked and prodded by older siblings. Lotsa love and annoyance growing up in a family. 

The day started with the teenagers going to the temple first. 

The crowd gathered outside after the ceremony to congratulate the new couple. 

Andrea was so excited to see Harold. She loves her older siblings quite a bit. I'm thankful she remembers them. 

Later that day we helped with the reception preparing food and doing dishes. Addie spent time helping Aunt Sheryl scope ice cream after she had decorated for the reception and cleaned up numerous times. 

The end of the reception was a dance dads and daughters, and many other configurations. It was fun Greg and I enjoy dancing but between lots of daughters and few occasions its years between our opportunities to dance together. 

The youngest two enjoyed plenty of rides and time with Harold. He danced some too. We enjoyed watching his skills. It was so good to be together with our older kids. They round out our family experience for sure. 

Finally the couple cut the cake fed each other, and were free to go. 

 After a long day and a sweet nights rest we headed to church then a quick visit to Aunt Kristi's. The kids were good and patient while we visited quickly. 

It was a quick time to go away from our daily responsibilities. It was a good to take a break together and enjoy some different experiences. Time goes so quickly seeing the older ones briefly this summer reminds me to enjoy the time with the ones still at home. I'm thankful for each of these strong willed kiddos sitting on that couch. We are truly blessed to have healthy, mostly happy, hard working kiddos. They fill our world.