Wedding pictures!

We just received the wedding cd with almost 500 pictures.... so difficult to narrow them down.   I thought I would start off with the ones of Kayla and Tyson the I liked best.  Over the next few days I'll post more.

200,000 Miles

Every once in a while I get "new car-itis" and want that new-car smell, clean carpets, non-sticky seats and shiny outside.  But then I add up the cost:  taxes and fees, higher insurance premiums and let's not forget the price of the car.  So I settle down and tell myself I am grateful for our old jalopies.  Old banana peel smell and all.

So of course, I decided on new goal.  I want to keep driving both of our cars until they have 200,000 miles on them and we have saved enough cash to replace both.  They are currently 8 and 10 years old and both have 130,000 miles.  I figure this will give me about three years and since Braden will also be driving our cars as a new driver, I'd rather he was driving something old :)

I'm all about goals and since my "paying off the house in 5 years" has had a few twists and turns and is on the back burner, this is giving me new motivation to be frugal.  Don't worry though - we'll get back to mortgage payoff intensity this fall when we move into our new house.

Outside the temple.... wedding day!

We won't have the professional pictures back for a few weeks so I wanted to post a few of the candid shots from my camera...

Grandpa Larry & Madeline with Andrew, Shea and Braden

LOVE this photo!  The photographer also snapped a few here.

Jillian, Emily, Christa, Ann and Zach

Great photo of Andrew and Zach...
look at the gorgeous mountains int he background!

another great shot of Andrew!!

the men.

Christa, Bryce, Shea, Braden, Tanner, Breeann & Andrew

16 years ago...

1995 - Grand Canyon
Andrew, Christa, Breeann, Kayla & Tanner
Braden was only 2 months old, Shea wasn't even a twinkle
and Bryce was still gestating.

Shea and her other mom.

awwww....

more awwww......

Andrew and Christa looking cool by the limo

while Kayla and Tyson were taking photos
the kids went for a ride in the limo

We were so blessed to have no rain the afternoon of their wedding.

It was a beautiful, if cold day.

Coming out of the temple

Getting ready....

Our hotel rooms were great.... even if they were a little crowded :):)  Kayla's mission companion, Lindsey Graf helped with Kayla's hair and makeup.

Christa was in charge of the little girls.
Emily and Jillian were so much fun to have around!!

Andrew decided Shea needed a little of his help.

Zachary and Braden were goofing of in the "boys room"

Robert and his mama.

Kayla's friend Patti from Seattle getting ready

Kayla's two moms - lookin' good!

Lunch with Grandpa Larry

We had lunch at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC two days before the wedding.  It was a gorgeous day and so much fun to be together!

 young love birds.

old love birds.

Grandpa Larry, Uncle Sterling, Aunt Ann, proud mama,
silly sister, giddy bride, handsome groom, lovely Madeline

Grandpa Larry doing magic for the waitress.
of course.

Shea took this shot of the temple.
beautiful

Madeline and me on Temple square.
I look pregnant.  But I'm not pregnant.
so there.

Kayla's wedding shower

Wendy Rose had Kayla's wedding shower at her house (which happens to be our old house in American Fork).  It was absolutely wonderful!!

the bride.

Wendy and her quilt :)

Old friends...

Family

Merrilee Short and Christa

opening presents

Kenna and Becky... the inlaws!!

Happy 16th Birthday Braden!!!!

April 10, 1995

Logan, UT

6 lbs.  3 oz. of the best baby snuggly adorableness.  ever.

So happy to be his mama.

in our back yard on Braden's blessing day

brothers from the same proud mother

April 10, 2011

135 lbs of smelly, sometimes very funny teenagerness.

So happy to be his mama.

Some things never change.

Thomas, Brian, Braden & Aaron

Dressed  up for church...
looking good!

Holding Evilness

Building a house is fun to do. fun to do. fun to do.

Just like watching mommy go crazy is fun to do.

After looking at everything that was available in Utah County that even remotely fit our needs, we decided to build.  We really wanted at least 1/2 an acre and a full daylight basement for my mom.  And then I decided that I am selfish and shallow and worldly and want what I want in a house.  Since I'm NEVER moving again.  (ok - stop laughing at me, that isn't very nice)  

Here is the lot - it is in Lehi (north UT County)  Near Utah Lake.

Red circle is where our lot is.  On a small street with not-busy streets around it.
Owners of the field behind say they have no plans to develop or sell.
Shea loved the cows.

Expanded view showing how close to the lake we are.
red arrow to the left is the Jordan River Parkway...
a paved biking trail that I LOVE!!