Wonderful Wedding

Yesterday was my brother-in law's wedding. It was such a wonderful day. I always cry at weddings. There's something so special about two people devoting to spend the rest of their lives together. I always think about the road that lies ahead of them. What bumps will they run into, what hills will they climb together. What will they be able to accomplish with each other. Dan and I were talking last night and we can't believe where the time has gone. We feel like we were just married, but now we have three kids. It's amazing changes time brings to ones life. It rolls on weather your ready for it to or not. I think that this thought hit me hard as I watched Michael dance with his mother last night. It made me reflect on the fact that someday that will be me with my sons. I'll be getting the last dance. Right now I'm the center of my children's world, but eventually I'll be sending them off to start their own families. I apologize for sounding dreary.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful. They were married in the Logan Temple. The sealer did a wonderful job, and the spirit was so strong. I think Micheal and Haley are a very special couple. We then had pictures taken. Each family wore matching ties, and dresses. The pictures turned out so cute. Here are few of our family.

The Mower family's good friend Greg Daich took this picture for us. I think he did a great job! I wonder if Benjamin's tie tasted good? If the Kate's dress looks familiar it's because be coincidence my little brother's colors were the same ones that Haley chose. The colors turned out beautiful. I love that orange!

I had to post this photo. The captures Benjamin's personality to a tee. He is so happy (most of the time).

Then we headed home to drop off the kids before going to the wedding luncheon. Big thanks to my Mom and Dad for tending the kids for us so we could just enjoy the dinner.

Then we hurried home to get ready for the reception. They had set up the yard and it looked beautiful. The weather started to go bad. We all hoped it would blow over, and the weather man predicted that it should. Just before the reception was about to start it started to pour. Everyone who was helping in the ward was so amazing and scrambled to get everything inside. They brought in the buffet table, and served the food downstairs in Micheal's parents gym (thank goodness they have the gym). Micheal and Haley greeted the guests inside. It all worked out. I felt bad that all preparations to have the wedding outside came to not, but it does go to show that weddings aren't about the flowers, or the table decorations. They are about two people sharing their day with their friends and family. Everyone still had a wonderful time, and the rain cleared up near the end of the night. Micheal and Haley were able to cut their cake outside underneath the beautifully lit trees. They also were able to dance and have a good time before they took off for their honeymoon. Here are some more pictures. I took tons, but these are the favorites.

Robbie is Benjamin's buddy. He helped us keep an eye on him during the reception. He loved walking around and exploring. I have to keep my eye on him, because he takes off and doesn't look back to make sure I'm following him.

Kate looked beautiful in her new dress. She was so excited to finally wear it!

I like this picture of Dan and I. I told him he looks like a Ken doll with his pink tux on! I've never seen him in that color before, and he looked really great.

Haley getting ready to throw her bouquet.

I really like this picture because it shows Micheal and Haley dancing with their Mom/Dad. I liked how it captured both of them in the same shot.