The Wedding Part 4

Ashley's reception was held at the Old Logandale School.  It was lovely!  It was not that hot surprisingly enough and there was alot of shade.  There was a buffet type dinner of hamburger sliders, french fries and sweet potato fries, a yummy spinach salad and macaroni and cheese plus a dessert table with mini pies, cupcakes, and ice cream sandwiches, and even a candy table where you could eat to your hearts content.  After the line there was dancing for a while and then bride and groom ran through a gauntlet of sparklers to an old car that had been restored then they drove off.  Cayden danced his bootie off and especially had fun dancing with all the pretty girls and Ashley's cousin Bailey.  Don danced with Taylor during the daddy/daughter dance, Caleb ate his weight in hamburgers and cupcakes and Cody drank his weight in Diet Coke.  Don and I also took care of DJ's nephew Carter so his parents could be in the reception line.  It was a precursor to our lives in the near future because Carter is a darling 1 year old baby boy who loved to hang on Don and whenever anyone would try and take him or get him to come to someone else he would hug Don's neck and turn away from whoever was trying to take him.  Connor was a little worked up over the event so he decided to stay home for most of it.  He did come and help Grandpa move some of the gifts and get some dinner but he spent the evening with Grandma Penny and Granddaddy Larry.  We were so tired from all the partying that we did not make it to church.  I really had good intentions and even got in the shower to get ready but by the time I got my hair dry all bets were off.  My feet were super swollen and I was hardly able to walk anyway.

The Wedding Part 3

Saturday morning Don and I got up and headed to the temple for the 11am wedding/sealing for Ashley and DJ.  A friend of the family's named Bruce Cameron did the sealing and it was very nice. The room was filled and had standing room only.  For some reason I bawled my eyes out during the whole thing.  It's a good thing that I brought my make up bag with me though for emergency repairs.  Ashley looked beautiful and her dress was amazing.  I don't have pics of the temple but hope to get some when the photog puts everything on CD.  There was a luncheon after the wedding and pictures at Famous Daves BBQ.  My parents brought all my kids in to be there after the ceremony so that they would not have to wait around for an hour outside the temple.  After pictures everyone headed to the luncheon.

Dancin' Man

Cayden had to dance with every pretty girl at Ashley's reception. June 4, 2011 at the Old Logandale School.

Cayden and cousin, Laura.

Cayden and Grandma Dottie.

Cayden and Diane Schwartz, Ashley's new mother-in-law.

Cayden and Caitlyn Oglesby, a friend of Laura's.

Cayden and his mom.

Cayden and cousin Taylor.

Cayden and the bride.

Cayden and Aunt Darbie-he told her she was really tall.

Cayden and Aunt Dena doing a twirl.

The Wedding Part 2

Our niece Ashely Kate Zundel got married on Saturday June 4, 2011 in the Las Vegas temple.  On Friday there were some family festivities that we partly participated in.  Don went golfing out at Coyote Springs with some of the men members of the wedding party. I opted to stay home from the girl festivities because there was a family dinner later Friday night in Vegas and then all the wedding festivities on Saturday.  I knew that I was going to be super tired especially after 2 fun filled days so I just stayed home and rested.  My parents came down Friday afternoon to stay with the boys and help out.  We went in to dinner around 4pm and took grandpa and Cody with us.  Dinner was at Brio Tuscan Grill, a place that Don eats at all the time when his boss is in town but a place that I never had been too.  It was quite delicious and not at all like Olive Garden like I thought it would be which was the reason that I did not ever want to eat there.  Dinner was a 2.5 hour dining experience but it was lots of fun.  We got home around 9ish and geared up for the next day.

The Wedding Part 1

On Saturday May 28, Don and I were able to attend Ashley's endowments in the Las Vegas Temple.  This is really terrible but we have not been to the temple for a long time and it was nice to go.  A few of the immediate family went to Olive Garden afterward for lunch.  After lunch Don and I had some errands to run.