Sid's Wedding Stuff

Earlier in the year we received a phone call from Sid letting us know that he'd found the girl he wanted to marry, but to not tell anyone yet. For several weeks we discussed wedding plans, made arrangements to be off work, and waited to be able to spread the news!!!

With this information, our time out west changed from a 10-14 days to all three weeks plus extra days to be in attendance for the wedding festivities.

The festivities included Liz receiving her endowment in the Logan Temple,

a Horrocks Family Wedding Shower,

an open house in Pocatello,

a wedding reception in Salt Lake,

 and the wedding itself, in the Salt Lake Temple.

For the Idaho Open House, Sid and Liz had a soft serve ice cream machine. Our job was to bring toppings. Off to Chocolate World to shop for all that might be needed for a sundae. We distributed the toppings, syrups, and sprinkles between our checked and carry-on luggage. Luckily all arrived in tact.

Yes, there was a Resse's theme. When it's the bride and groom's favorite, many must be purchased.

A very full few days but worth every minute to celebrate these two lovebirds.

Welcome to the family, Liz, we love you!

Non-Wedding Summer Fun

Between all the wedding festivities, we managed to fit in some other vacation-type things; meeting Liz, visiting our families, Yellowstone, and Bryce Canyon.

Dinner with the kids. Jake's a Party Pooper sometimes.

Chipper LOVES Dan. Too bad the feeling isn't mutual.

When visiting from out of town, it's always a good idea to check the Temple schedule before showing up.

When we headed to Cedar, we helped Deb with her children which included a stop in Scipio to visit a petting zoo:

Bryce was beautiful. It was fun to reacquaint Dan with the canyon I heard so much about growing up.

While in Cedar we enjoyed an evening with The Bard at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

The Green Show

Before the Performance of "The Comedy of Errors"

We joined Mom and Dad at the Cedar City Cemetery. I got to see my grandmother's new headstone that had been completed earlier in the year.

We took some of my nieces for an outing at Classic Skating. I roller-skated too, what was I thinking?!

Our time in Yellowstone was quick but great to be back in an area that played such a big part of our courtship. We saw a couple shows at the Playmill (Les Miserables and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat), we went on a hike, drove through the North entrance of Yellowstone, and visited Old Faithful at night. 

With all we did, planned and unplanned, it was tough to return to our "normal lives."