Aunt Kendra and Uncle (!) Jake's Wedding

On Thursday after school we packed up our car and headed up north!  We barely beat all the looming rainclouds in the west and made it in time for the big meet 'n' greet family dinner with Kendra's and Jake's families.  Kylie and Hayden were in their zone running around and making friends with everyone!  It was hard to get them to settle down when it came to bedtime, and they didn't go down until after 11.

Friday was the big day and everyone was running around getting everything ready.  My job was to keep the kids under control (a big job in itself haha).  Around noon I dropped the kids off with Grandma Tess, who watched them while I went to the Payson Temple for the wedding.  They all had fun while I was gone, playing Lego's, building things, eating popcorn, cookies and strawberries!

That evening was the reception in Pleasant Grove.  Kylie and Hayden were so cute all dressed up for the reception - I tried to get a picture but Hayden was being a cheeser.  Lately he has a hard time smiling nicely for the camera!

At the reception Kylie was in her zone again.  She ran around eating pizza and gelato to her hearts content, while greeting people by smacking their bums and photobombing all of Aunt Kendra's pictures.  Hayden was more reserved, and just wanted to eat gelato, and be held by either me, Aunt Chantel or Grandma Shari.  Thankfully I whisked them away right at the end of the reception and had them in bed by the time everyone else got home.

Saturday morning I took the kids to the Puppy Barn in American Fork.  I had been meaning to take them there for a while, but just never had the time.  Kylie and Hayden loved it!  As a rule, kids had to be within 3 feet of me at all time, and that was just impossible with Kylie.  She was just running all over the place seeing all the cute puppies - but she always ended up at the teacup chihuahua's.  Hayden loved the fluffy huskies the best!

We spent the rest of the morning with Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete.  Grandpa Pete had brought us some fun presents from Guatemala which we just loved!  We also went to a trampoline place with slides, a jungle gym, and a little trapeze pit.  We all had a blast!

Saturday evening we went to see Lego Batman with Grandma Shari, Grandpa Gary, Aunt Chantel, Uncle McKay and Great Aunt Connie.  It was hilarious and they had redone the theater with huge Laz-E-Boys for every seat, so the kids had plenty of room for squirming around.

Sunday we went to church and then said our goodbyes.  We drove home in near constant rain.  It kept me on my toes and helped the kids to sleep nearly the whole way home!  Now we just have a few days until we leave for California!