Saturday, August 22, 2009

Utah Summer '09

We had a delightful 2-week trip to Utah near the end of July. I was thrilled to enjoy temperatures in the 90s every day (hooray for real summer!), eat too much crap, take advantage of lots of babysitting, and spend time with my favorite people.

My Husband gave 2nd Brother his baby blessing at my family's home. Part of me thought we should have it at our church in SF, but it was too convenient with so many family members in Utah:


1st Brother had his first (and second) water park experience. If you're near Utah County, you should totally check out the Lindon Aquatics Center. It was a huge hit and only cost $5/person.

1st Brother got to spend some quality time with my sister's adorable dog,

with the son of My Husband's best friend--these boys are almost exactly the same age--

and with 2nd Brother of course:

My in-laws treated us to a trip to the Thanksgiving Point farm and dinosaur museum = awesome:


note the superhero pose in front of the giant shark:

And the real reason we came: for the marriage of my youngest sister! Most of these shots were taken outside the Salt Lake temple where they were married:





My sister and her husband decided to stick with the temple plus afternoon dinner with family and close friends at Macaroni Grill on their big day--no reception, bridesmaids, etc. My Husband and I did this too, and I've never regretted keeping it more low key. Here's 1st Brother on the way to dinner:

And here are the happy youngsters! My mom MADE the dress (and the bouquet) when my sis couldn't find what she had in mind. Any daughter of mine in this predicament is out of luck.


Look at her sassy red shoes!

A better look at the veil, which my second-to-youngest sister made:

5 comments:

Jen Suman said...

It was great to see you guys while you were here! Your boys are so adorable. Love them! I still can't believe your mom made that dress. It blows my mind.

Ang said...

Looks like a fun trip!

Your sister's dress is GORGEOUS!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the post, Jen! Too bad I look really forlorn in that second picture, but it captured the dress well! Love you!

Anonymous said...

It looks like you had such a fun trip home. I am so glad you called me when you were in SLC - it was fun to chat and see your boys!

Your sister's dress is amazing! Your mom is really talented.

Addi said...

Your boys are so, so cute. And your sister's dress is to die for. I'm upset I can't make the pictures bigger to see the detail. You have a very talented mother.