Wedding and Family!

One of the reasons we headed out west this year was to celebrate the marriage of my cousin's daughter, who 16 years ago was one of the flower girls in our wedding! We had such a great time seeing her embark on her new life with her husband and seeing lots of California family, most of whom I hadn't seen since Lauren's wedding, and several of whom had not met our kids (or at least some of them).

They had a lovely welcome dinner on Friday and the kids were very excited to see people. Heather had very thoughtfully made welcome bags for everyone who attended and the kids were especially excited about that.

There was also some line dancing, which Eleanor and Jane were very into and Rosie tried very hard to keep up with!

Rosie line dancing:

The wedding itself took place in Bridger-Teton National Forest and you had to take a bus to get there. We weren't sure there would be enough space on the buses and with no bathrooms and a long journey, my mom and I decided to go solo and let Chris take the kids on an adventure. It was truly breathtaking!

On the way back we stopped at Mormon Row for pictures.

And then headed back to Wilson, Wyoming for the reception. Eleanor and Jane particularly were enthralled with Sohaila and how beautiful she was. She truly looked like a princess and the girls have been asking tons of questions about her since we've gotten back.

They spent lots of time playing with cousins and cousins' kids.

And the weather, which had been snowy and cold, turned and was just beautiful for their day.

The kids had a blast dancing and celebrating with everyone. A huge congratulations to the bride and groom! And to my cousin who crafted this amazing wedding from across the country, great job and thank you for including us!