A Whirlwind Wedding

Thank goodness for dad! He saved Valentines Day again by helping Lydia make this adorable treasure box. I was quite impressed and Lydia loved it. Allie's class made their own during school, bless Mrs. Nelson's heart. I helped Hudson with his and forgot to get a picture but it definitely didn't look like Lydia's. Luckily he's not too picky yet.

Loren and I woke up on Valentines Day to find this on our door. We are the luckiest to have our sweet kids.

Lydia had fun making Valentines Day cookies at Activity Days.

I got to have dinner with my bestie the other night in Salt Lake. It never fails, no matter how much time has passed since we've seen each other, we pick up exactly where we left off. I love this girl so much. We've been though everything together. So grateful for her friendship in my life.

My sweet, dear friend, Missy Murdock passed away suddenly. She was my neighbor in Hyrum and my family could not imagine having better neighbors. Missy was always serving and looking outside herself. She gave the most amazing hugs and had an incredibly fun personality. It's hard to imagine the world without her light. It was a big blow to my family and so many others to lose her.

Cam and Mary left Greyson and Addy for a few days and we had fun hanging out with them.

We love our Friday afternoons with Grandpa and Grandma.

Lindsay and Reiden planned their wedding in four days! It was crazy how everything fell into place in such a short amount of time. We love Reiden and are so happy for them both! They were married at eight am the day after Loren and Dad's trial. Loren was feeling very much like a zombie but managed to smile for pictures.

This one just cracks me up.

Rachel, Sarah and Ell surprised us all and made it for the wedding! It was such a wonderful surprise and we loved being all together. It doesn't happen very often. We missed Jon.

We were supposed to be cheering but I just look like I'm going to punch Loren in the face.

After the temple we ran home, grabbed the kids and went to the brunch at the Riverwoods conference center. It was delicious and fun to see how many family members came to celebrate with four days notice.

Lydia made a book of questions and activities for Lindsay and Reiden to do on their roadtrip to California. It was so cute!

Oh, Jace was there too.

Lindsay gave her bouquet to Lydia and wristlet to Allie. They were so excited.

We love you, Linds! Although we'll miss you, we're so happy that you get to start a new chapter of life with Reiden. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful couple.

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