Cody & Alisha's Wedding

 Cody & Alisha are married!!

They were sealed in the Lindon Temple. I really enjoyed what the officiator said during their sealing. There was a very good, very right feeling the whole time. They're an adorable couple who love each other very much. I'm so happy for them!

I know they were all sad that Elena wasn't there. She's serving her mission in Panama, and is doing amazing there. Lori had a cardboard cutout made of her. So cute!

After the luncheon, we went to Al's house to hang out until the reception. Tessa fell through the chair on their deck during dinner. She was just sitting there eating, and then the fabric gave out. Rockwell ran over and got a picture. Haha!

Tessa had so much fun with Hallee and the babies at the reception.

Tessa and Clara danced for a while and it was so cute!

Judah loved blowing bubbles with Tessa.

It was a great day being with family and celebrating Cody and Alisha!

Dad's Birthday

Paul turned 46!!! He took the day off work and was able to sleep in for a bit. We went to watch Heart of the Beast at the theatre and then got some lunch at Seven Brothers. It was so fun to spend the day with him!

He opened his presents that night. I suprised him with tickets to West Side Story at Hale Center Theatre. He loves that play, so we're looking forward to that next summer.

I think he had a great birthday!

Mom's Birthday

I turned 43!! Matt and Lori were in town and they asked if they could take me to brunch. Paul decided last minute to take the day off of work so he got to come too. It was super fun, and so nice of Matt and Lori to do that! 

I got to read on the deck after brunch, and then after we got the kids where they needed to be, Paul and I went to Barnes and Noble and browsed for a while. Then we went to dinner at Sol Agave. We've heard from a few friends how delicious it is, and it lived up to the hype for sure. It was so good!

I opened presents when everyone was home that night.

I love my new bag, water bottle, stock pot, treats, and Barnes & Noble gift card. It was a great birthday!!

Around Our House

 Damon had another volleyball tournament, and he played so well!

He's getting the hang of being setter and doing awesome at it!

Paul and I went to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Hale Center Theatre. It was a great show. They always do such a great job at Hale!

Damon grew his hair out so he could get another perm.

It looks so good on him!! He loves it!

Tessa's Young Women class had a face painting night. They all looked so good! Scout wanted hers painted too, so her, Tessa, Brynn, and Audrey came over after the activity and painted Scout's face. Paul and I enjoyed hearing the girls laugh on the deck all night. Such fun girls!

Damon had his last tournament for this session of volleyball. 

His team played great and took home the silver medals. :)

Rockwell went to the Haunted Forest with some friends. He said it was actually really scary and they had such a fun time!

Grandma and Gramps came over for dinner last week. We loved spending the afternoon with them and getting to visit!

They had gone to the BYU vs Notre Dame game the night before, and they were able to meet Bear Bachmeier at their hotel. They have been avid, loyal BYU football fans for so long, and I thought it was so cool that they got to meet him!!

Buffalo Peak Hike

 Tessa wanted to hike and see the fall colors. We tried a new hike, Buffalo Peak.

I loved spending this time with Tessa and getting to talk and catch up on what's going on in her life right now.

There were beautiful colors all along the trail.

The views at the top were absolutely gorgeous!!

There were so many fall colors in every direction!

It was a really fun morning with my Tessa Girl!!

Woodbridge Meet & Region

The cross country team went to Woodbridge, California for a meet. The top 10 boys and girls got to go. They have so much fun on these travel meets!

The boys ran really well. I think most of them PR-ed. Rockwell said his PR doesn't really count because it was a shorter course though. :)

The top 100 of each race got a medal.

Hillary was in California for a vacation, so she went to the meet and sent me a picture of Rockwell and Ollie.

They went to Newport Beach and had a blast in the ocean.

I know they did some shopping at outlets and few other fun things on the trip. Rockwell said it was an absolute blast!

They had their Region Meet at Scera Park.

Paul and I were driving to the park and passed the team on their warm-up run. Rockwell had different hair than when he left the house that morning! He and a few other boys went to Luke's at lunch and buzzed their heads. That was a surprise!! Haha.

Rockwell's stomach wasn't feeling good before the race. We talked to him before it started and wished him luck to just do his best and hope he could make it the whole race. He did great considering how he was feeling! He finished in 18:13.9, 33rd place, and 5th on the team.