Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Amber+Riley=Forever!

Amber Taylor and Riley Lovendale were joined in marriage and sealed together on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. It was awesome! Being part of their day reminded me of how incredible a celestial marriage really is! I am so grateful for my husband and for our eternal marriage. We are so happy for Amber and Riley and wish them a very happy life together! We are also excited to have Riley be a part of the Taylor family! He fits right in.
On Monday night, they had a party at Sugarhouse Park to celebrate their upcoming marriage which would be happening the next day. It was a casual evening with DONUTS for desert! It was awesome! Everyone had a good time! There was even bread there for the kids (and the adults) to feed the ducks with - so cool! It was great to see friends and family members too.
The fathers of the groom and bride.....
The Taylor boys.....Jesse, Cortney, Cameron
GQ. SO. HOT.
The beautiful couple!
A family friend, Michael and his ADORABLE daughter!

The delicious donuts. Yummy!


The ceremony was beautiful and it is always great to have so much family together. It was a beautiful day!
Love it! Love them!
After the ceremony, we hung out for a little bit whilst they snapped some photos outside the temple. We then celebrated their sealing by eating a delicious meal at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It was so beautiful and the food was delicious. Once again, it was just so nice to get together with family!

I love this guy!

Me, Amber, Katie, and Kandis - the bridesmaids........
This Carebear costume was given to Riley from my father-in-law, Lenn for emergency purposes. Amber has had two stuffed animals since she was a kid, and Lenn thought he'd help Riley out if by chance she was having withdrawals from these stuffed animals. He even put the costume in a box that says, "Emergency Kit". It was hilarious! They had no idea...... He even had a custom tag made for the costume.

The whole Taylor Family with the new Riley addition...
This marriage brought to you by...........

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Weber State Fireworks!

Since last year, we've started an awesome tradition with our friends Derek, Aynna, and J, to watch the 24th of July fireworks at Weber State! Of course, it includes delicious food and treats! We had hamburgers and hotdogs this year and grilled bacon-covered pineapple (it was delish!). After the food, we sit and talk and play games. Then the fireworks show up to top off the party! We love it!
Derek and J
Mmmmmmmm.........



Our attempt at grilling starburst .........fail.


Love it!
Aynna, J, and Derek

Our view for the fireworks...... :)
It was a lot of fun! We love you, R fam!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Echo Tri and July Birthdays


Me and my two siblings, Rhonda and Randy have recently been training for triathlons. It's a lot of fun and gives us something to work for. Plus, doing it with other people can help keep us motivated to keep getting better! Woot! We did the Echo Triathlon on July 10th. Because it was C's birthday that day (he turned 15!), we celebrated it the night before. We also celebrated S's birthday (he turned 3). We all got together at Rhonda's house and had spaghetti, garlic bread, and delicious chocolate cake and ice cream! Yay for birthdays! Thanks S and C for being born in July so we could have delicious cake and ice cream!


Girlies and the bunnies!
So dang cute!

It was a fun and relaxing night to get ready for the tri! We did stay up late talking, though - but I love that! It was excellent!
We woke up early and arrived at the race venue around 6:30. Woot! Here are the epic photos Cortney took of us all!









It was a great race! I did get beat by both of them, but we'll see what the next tri brings! :)
I love these guys!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Hill Aerospace Museum with the E fam!







In all my years of living here in C town, I have never been to the aerospace museum, so when Holly asked if I wanted to come with them to the museum, I jumped at the chance! Holly's friend and her kids came with us as well! 8 kids under the age of 9 with 3 adults was just right! The kids had so much fun! That museum is rockin'! It was really interesting! Here are some fun pics of the kids! It was fun just to watch them having fun!


SO cute!






T enjoying the simulation plane model

This picture reminds me of an awesome video I've seen.......
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4
It was an excellent day! And the museum was way cool! The kids had a ton of fun!