Kate took some video at the temple

Trevor and Samantha's Wedding

On Saturday, May 2nd, we had the pleasure of attending Trevor (my little brother) and Sam's wedding. It was such a great day. I really loved it. The only problem with the trip was that it was way too short! But it was great, nonetheless.

 

We met at the Salt Lake Temple for their sealing. It was nice to be in the temple with my family. I was surprised how emotional I was seeing Trevor get married. I was so happy for him, but also a tiny bit sad for some reason. I think it was hard to accept that he is all grown up and that he isn't my "little" brother anymore. He was the last sibling to get married and it's like I finally have to let go of our old family life or something. I know that sounds weird. I don't know what's wrong with me.

 

It was also a great spiritual experience in the sealing room. Their sealer was such a funny and thoughtful man. I thought he had a lot of great advice for them.

 

 

After the sealing, we waited and waited... and waited for them to come out.

 

All 5 of the girl cousins

Phew... I had time to take a selfie! haha

Aww... so cute.

What a beautiful couple! Am I right, or am I right?

Luke's hair decided to be super wacky on the wrong day.  

All the cousins. I think they were over taking pics at this point.

After the sealing, there was a nice luncheon at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. But I have no pictures. :(  Maybe my sisters will post some and I can steal them. Hint, hint...

 

 I wish I took more pictures of the reception. How beautiful is this? It was at Thanksgiving Point. It was a fun evening.

Congratulations, Trevor and Sam!

We wish you the very best.

Easter 2015

It was nice having Easter on the same day as General Conference this year. It made for a nice, relaxing, uplifting day. We had pancakes for breakfast and then watched the first session of conference. Then we headed out to find some eggs.

 

It's supposed to be a bunny, but you'd never know it. Halle didn't seem to mind. :)

 

 

 

 

OK, I am not an awesome cook. I LOVE baking, but I honestly don't like cooking. Far too often, things I cook don't turn out as well as I hope they will. 

 

However, I made the most delicious thing for dinner on Easter. Have you ever had the Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes at the Cheesecake Factory? Well, it's one of me and Nate's favorite dishes. It's honestly amazing. I was excited when I found a copycat recipe on Pinterest a few weeks ago, so I decided to make it on Easter. Guess what... it tasted almost identical to the Cheesecake Factory one. So, so good. I know it doesn't look super appetizing in this picture, but believe me... it was amazing. Try it!! 

http://www.foodfolksandfun.net/2015/02/sweet-corn-tamale-cakes-recipe/#_a5y_p=3380073

 

To make it way easier, you can just buy salsa verde and pico de gallo instead of making them. That's what I did. If you get them from a yummy place like Qdoba or Café Rio it will be even better.

It's supposed to look all fancy like the picture below, but... yeah. That didn't work out for me. Maybe I will work on my food styling skills.  

 

 

Luke is 7 months old

Luke is wearing Paige's coat and girly blanket. I'm sure this will not be the last time he wears pink.

 

I kind of love this face. haha

Kate turns 5!

Kate's 5th birthday started out with a trip to the dentist. This may sound like a mean birthday surprise, but Kate loves the dentist. KiDDS dental is a pretty fun place to go. We had a no cavities, thank goodness. I'm always so bummed when my kids have cavities.

 

 

Kate and the girls playing with her new Sofia microphone. They love that thing. She's been wanting it for months, so her dream finally came true.

I made this cake. It's way easier than you'd think. It was fun to make.

 

Kate had a few friends over for a birthday party. She was pretty excited about it.

This is "pin the crown on Elsa."

 

Nate being a weirdo with his Gollum voice.

Kate is such a sweetheart. I love her laid back personality. She is the best big sister to Halle and Luke. She plays with Halle all the time, even when I can tell she doesn't really want to. And she loves Luke so much. Even after 7 months, she still gets excited to hold him and play with him. She can't wait to start kindergarten in the fall and I know she'll do great.

 

We love you, Kate!