[Grace] Utah Wedding Intermission

Three and a half months into our trip, we flew to Utah for a week, mainly because of Tristan (my mom's youngest brother) and Cassie's wedding. While in the States, we also managed to finish a few other important tasks, such as house hunting and eating at Cafe Rio.

We arrived Sunday night (if you would like a full recount of our crazy travel day, read Kate's blog post), stopped at the grocery store to buy essentials like Lucky Charms, then headed back to our AirBnB for an attempt at a full night sleep when our bodies thought it was 8am.

Monday morning was the start of a whirlwind week. My parents spent some time house hunting, my siblings and I prepared for our math test and when we were all done we got to spend time with family.

When Friday rolled around, it was a busy day. The wedding was in the afternoon and the Kate, Cannon and I had our math test at BYU in the morning. After the math test (which all three kids did well on), we spent some times with family in the valley, getting ready for the wedding before driving down to the Ogden temple.

Getting to the temple was quite the adventure, as we parked far away, which meant we had almost a mile to walk. Normally, this would be no big deal, but we hadn't factored in that the women would be wearing heels...I still have blisters.

Ogden temple

Once we got to the temple, it was the job of the my siblings and I, as the oldest cousins, to babysit the younger kids while the adults went into the temple. It was a beautiful, sunny day and it was delightful to sit out in the temple gardens with all of the cousins.

Once the marriage ceremony was over, and the newlywed couple emerged, we spent some time taking pictures.

After the pictures, we all drove to a nearby burger restaurant and had a delicious dinner. We spent time with cousins, and I met two of my great-aunts. Good food, good company, celebrating a wedding of two wonderful people. What more could you ask for?

Congrats Tristan and Cassie!