Spokane Trip

July 8-18:
It was great to be back in Spokane for Kaylyn's wedding and we had a lot of fun showing Shawn around our home town and state.  Here's some of the places we went:

Riverfront Park with our dear friends, The Novakovichs :)

Seattle, WA - University of Washington

Seattle Pier

Of course...Ye Old Curiosity Shop!

Multunomah Falls, Oregon

Oh...the beauty of the Pacific Northwest!  Gotta love it :)

Beautiful Day ~ Beautiful Couple ~ Beautiful Wedding

July 15:
Kaylyn's Wedding Day!  On this day, she married her best friend, Garett Johnson, in the Spokane LDS Temple.  Everything went  perfect:  from the wonderful morning at the temple to lunch at Subway with the Bride and Groom (we stopped for a quick bite before setting up for the reception and found Kaylyn and Garett there - should've known they'd go looking for food right away!) to the beautiful reception that evening.  We are so grateful for the help, love and support of our family and friends.  It was so great to see and catch up with so many dear friends in Spokane!

We are so happy for Kaylyn & Garett and so excited to have such a wonderful SON! We are proud of you two and your decisions, choices and ways that you have lived your life in preparation for your temple marriage.  Thank you for being such great examples to your families and friends. WE LOVE YOU!

Kaylyn's Bridal Shower

July 9
Of course, one of the first things to do when we got to Spokane was to throw Kaylyn a Bridal Shower!  Lexi and Krista, Kaylyn's roommate, planned all the food and games and Nikki was kind enough to host the party at her house.  It was so fun to reunite with great friends and family.  There was plenty of  laughter and good, clean fun as we played guessing games, wedding bingo and shared presents.  And don't forget the food...a yummy ice cream bar with every topping imaginable...exactly what every girl needs!

Kaylyn with Krista and Lexi

Ice cream bar

Dear friends - Helen & Jill

Grandma Plumb giving Garett's family the low down

There's trouble right there - Grandma & Sandy

It was so great to see Dani Wicks - Kaylyn's 3rd grade teacher

Anything to do with food or fixing food
was a perfect gift for Kaylyn :)

And of course a burger cookbook from
Mrs. Wicks, the Deluxe Teacher!

And then there was the gift that had nothing to
do with food that made the Bride-to-be blush!

Sisters Shop Wedding Dresses

July11:
After arriving in Spokane, we went to Celestial Selections Dress Shop to pick up Kaylyn's dress and to shop for Lexi's wedding dress.  Kaylyn only had to try on 4 dresses to find her perfect one while Lexi entertained us for quite a while before she found the dress of her dreams. And yes, Shawn was there, ready with his input and opinion!  Good thing we are not superstitious. :)  The whole idea of the groom not seeing his bride in her wedding dress before the wedding is nuts.

 It was quite a surreal moment for me, mom...seeing TWO of my daughters standing there in wedding dresses, looking absolutely gorgeous. Who would've ever guessed they would get married withing two months of each other? But we are sooooo happy for our girls and we absolutely love their guys!

McKenna's 12th Birthday Party

July 5:
McKenna finally gets her pool party!  She's looked forward to this for so long.  She invited 8 friends over to help her celebrate turning 12!  They had a great time playing games in the pool and swimming for hours.  And the oreo cake...YUM!!!
  

                                                         

McKenna has been counting down the months, days until she turned 12.  She asolutely could not wait to get into Young Womens...officially.  She fudged a few times and came with mom and her sister to activities but now she was an official Beehive and could go to the temple to do baptisms.  Happy Birthday Boo!  We love you!