That was Some Weekend

I am behind in my blogging. But I am determined not to skip over anything. It might be the death of me. It's like when Rachel was born and I tried to scrapbook. I spent so much time on each individual page that I got burned out. If you look at my scrapbooks, I have three kids, ages 6, 5 and one year old. But I digress...

The week of Caroline's wedding was a busy one. We were able to see all the Millers and it seemed like the party never ended. The older Triplett kids slept over at our house. Sara, Rachel, Sydney, and Emma went to a nearby park and took some goofy pictures.

Valerie and I went out and ran some errands and then the Millers that were still in town came to our house for dinner. (Dan had left for New Zealand that morning and Caroline and Trent for some reason wanted to go away on a honeymoon.) It was pandemonium, but in a good way.

On Sunday, we drove up to Bountiful for Campbell's blessing. Since most everyone was in Utah that weekend, Sam and Rachel decided to bless her here. She's such a beautiful baby! It was really nice of the Allen's (Rachel's parents) to have the blessing at their house. The food was divine and the company wonderful.

Grammie with her newest granddaughter, Campbell Caroline.

Our family posing with Campbell. Caleb was AWOL because he was playing in the basement with Ellery and Bennett.

So you see, that was some weekend...

Huh?

Meet Caleb, a three dimensional version of an M.C. Escher drawing.

Reception

After we set up for the reception at the Springville Art Museum, everyone else showed up.
Derek looks Secret Service showing up with his black suit and glasses. I had to include this picture because when they came to Caleb's baptism last December, his son Max went up to the stand and sang I Am a Child of God with other kids while wearing sunglasses. I had a neighbor ask me afterwards if there was something wrong with my nephew's eyes. Like father, like son.

After last minute primping and adjustments, we took family pictures with the professional photographer (which Sara, Rachel, Sydney and Emma developed a crush on and proceeded to pester him the rest of the night). Sorry about that, Matt Clayton, thanks for being such a good sport.

The Art Museum is a beautiful place to have a reception but it can be a tad stressful if you are the parent of a little one. I saw many a mom or dad follow kids around to avert a potential disaster. The most popular installation was the water works.


Reagan liked it so much that she wanted to become a part of it. We turned our backs on her for just a second and this is how we found her.
She didn't want to leave and any time Sam or Rachel tried to get her away from the water, screaming ensued. I thought it was highly amusing and cute, I'm not sure Sam or Rachel felt the same way. While Caroline and Trent were being good hosts, here are some of the things the rest of us were doing.

I told the boys to be cool, James Bond cool. Jake is just too sweet and smiley.
Brad enjoying the San Pelligrino water. I like San Pelligrino, Brad likes San Pelligrino. But the expression of the girl in the painting describes how most of the others felt about it.

I was so happy to see my family come to the reception. I'm always glad to see them.

Here are some pictures of Caroline, Trent and the cake.

At the end of the reception, everyone was pretty wiped out but we all had a good time. Here's a picture of Caleb at the end of his rope. He loves his new cousin Campbell, can you tell?

So, I have about 200 more pictures of the reception and the wedding, maybe I'll put the rest in a slide show. Caroline and Trent, congratulations and thanks for letting us be a part of your big day. We love you! Peace out.

The Nuptials

The wedding was in the late morning so Rachel, Emma and Caleb just proceeded to have a normal day at school. Brad and I went to the Salt Lake and attended a beautiful wedding ceremony in the Temple. So here are the newly minted Mr. and Mrs. Wall. . .

It was a cold and sunny morning. Not bad compared to how it was the day before.

Top left: Valerie, Brian, Dan and Abby waiting. Top right: Brian keeping Valerie warm.
Bottom left: Wood, Brad and Derek talking about deep things. Bottom right: Valerie, Rachel, me and Laura oohing and ahhing over Caroline's beauty.

I am fortunate enough to have a mother-in-law and sisters in law that I am not only proud to call my family, but to call good friends. I love 'em all! (Rachel, Valerie, me, Caroline, Susan, Abby and Laura)


Dan and Abby really wanted pictures together when they were dressed up and not sweaty and dusty from a hike. Abby wanted to recreate some of Caroline's engagement picture poses but they opted for something more traditional instead.

After letting a professional take care of the pictures, Brad and I went with Laura and Derek to lunch (mmm, Little World!) We then went our separate ways to get ready for the reception.

When we got home, I made sure all of the kids had the clothes that they needed and then left it up to Valerie and Brian to get them ready for the big night. Brad and I needed to go to the Springville Art Museum to help set up for the reception.

The cake.
I wish I would have thought to turn the flash off when I took this picture. Trent made an arrangement of Caroline's bridal photos and their engagement photos. That Trent, he has a definite eye for art, he should probably use that artistic talent to make a living. (He works for an ad agency.)



That's it for the preparation, now let's party!