Rusty and Larissa's Wedding- August 30, 2013

They did it folks, they went and got married.  And it was beautiful!

Larissa and Rusty met at BYU in their singles ward.  They dated for a few months and then both graduated from Engineering on the same day (go here for that post).  They got engaged earlier this summer right before Larissa took off for Connecticut where she started her first "real" job at Pratt and Whitney.  Getting engaged consisted of a ruined "fake" double date with Rusty's roommate, a walk to a waterfall, his nieces bringing roses and the ring down the trail, and ended with a private plane ride over Provo.

The majority of their engagment was spent apart except for one quick trip for each of them.  Larissa came back to Utah once a couple weeks before the wedding and took some bridals/formals with Aunt Heather.  Here is a sneak peek of the pictures that Heather took of them.  

Also my sisters and I her a bridal shower too.  I am terrible and didn't take any pictures of the event!  so sorry!  Corinne did a great job with the decorations, Mykelti did the invitations and I did the food.  For the main dish we made these ham and cheese sliders and they were a crowd pleaser along with this White chocolate Reese's fudge.  

Wedding Day 8-31-13

The day started off at the Salt Lake Temple where they were sealed as husband and wife.  Corinne and Mykelti were so kind to watch my kids plus all of his nieces and nephews.  I loved being in the sealing room, always a great experience to celebrate a new couple, plus reflect on our own wedding day. 

 Bonus to the wedding day was seeing Melanie and John from Kansas

 Grandma and Libby

Adalyn loves going to church.  And so she got excited when we put her dress on that morning because she thought we were going to go to a church, but we explained that a temple was even better than church.  So when we finally got there I had to take her picture with the temple because she was so excited to be there! 

Mr. and Mrs. Cannon!

It was a crowded day at the temple so pictures were quick on the stairs and then we moved over to the side.

After pictures we hung out at City Creek until the luncheon. And some of us napped...

And some of us did not nap...

The Luncheon was held at The Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  It was my first time eating there and it was yummy.  Rusty's sisters and mom decorated nicely and had cute little facts about both of them out on the tables.  Aunt Heather was a big help on entertaining the kids.  She always has fun things for them.  In this case it was the ipad...

  

 The bride and groom with their parents.  All with the last name Cannon... hehe

I just have to say that I loved having the wedding and luncheon right next to each other.  Totally took a ton of the wedding craziness out of the day. 

That evening they had their reception in the same cultural hall as McKay and I did.  They hired a different decorator so that mixed things up.  Here are some of the details from the night...

Her colors were Eggplant (deep purple), mustard yellow, and gray

Wedding Cake by Larissa's best friends dad-

For the food they served Ham and Cheese Crackers with Éclairs and lemon squares.  Larissa loves cheese and crackers. 

We took a few pictures before the reception started, but it was nothing like the amount that we took before our wedding!  Which was good because our kids barely lasted for even the few that we did take that night.  Of course I don't have the main pictures that their photographer got, but here are a few of us dressed up in our cute clothes. 

Even though it is bad lighting I still love this picture.  So happy to be married to such a handsome guy...

Dancing...

Adalyn posing.  She loved her dress!  She looked so cute, and she knew it too!

And one last shot of the bride in her dress before they headed off on their honeymoon.  Larissa looked beautiful that day! 

Everything and I mean everything went off beautifully.  Congrats to the married couple! 

P.S. Happy to have technology so that even though we can't be there we still get to "see" you and your apartment through video chat... 

Love my family even if we all live in 5 different places and 3 different states

PPS Welcome to the family Rusty!  And the story behind the last names is... Yes they are both Cannon.  They figured out the genealogy and it ends up that they are both descendants of George Q. Cannon, but they come through different wives.  So their relationship is half 3rd cousins once removed.  So they are close, but not too closely related. :)  It just means that their kids will REALLY look like Cannons. 

Daily Life- Summer 2013

Many years from now I am going to wake up to a quiet house.  No children will have woken me up in the middle of the night and I will get to choose whatever I want to eat for breakfast.  I will be spending my days doing what I want to do and I will maybe even go a whole week without changing a diaper.  Many years from now I will also forget the little things about today/ this year.  It will all become one big blur and I will be that grandma in the store telling every young mom to enjoy these days because they go so fast.  So today, before I forget, I want to write about the little things that fill up our days and make them seem to fly by.

Basically I am going to write out our daily schedule.  We never follow it perfectly, but it is our general guide.

Most days I am the first one awake around here.  I babysit a little boy and he comes before my kids wake up.  So I get up and put myself together enough to answer the front door.  Then he and I hang out till the others stir.

Adalyn is usually first.  Both of my kids wake up happy.  I here them "talking" in their rooms for about 10-25 minutes before they will start crying out for mommy to come get them.  I love that they do this.  I need the mental preparation that the day is about to begin.  Even if I am already awake it gives me time to finish up whatever I am working on.

I am a breakfast first kind of person so we move straight from our beds to the breakfast table.  No clothes, bed making, or anything until I get food in my stomach.  I think Adalyn would prefer a little while before eating because she usually wants to wait a little before she eats.  I could see her being one of those teenagers that skips breakfast for more sleep.

After breakfast we head back to the bedrooms for clothes, hair, teeth brushing and diaper changes.  These days it is common for me to change 6-8 diapers before noon.  :P  I am trying to really set this as our routine because if not, I am terrible at remembering to brush teeth/make beds etc.

Once everyone is ready for the day we head out for a morning walk/run.  I love getting outside this summer and our new stroller has made it possible to do so with 3 little kids.  Last summer Adalyn struggled alittle bit with wanting to actually stay in the stroller and would usually only last for a mile or so, but this year both my kids have loved riding in the stroller and can last for a LONG time.

After our walk I shower and the babies (not Adalyn) take their morning naps.  During their naps Adalyn and I will either go back outside, read books, or she will watch a movie.

Lunch time (after morning naps) is crazy because everyone is usually eating different things.  Adalyn sandwiches, Jensen veggies or fruit, me left overs, and neighbor boy eats whatever was packed for him.

After lunch we go in the basement to get our energy out.  We throw balls or color with markers on paper.  Adalyn's new little kitchen is down there so she loves cooking.

Now comes my favorite time of day which is afternoon naps.  My goal is to have everyone sleeping... at the same time.  That happens a few times and week and I will usually lay down for a rest once or twice a week.  So thankful they all still take a nap.

After naps and neighbor boy goes home we relax and make dinner.  We don't have air conditioning in our car so we avoid leaving the house at this time like the black plague.  Once fall comes that will change, but for now we try and do errands in the morning or at night.  Adalyn will often play with her water table or have me read books to her.  3-6pm is the hardest time of day for all of us.  Adalyn is needy and Jensen is fussy, and I am just trying to make dinner.   Honestly we all just want dad to come home as soon as possible.  :)

Once daddy comes home it is like we all got energy shots and we are renewed for the evening.  I love that we all get to eat dinner together every night and am thankful that McKay makes this a priority.  But after dinner anything is fair game and these summer nights have had us going in a million different directions.  Between yard work, scouts, zumba, temple nights, errands, etc. we are busy in the evenings and we are usually left wondering where the night went.  Hopefully we can slow things down a bit this winter, because honestly I feel like we barely have time to get the "have to" things done before it is bed time.  Can't imagine what it will be like when the kids get older...

We do baths every other night and then the kids are put to bed between 8 and 8:30.  Then mom and dad finish things up and head to bed ourselves.  McKay's mornings starts fairly early so we try and get to bed by 10 these days.

This is what I usually look like by the end of the night...

Glamorous right?

But I am happy to have my little family.  I learn so much from them each day and am happy to spend my days serving and loving them.