My Birthday and the Wedding

Last Saturday (7/5) was my birthday. Michael took Carma to his parents' house (where Judson had spent the night) and Kiki went to Home Depot--she brought back bacon, egg, and cheese croissants and fruit tarts home for us for breakfast. When Michael and the kids got home, we hung out until Jared got there (he flew in and rented a car); then we waited for a babysitter for Carma and went and played lazer tag with a big group of boys and 2 men. All the adults (6 of us) were on one team and all the boys (8 of them) on the other team. We beat them, of course, and Jared came in first; I came in third. Afterwards, we played glow-in-the dark putt-putt. That night, we all went and ate dinner at Winger's--Nikki and Levi met us there. Then we went home and played Settlers and ate the asphalt pies we took home from Winger's. It was a great birthday! Here are pics from eating out:

The next morning, we ate breakfast with Kiki and the kids, then we drove to Jared's mom's house. We went to church at her ward. After church, Ryan (the groom) and his family came over for dinner and we hung out and played games that night. The rest of the week went like this:

Mon.: We went shopping with one of Jared's sisters and her DH and baby girl--I had to buy shirts and shoes for the wedding to match everyone else. We had a BBQ at the house with Ryan's family.

Tues.: Stephanie received her endowments in the Mount Timpanogos temple then everyone went and ate lunch at a Chinese buffet. All the girls then drove to Salt Lake City and spent the night at a relative's house. We hung out, ate strawberry shortcake, played a game, and Stephanie opened presents from us.

Wed.: Went back to the house and played with our nieces and one nephew all day. That night was spent getting ready for the wedding and hanging out.

Thurs.: Left at 7am for the wedding at the Bountiful temple. We took pictures for a couple of hours after the wedding then we all had lunch at Tucano's. We babysat two of our nieces when we got back to the house then some of us played in the backyard that evening. We watched the wedding video of one of his sisters before going to bed.

Fri.: Jared and his little brother went fishing with their grandpa and his brother. After they got home and gutted and cleaned the fish, we hung out then got ready for the reception. The reception, which was held at Jared's grandpa's house, was lovely and we even danced a bit and had a great time. Here are some pics from the wedding and reception:

Yesterday, Jared drove me to Kiki's house before he went to the airport and flew home. We got there really early so I had to wait for the kids to wake up. When they did, Carma had "chocolate toast" (toast with Nutella) and I couldn't help snapping some pics:
Judson went to a friend's birthday party and I played with Carma while Kiki napped then we went shopping at Wal-Mart. After dinner, the kids were put to bed and we watched "Dan in Real Life" If you haven't seen that movie, I think you should! It is SO CUTE!

We've just been hanging out this morning until it's time to go to church--they don't go until 1:00. Actually, I need to go get ready now. I'll post in day or two to add more pictures! :)