June Randomness

 More beautiful bike day playing in the water

Cool mornings wrapped up in blankies reading on the deck

I took Hallie to see Dr Tanner a couple times and she got to sit in the massage chair....she thinks we really need one of them.

Plenty of days with friends over at all hours of the day

And some piano practicing. It can be a challenge to get the girls to settle in and practice but usually once they sit down they play for much longer than they need to. I really would love for all the kids to play the piano to the point they could play accompany someone and play for fun

The kids have all gotten into games and are now at the age they really can play by themselves

Liam has even had some friends over

Gunnison Weekend-Grayson's Blessing, Side by Side Riding, and Water Fun

 After a quick night sleep we were up bright and early to head to Gunnison for Grayson's baby blessing. Matt had taken most the suitcases out the night before so we had less to pack the morning of. We grabbed breakfast at the hotel and got on the road. I was about 90 minutes to Nic's. All the kids fell asleep pretty quickly once we were on the road so it was a quiet and quick drive to Gunnison. Maddi text me on the way and said she didn't think she was coming. She was having a hard time that Nate was now officially married and struggling with her anxiety. After talking it thru she decided to come. I think all the time we just need to be seen and heard to work through our feelings. We got there about 10 minutes before sacrament started. We stayed for both sacrament and relief society. It's been awhile since I've gone to relief society since I'm in nursery all the time now so that was nice. After we headed back to Nic's to get unloaded and have some lunch. Kyle's family had stayed the night before so we waited to move all our stuff in until later that night. After we ate we played outside to pass the time.

Monday morning we were up and going to get our side by sides at a decent time. Nic made breakfast and we packed lunch and got loaded up. Kim and Ez stayed at a local hotel and met us at the rental shop. We rode from the rental site into the hills and found the trails. The kids all love when we go side by siding. Liam actually calls it side be siding. The kids get the chance to ride around and ride with different cousins. Its more fun to ride the less traveled trails because they aren't as dusty.

About half way thru our journey we stopped at Nic's trailer to have lunch and hangout. Nic's family comes her often and wanted to show the kids their fort. 

The boys let the kids take turns shooting at cans

Emy was pretty proud of herself for getting Gray to sleep

We also stopped at a little fishing spot that Kyle loves and played in the water briefly because it was freezing!

One of the things I love about doing this is at some point most of the kids fall asleep. I used Matt's quarter zip to hold his head up

My favorite driver to be a co pilot for

The kids fight over who gets to sit in the front with Matt and I so we rotate

My favorite group to ride with...love all of them

We came home that night dusty and exhausted. After we showered we ordered pizza and watched movies. The next morning we hung around the house. Everyone was tired. I guess thats one bad thing about going from one even to the next. We were planning on going to the reservoir but we decided to play water games at Nic's instead.

After a couple hours everyone started melting and we decided it was time to head home. Matt loaded the car while I got all the kids bathed and changed. It was such a fun week but totally exhausting. We were supposed to stay another night but everyone had had it. We are so grateful that we were able to spend so much time together...until next time.

Nate & Kennedy's Wedding Day

 The day was finally here!! Nate and Kennady were getting married. She wanted to get married in Salt Lake but the temple is closed for renovations so decided on Payson. With the drive we decided to all stay in the same hotel nearby. It was fun to be able to get up and do breakfast all together before getting ready for the wedding.

After laying everyone's clothes out we realized Emy had forgotten her shoes. So we left a few minutes early so we could stop and grab some. We lucked out and found some she liked pretty quickly. Matt said I've never been in and out of Ross so quickly.

Matt, Maddi, and I stayed with the kids in the waiting area. It worked out well. The kids watched a few videos and at that point they came to get us to wait for the couple to come out for pictures. 

It was warmer than any of us anticipated and although the wait felt longer than it actually was we survived. 

Maddi was one of the bridesmaids

When we first found out about the engagement Kim, Nic and I decided we wanted the girls to wear matching outfits and they turned out so cute. It was fun to see them run around all day in their matching dresses.

I love the time I get to spend with my sisters

Slave labor keeping our daddy cool

The love of my life! Bets decision I made almost 16 years ago

And this little buddy is our partner for sure

They had a few fans that they passed out but they did very little for the record heat that day

All the beautiful women in my family. Some of my best friends right here. They've all been here through the thick and thin.

All of our cute kiddos

My sisters

Ducky Grandma and the new couple

The Norr family has grown by one more after 14 years of being the same adults and adding kiddos along the way! So excited for both Nate and Kennady

Now the picture looks more complete. All 22 of us

All 11 grandkids

Nate and Kennady decided not to have a luncheon so we had to make plans for lunch so we wouldn't have hangry people in this family. There was a near by Cafe Rio so we basically took up the entire dining room. After we had lunch we had time to kill before we needed to be at the reception site so we did a couple shopping stops and grabbed gas then headed to the center.

They had a buffet dinner then had speeches and dancing after. Poor Nate felt terrible after spending so much time in the sun. I ran to a local gas station and bought some body armor so he could drink it but he felt yucky and I felt terrible because he couldn't enjoy the reception and evening.

The flowers at the reception center were breath taking. I had a heads up that it might be that way since Kenn said she was going to spend the majority of her wedding budget on them. There were so many of them. We sat on the tables further back we were told that the brides family got to take all the closer tables. We were fine with that and had our own party in the back.

My cute mom and dad giving their speeches

Then they had some odd flash mob dancing that transitioned into everyone being invited. 

Because Kenn's dad has left the church she wanted to do a ring ceremony. It was short and sweet and then we retreated back to the air conditioned building. The kids loved the set up and used the umbrellas. The photographer was nice to appease them by taking all their pictures.

Then they had the reception. Pretty much the same people came to that as came to the dinner/ring ceremony but for the reception they had skookies and ice cream as well as a drink set up.

I think the kids would say their favorite part was the send off. They had sparklers and bubble guns and they all had a hard time sharing because it was so much fun.