BRADEN AND MCKENNA'S WEDDING DAY
BREANNA'S BRIDALS- this is a view only album
BREANNA AND ELLIOT WEDDING
TAYLOR FAMILY PHOTOS
TAYLOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES
WHAT A MONTH! It was the culmination of months of preparation for Braden and Breanna and their weddings, and tons of FAMILY TIME!!
We got to be with McKenna at the Provo City Center temple for her Endowment Session...beautiful!
Her family threw a wonderful shower for her with the cutest decorations!
Mmm the treats were just as tasty as they looked!
And the bride just as beautiful as always!
Bridal/Groomal photos were earlier in the month so they did not have to do so many on their wedding day!
JUNE 22 was their big day and it was perfect in so many ways!
Being together was the biggest thing!
The LUNCHEON was a labor of love that we all helped out with! And it came together so nicely!
It meant a lot to us to have our family with us all day!
This was one of the initial activities that Klay and Bennett came up with when they arrived at our house! It was mud city in the sandbox and they played there for HOURS! Jenna and I got a lot done in the yard while they played!
After Braden's wedding, we took a day trip up to Hill AFB to the free museum up there. It was AWESOME! We went up with one jet lover (Evan) and came home with three!!
Of course it helped out that Grandpa spoiled them all with a new toy jet to bring home! It was a super fun outing and for me, time that I needed to spend with the kiddos after so much time spent on weddings prep!
That afternoon we did a joint cousin activity with Brooklyn and Carter and Bennett and Klay and Jenny brought Nathan and Daniel and Amanda brought Lucie and Lane and Wyatt.
We went to the Springville Spray Ground and had a blast there for a couple hours!
We all watched each other's kiddos since it was a pretty big place to have them spread out!
We had to find a bit of shade!!
Daniel and Nathan getting more wet.
Klay and Jenna
We loved having the kids stay with us for those two weeks! The kitchen was a hub of activity and feeding much of the time.
Mackenzie...
...and Klay!
We had a Salt Lake day with Washington cousins and that was really fun! We did the Temple Square grounds and visitors centers and then the Church History Museum which had lots of interactive activities the kids loved.
I had seen a kids Zumba class outdoors in the mornings at the Rec Center and signed Carter, Bennett and Brooklyn up. Carter was hesitant, but in reality, he is a good dancer! There were tons of boys in the older class and he rocked it!
Look at Klay in the background of this video...he could not stop dancing either!
And the second one is Bennett and Brooklyn. They would not let us take front photos for privacy in that class, but it was "Parent Day" in the older class so we lucked out!
The girls in the family loved being involved with Breanna's Bridal Photos up Big Cottonwood Canyon! Her dress and flowers were perfect for her beautiful self!
We found a little place off the side of the road with a forest...
Perfect for some cute flower girl "Auntie/Niece" photos...
Can you say MODELS!!!
And then drove down to a slate mountain and hiked Bre up in her wedding gown for these stunning shots!
The day before Bre and Elliot's wedding was clean-up day at their area.
And we had the most amazing helpers!
Braden and Carter sweeping up.
Friend Megan and Bennett also sweeping up.
We cleaned all afternoon and then had a wonderful BBQ dinner and then REHEARSAL!
We got the biggest kick out of Brooklyn practicing tossing flower petals by actually tossing things out of somebodies bag!
And yup, Bre and Elliot even practiced KISSING!!
On our way home we saw a young MOOSE in the meadow and stopped to watch it a while.
The next morning was a busy prep time to set up for the real deal! But all came together thanks to AMAZING FAMILY AND FRIENDS who just had the midas touch on everything to make it beautiful and on time!
Then it was time for Carter to hand off the ring...
For Bennett to carry the sign...
For Brooklyn to toss real petals...
And for Breanna and Elliot to become
MAN AND WIFE!!!
WOO HOO!!
It was so lovely!
We welcomed guests to her adorable lodge.
Signed the guest logs!
Gave out seed favors.
And took photos of dear people!
Jimmy and Amanda Parks and their cute kiddos.
Elliot and Bre cutting the cake.
Braden and McKenna and Aaron and Michelle family.
Bre with Carole.
Cute little cousins playing together at the kids area.
FAMILY PICS from rehearsal day! OK...I couldn't see which were really good for this post so go to the links for the best ones!
THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT!
FAMILY!!!!!
I just LOVE This one!
We had a day with Bennett and Brooklyn and Mackenzie...at BYU and the Bean Museum and at the spray ground.
Brooklyn and I had a date to play and to go shopping too!
Can you see what she chose to play part of the time?
Wedding was sort of a theme around here!
We had a day up at Museum of Natural Curiosity too! Amanda was able to meet us there with the kids and we had a great time!
Brooklyn and I played a fun chair stacking game and she got creative!
but on July 4 we went with Jenna's family to the 5K race for Jenna and to the parade.
Pre-parade was keeping the kids entertained for 2 hours so we went to the announcer booth the block down and the kids did dance contests!
See video below!
Jennifer's traditional BIRTHDAY BBQ was moved up to early in the day so we could go to a movie in the afternoon.
It was so hot outside we were glad to be done early!
But it was all good and we had a good time and great food!
And we were entertained by the MASSAGE TRAIN!
WOO HOO!! I should have got in line!
Austin's family left to go home on the 3rd after a breakfast at Gpa James house.
So, we had a few days with Jenna's kids.
We took them to the DINOSAUR MUSEUM which was a great time, and then to the Curiosity Museum too!
I was in baking mode for Breanna's Open House in Provo so Bennett helped me making some chocolate chip cookies! He was good at all parts of this including eating the dough!
Videos below include dancing at the parade and then Bennett being the TV announcer about DINOSAURS from the Curiosity Museum!
