Mayceleen's bridal shower!!

On Saturday we had a bridal shower for my niece Mayceleen!  She is getting married in October and we are so excited for her.  This is the third bridal shower of the summer and we are getting good at pulling these parties together.  I love planning parties and I have the best helpers to delegate to, so they are always such a success.  It takes a lot of work, but they are so fun!  It's fun to shower the special guest with love and attention for the event!

We had a beautiful evening for the shower and it is always fun to get together and celebrate the upcoming wedding of a great couple.  We are so excited for Mayceleen and Kelly and look forward to their wedding next month!

Labor Day - Snowbird - Oktoberfest

With the season getting colder and the official end of summer we decided to take a trip up into the mountains for the day.  We were planning to ride the tram at Snowbird and enjoy the outdoors.  We headed up to Snowbird and discovered that it was Oktoberfest at Snowbird that day!  So, bonus!   We still took the tram up to the top and explored the magnificent views from the ride and at the top.  Then Ethan and I rode the tram back down and Dave, Evan and McKinley took the chair lift down (Brrrr...).  It was so beautiful up there and we enjoyed ourselves.  Afterwards we went to lunch and prepared for fall at our house!  The cooler temperatures are nice and the leaves will start to change soon.  A new season!

Justin is home!

Just a few days after his twin brother returned home, we were at the airport to welcome Elder Justin Cederlof home from his mission to Australia.  What a sweet reunion it was with his family.  We are so proud of his service and look forward to all he will achieve now that he is home!  Welcome home Justin.

Zachary comes home!

Elder Zachary Cederlof returned home from his 2 year mission to Hong Kong.  It's always so fun to be at the airport when these missionaries come home.  The emotions run high and the reunions are so sweet!  He was a wonderful missionary and is going to do great things now!  Welcome home Zach!

Lake Powell Scuba Trip

Austin and David took a trip down to Lake Powell to do some scuba diving and some camping.  "Take pictures" I said as I handed them the small camera for their adventure.  This is what I got:

So, from what they shared, they had a good trip.  The visibility was not so great at the lake, but they enjoyed some time together and brushing up on scuba as it had been a while.  They are ready for our December trip to Cabo where they will be able to have some fantastic dives!  Fun father and son trip!

Ashlee and Brenden's wedding day!

Congratulations Ashlee and Brenden!!

It was such a perfectly wonderful day to see Ashlee and Brenden get sealed in the temple and then celebrate with them all day and into the night.  They were so happy and beaming with love for each other!

The kids cleaned up pretty well and enjoyed celebrating with Ashlee and Brenden!

Good reason to have a family picture...it turned out great!  I love my family!

 A picture of all the cousins, minus two on missions!  What a fun group of amazing kids!

Andrew's home!

Unfortunately I didn't have my camera at the airport when Andrew came home, but I did get this picture of Austin and Andrew at his homecoming that Sunday.  It's been so neat to have Andrew back from New Zealand and to be with the family for the summer before he heads back to college.  Well done Elder Smith, welcome home!