Hip, hip hooray!

"I know the sum of all that makes a man-a just man-happy, consists in the well choosing of his wife..." Massinger . I do believe Brent Jensen has chosen extremely well. My littlest sister Katie was sealed for time and all eternity to her true love on August 14, 2008. We had the privilege of being able to attend this blessed union and enjoy their lovely reception and a splendid time with family and friends. Even though I have visited the Salt Lake temple many times, I am struck by it's beauty every time I step on the temple grounds. It is a magnificent structure, but I think part of what make it so magnificent is the sacrifices that were made by the early saints in building this great house of the Lord.While we waited for Katie and Brent to come out of the temple, I noticed the love that miraculously surfaced between my children. I think it was the spirit of just being on the temple grounds. This is one cherished moment.Some how, it also brought out good hygiene habits. We visited the dentist early that day and Maxwell brought along his floss. You can see that Max and Wickman got pumped up to floss their teeth. Thanks uncle Nick!The groom's cake was already 1/2 gone as well as the wedding cake by the time I got over there with my camera. My mom made them both and did a fabulous job. They were delicious and beautiful. These are my two beautiful younger sisters whom I love dearly. It is so much fun that we are friends now. I am hoping they have forgiven me for being such a bossy sister when we were younger.
Poor little Cecelia was throwing up all throughout the wedding day. She is so close with Katie and had been looking forward to this day for a long time. She was sad and miserable for all of the family pictures. Unfortunately, I don't think she'll remember much of this day. She finally dozed off during the reception with her throw up bag in hand.Paul and Wickman got to go on a daddy/son outing on the scooter to see a movie that they ended up walking out on. I am grateful for a husband with such high standards and for his great example he sets for our children.
My cute nephew, Andy Neff, gave a wonderful farewell talk on the Sunday we were there. He is headed off to serve in the West Indies on a mission for our church. He is setting such a great example for all of his younger cousins and friends and he will be an amazing missionary because of his Christ like love for everyone and because of his strong testimony of the gospel. We enjoyed a fun day of boating with my family and a fun day at the swim club with the Taylor cousins. Cute Grandma Flegal let us stay in her basement while we were there. We enjoyed spending a little more time with her than we would have otherwise. All in all, our trip was too short, but we were grateful for it. For my dear friends and family that have blogs, I was spending a lot of time reading your updates...a little too much time. I decided to prioritize my life and unfortunately blogging is lower on the totum pole than I would like it to be, so I haven't been able to keep up with your lives as much as I would have hoped. I still love you very much even though I am not a frequent visitor on your blogs as of late. I hope you will understand. Much love.