Hilarie & Andrew

Unlike another sibling of mine, whose name shall remain anonymous, Hilarie knows how to make a wedding happen. She even moved up the blessed date when aforementioned anonymous sibling was unable to deliver on the end of April/early May date. So, congratulations Hilarie and Andrew!

You might not be able to tell from the pictures but even though it was early Spring in SLC it was like 50 degrees outside and chilly, the rain paused just long enough for them to be able to take all their pictures!
Amy and Kendra striking a pose at the reception.

There was a little bit of intermittent rain during the picture process, thankfully the happy couple was prepared with this effective umbrella.What a nice lookin' family.

Amy's "I miss Utah food list" included Porter's in Lehi, Cafe Rio, Nielsen's Frozen Custard, and Parker's Drive In. We made it to all but Parker's--next time I guess.Here's a shot at Leatherby's. They apparently have closed down the store in Provo but that didn't stop us, there are still a few other locations where you can still dine on Grandma Grace's Ice Cream Sundae. It took four of us to knock out the ice cream packed into this one Sundae. Aunt Sue, Mom, and Dad are all on the other end of the table. This was the night after the wedding. Dad called Hilarie and Andrew to invite them but they took a rain check.The best part about our hotel is that it came with a complimentary liter of Vodka. The weird thing is they tuck it way under the bed so you have to really be looking to find it. We thought about spiking the punch at the reception but one of Hilarie's bridesmaids took the high ground and poured it down the sink. Next time I guess.

Happy Anniversary!

Can you believe it?! 6 YEARS. We spent our wedding day in the Portland Oregon Temple, and we spent our 6 year anniversary in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a good way to remember our wedding anniversary.

I love you Jaron!

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny did find our house this year, thank goodness. Amy grew up with the household tradition that each Easter basket was hidden around the house somewhere and you have to go find it. I tried to explain that the tradition was to hide the eggs, not the baskets, but she would still rather hide the baskets. The good news is I found mine.
Amy found her basket too, it was hiding in the middle of the living room on the coffee table. Yeah, oops, I forgot we were suppose to hide the baskets. Good thing it was a good basket.

And it looks like Bianca got a basket too. Huh.

And since Amy was in charge of Bianca's basket, it was hidden according to plan, and thanks to the beef jerkey in there she was able to sniff it out pretty easily.

Puppy Sitting

We recently answered the call of duty just before Easter to watch our friends dog Annie (the Yorkie). That same weekend another friend wanted us to watch the puppy he bought as a surprise Easter present for his wife. He's a mini doberman, and someday will grow up to be a 5 pound monster like the other two dogs in this picture, but as of that day he looked more like the baby dragon from Eragon after hatching out of an egg. Or, in Jaron's opinion, some sort of Claymation animated monster...but it's impossible to not be cute when you're tipping the scales at under 16 ounces... Here Bianca is trying to decide what she thinks about the new "intruder"/"guest". She was doing ok with one extra dog in the house, but when the total came to three I think that was pushing the limits of her comfort zone.

Jaron in his reindeer pajama pants, they must be as comfortable to sit on as they are to wear.

This is one tiny little dog. We were going to airbrush out the pile of dirty laundry in this picture but on second thought, who doesn't have a little dirty laundry laying around?