Jori's Wedding

My sister Jori got married 2 weeks after my sister Amy. It has been a crazy summer with all the events, but this one in particular was pretty special. We stayed at a house in Kanab, and that is where she got married. It was perfect because we didn't have to travel to and from the hotel, there was a pool, and we had everything there for the wedding/reception. She got married on July 13th to Daniel Schofield. He couldn't be more perfect for Jori and her children. 

Here is the isle, with my dad and Jori's son Carson walking her down in the back. In the front there is Dawson on the left, Mckynlee in the wagon, Breslynn and Daxon (the twins) on the right, and one of Danny's nieces pulling the wagon. Dawson was so proud to be a part of the wedding.

As they walked passed, this is what I noticed..... the big bow on the back of the wagon that had Andee M'lee written in gold on it. She was a flower girl with Mckynlee. In the wagon they had a pink teddy bear with Andee M'lee embroidered on it. Mckynlee was holding the bear and playing with it. Both of my kids were a part of this special day for my sister. It brought tears to my eyes because of how thoughtful my sister Jori is. She always talks about Andee M'lee and never fails to include her. When we ask Mckynlee, "Where's Andee? Where's Andee?" She just starts smiling so big and looks up.

During the ceremony Mckynlee would start to get a little fussy and Dawson just played with her the entire time to keep her happy. The thought of Andee M'lee being there with her and Dawson playing with her too was such a tender moment. It also never fails to suprise me how in tune Dawson is with little ones. His attention span towards babies and younger kids is truly amazing.

Here's the newlyweds to be! It was so funny during the ceremony because Danny was reading was the bishop was reading out of his book. Danny was just following along with his eyes and we all started laughing once the bishop turned his book towards Danny so he could see better to follow along. HILARIOUS! Then the bishop asked, "Have I misread anything?"

Here's Dawson next to the Andee M'lee bow and the "Andee Bear". Dawson was so proud of knowing his sister was there with him, and he took care of her the rest of the night......

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Here is our whole family, missing one....that should be here in December. It includes my sister Amy and her new husband with his kids, all of Amy's kids before James goes on his mission, and everyone else. L-R: Rick (Amy's new husband), Amy, Choc in the back, Kortni, Haylee in the back (hopefully Choc's wife soon), Me, J.D. behind me, Danny, Jori holding Mckynlee, Matt, Jamie, Chad, James behind, Layne behind, my mom, my dad, Lyndee, Mikinzie, and Sari. Then the kids in fron L-R: Carson (Rick's boy), Tayson (Rick's other boy), Dawson holding the Andee bear standing behind, Rylee, Daxon, Jessi behind, Breslynn, and Carson (Jori's son).

Here is our little family. Sorry about the hair do, we had just gotten home from Lake Powell and had about 1 hour to get all of us ready, so no specialties with getting ready.

Remember how I said earlier that Dawson took care of Andee M'lee all night? Well, what that entailed was him pulling that wagon around all evening with the Andee Bear wrapped in a blanket. It was so sweet!

When other kids would come try to pull the wagon they would start to run and Dawson would yell, "NO! slow down! You have to be careful with my sister, she's asleep and little." He's so protective. :-)

This little man is Daxon. He is such a character and absolutely adorable. He's sitting on Great Grandma Biel's lap and sang, "You are so Beautiful" from Little Rascals to her. We couldn't get enough of hearing him sing it! He would even go high at the end like Alfalfa, "to meeeeeeeeee."

Here are the men in our family, minus my dad. They all are pretty well fit don't ya think? L-R: J.D., Chad, Danny, Matt, Rick, and Choc.

And here are the ladies (sisters). L-R: Jori, Me, Amy, Kortni, and Jamie. We all try to pose and then on the count of 3.... the next picture really shows us.

I yelled "on the count of three grab your boobs!" and so we did and Jori bent over- it was hilarious! The best part is that my sister Kortni is grabbing  her chest in this pic, but then she thought we were supposed to grab the person in front of us, so she tried to grab Amy's chest.... seriously.

My mother, her mother, Jori, and Mckynlee- 4 generations all healthy and lookin' good!

After the party, we needed another party at the pool. So J.D. and I headed out with the kids and had so much fun! L-R: Dawson, Chase, Jaidon, and Miki in the back.

We obviously didn't get enough, so we swam again the next day and the next! BUT, J.D. wouldn't get in.... so of course Dawson and his mischevious side (from me) pushed him in! Way to go Dawson!

 

All in all it was an awesome weekend and full of lots of laughter.