At the beginning of October (October 4th, to be exact) Pat and his sweetheart, Jesse, sealed the deal and were married in the San Diego temple. Hip hip hooray! It was quite the drive in such a full car (seven passengers, 3 of them kids), but it was worth it. We had a fabulous time, and we all looked pretty good too!
Jack and Stetson, waiting outside the temple for the bride and groom to come out. It looks like Jack had a pretty good grip on his cousin's leg...probably because he had just gotten a glimpse of Marie Osmond and couldn't believe his eyes. No lyin', she was there! As it turns out, she's related to Jesse
(or she's available for hire to come to weddings now...)
And here are my beautiful sisters-in-law: Clare, Caitie and Cami. They are also available for hire to attend any wedding that needs more glamor.
Here's Jack, Addie and Stetson in their party attire. Jack had just finished selling his papers for the day. Carpe diem!
And here's my sweet family. The location for this reception was so beautiful! It was atop a hill overlooking vineyards and orange trees. There was even a pool that was disguised as a pond, complete with a bridge. Awesome!
And here are the people you were really hoping to see: Patrick and Jesse. Isn't she the most stunning bride? There was food, dancing, and all kinds of fun at the reception. When it was over, we all headed back to the hotel and soaked in the hot tub.
Just because the wedding was over didn't mean the fun was over. Heck, we were still in San Diego, after all! So we went to Sea World. Addie is probably the only kid who has ever whined about going to Sea World. She did NOT want to go, she just wanted to go to a beach. Being the mean parents we are, we made her go spend the day at a fun place with awesome animals anyway.
Here we are waiting for the Shamu show. You can tell the show hadn't started yet because of how dry we all were still. In fact, it was the first event of our day in Sea World. See how not sweaty we are, too?
After hitting up all the shows and wearing ourselves out, we decided to take a break in the kids area. Jason and Addie rode on the rides/ stood in lines while I watched Jack run through the splash pads at lightening speeds. It was definitely Jack's favorite part of the day! He shocked people by how fast he could run despite his small size, and even had a collision with a kid three times his size and survived. He took a stellar stroller nap after all the exercise/concussion. (In case any one is genuinely worried, he did not really have a concussion.)
Addie and I spent some time in school.
Addie and Jason on a rescue mission, something to do with an endangered crocodile species, I think.
Jack woke up from his nap and decided that he had been hit harder than he previously thought, since he was now seeing large colorful fish walking around and singing Elvis songs. Stetson is the other cute boy in the picture, looking calm as a cucumber. Oh, and Addie ended up having fun after all. Surprise! Didn't see that coming, did you? She said her favorite part was the polar bears, which is hilarious because they were in hibernation and all we saw was their empty habitat.
After Sea World we tried to go to a beach, but ended up at a really smelly sea lion one and left without even getting out...assuming it would be possible to get out and ambulate in such poor air conditions. Fortunately, we still had Sunday morning to spend at the beach and make Addie's dreams come true.
Here's Bapa giving Jack his first dip in the ocean. Jack's a fan of water, so he loved it even though it was cold.
Tyler found a large piece of seaweed that needed tossing. It was reminiscent of Jason tossing the jellyfish in San Francisco. It must be a boyscout thing...
Clare and Addie made a lovely sandcastle fit for a king crab.
Here's Addie, wandering and babbling and imagining something princess-related, I'm sure.
Jack going in for another dip, with Bapa, Caitie and Marta in the background. Marta seems to be the only one with the appropriate reaction to the water temperature. She's also the only one in this photo from California, which means either A) she is unable to tolerate the cold unlike us sturdy Utahns or B) being at the beach is such a rare and special occasion for landlocked people, that the magic of the moment clouds our senses and blocks the message of "cold" from reaching our brains.
My brain certainly wasn't receiving any messages as I waded deep into the water with Caitie to battle the waves. We continued walking into the water until we saw a large wave forming and speedily heading our direction, then we clung to each other and screamed until the wave knocked us over and washed us towards shore. Then we did it again. And again. And then several more times after that.
Here we are in the clutches of a big wave. Yeah, Caitie and I know how to have fun.
And I'll end this post with a photo of Jason in expert frisbee-catching form, looking so cool and ready for that flying disc to glide straight into his hand. Go ahead, make it your screensaver.
What a fantastic trip! It's hard to believe that such a place really exists and that I was there once, while as I am typing this the snow is building up and threatening to trap me in my home. Thank goodness for photos!
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