Pizza Picnic at the Park

A little over a week ago we decided to go on a walk to Little Ceasers and then to Joaquin Park for a pizza picnic. At first it was a very nice walk but then it started to get really hot! So when we got to the park we just sat under the pavilion and ate our pizza and crazy bread (as long as Rick is a student we get crazy bread for .99 - wahoo!). It was delicious....and Kimbri loved the pizza too :)

Isn't she just adorable?! 

We had a grand ol' time and it was fun to go on a walk and to the park and eat pizza! Yum!!

Janelle and Brandon's Wedding ~ May 12, 2012

So after Nolan getting home, graduation, family pictures, our trip to Nebraska, and a wedding we (Rick, Kimbri and I) all hopped back in the car with my parents in their big white van and headed off to Colorado for Janelle's wedding! Wahoo! We got to stay in an incredible house of some people that Doug and Kathy knew from the ward. They built it themselves and it was magnificent, and not to mention gigantic! It was seriously better than staying in a hotel. My parents and siblings that went (Zach and Olivia stayed home for choir and soccer), Dawson and Stacie and their kids, and Rick, Kimbri and I all stayed in their house. We all had seperate rooms with our own bathrooms connected to the rooms and in our room they even had a full sized crib for Kimbri! It was SO nice because she doesn't sleep very good in those pack-n-play things. Sadly, though, I didn't take any pictures, darn. But it really was such an incredible house!

We drove all day on Friday, May 11 and got there that evening in time for a delicious dinner of the good old Haycock enchiladas!! Yum! We got to visit with everyone for quite a while until everyone headed to their sleeping quarters for the night to get some sleep before the wedding the next morning! 

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 my amazing cousin Janelle got married to the love of her life, Brandon Nygard in the Denver, Colorado Temple! Congratulations to them!!! I was so happy that we were able to attend their sealing and celebrate with them on their special wedding day! Also, a huge thank you to all the cousins that helped watch Kimbri, along with the numerous other babies- and I mean numerous! - while we were in the temple!! Thanks especially to Maryella, Catherine and Camille! You all rock:)

While we were waiting for the bride and groom to make their appearance outside the temple Kimbri ate and then zonked out pretty much the entire time pictures were being taken. Haha! Oh well. 

So here are several picture that I snapped of people that were there for Janelle's wedding day:

Coming out of the temple...Yay!

Enoch and Oaklee - Uncle and Niece. Haha!

I missed it but she was showing off her
cowgirl boots that she was wearing!

My dad and his two brothers:
 Doug (father of the bride) and Matt

Brandon, Janelle, Grandma and Grandpa Haycock

The gorgeous bride, Janelle!

The Colorado Haycock's
(minus Spencer & Jeralyn who are on missions)

My dad and ALL of his siblings! Such a fun occasion!
Margaret, Dad, Doug, Camille, Matt, Carla

The Denver Temple

While pictures were being taken, Enoch and
Oaklee were finding worms in the flowerbeds. 

After the temple we went to a luncheon provided by the Nygard family at a nearby church building. After the luncheon we went to visit Camille and Tim's house. They also live in Colorado. And then we all went to get changed into our casual clothes to go help get the reception ready. Oh the weather. The day started out beautiful and over the course of the day got worse. It was beautiful weather at the temple but not that great at the reception. We started setting everything up outside and then it started to thunder and rain so we tried to move some tables inside in the basement. The line with the bride and groom was inside at first and then outside and then I think they had to go inside again because of the rain. But they came in and cut the cake and throw the bouquet, etc and it all worked out! In the end, the weather doesn't really matter because it's your wedding day! You're just happy to be married to your love for time and all eternity!! 

They ended the night riding off into the sunset, or rather the dark, cloudy and rainy sky on a horse together! And although we heard that by the time they got to their truck they were soaked with Janelle's mascara running down her face, they were HAPPY! And just so thrilled to be married and together, and that's all that matters!!

It was such a great trip! I'm so happy for Brandon and Janelle and wish them luck with their future. We drove home the next day. It was quite the drive. Kimbri was not so very happy but we made it! And now, after all the crazy busy-ness of the last few weeks, I'm excited to be home with my wonderful little family!

Some Cute Random Photos of Kimbri :)

Kimbri is just so photogenic and cute. Obviously I think that because I'm her mother :) So I just have to  sometimes post the random fun pictures that I take of her oh so often. 

These first few are of her climbing on Daddy. She'll crawl up to him and then grab is face and hit is nose and slap his head. It was quite funny.

And she gets such a kick out of it too! Just look at that face!

All ready for church!

I love how she scrunches up her face when
she smiles:)

Kimbri was SO tired that she fell asleep in her highchair while I was cooking dinner. Sorry, but it was just hilarious!! I was at the stove stirring something and kept glancing over to her. Her head just kept sliding down to her shoulder and then would pop back up and then wobble back down and then she finally just gave up, rested her head on her shoulder, and just went right to sleep!

These are some tutus from Auntie Olivia. 

She made the brown one and bought the purple one for Kimbri. 

Note that her big purple flower bow, the cute onesie and the purple bracelet are also from Olivia. 

Thanks Auntie Olivia!

Matt & Crista's Wedding ~ May 5, 2012

The morning after we got home from Nebraska was Matt Vance's wedding. Rick ran track with Matt and they are really good friend so we got to go to their sealing in the Bountiful Temple. 

It was a little bit cold that morning but the flowers on the temple ground were absolutely gorgeous!

Here's the bride and groom! Crista and Matt!

More pretty flowers...

And more and more flowers. There were just so many and I loved them! 

After the sealing ceremony and pictures we all went to Crista's home to hang around until the luncheon that was at "The White House" - a nice little reception center pretty close to the temple. It was really nice. We sat by some of Matt's friends, who are also Rick's friends from high school, and the McMurdy family. They used to be in my ward a couple ward splits ago. (Side note: Brother McMurdy was the one that made the cut-out of Nolan for mine and Dawson's wedding). We were served chicken cordon bleu, asparagus, potatoes with a few different kinds of drink options and cake for dessert! 

We didn't stay for the reception since my mom was watching Kimbri (thanks again mom!) and we also had had a looooooong drive the day before  so we needed to get back home and unpacked and a lesson done before church the next day. So we headed home but it was a great day! I always love going to sealings! They're so happy and fun:)