Bear Lake 2011!!

This year I decided to take it easy on the planning and just remember that Bear Lake is only 2 days and it's camping. If you forget something, you always have the convenient justification of, "we're roughin' it!". So this year, we loaded up the kidlets, bought a dvd player for the car (lifesaver I might add!!) and drove on up to the lake. On the way, Mitchell watched NeverEnding Story. He says he gets scared of the wolf...so he covers his eyes with the blanket when he's freaked out. lol. He's adorable.

The trip was a lot of fun this year! A few years ago when Jess was more a toddler and Mitchell was a baby, it was seriously rough on me. But now I find I can lean back and really relax more. It's nice.

 Check this photo OUT! See the body form, the step at the same time, the hunches at the same time walking wet!!! OMG. Clone.....

 The traditional bike ride!

It was fun. We did s'mores, played in the sand, did an adventure walk, played with the fam and the kids got to run wild for a while :)

The Hawaiian Extravaganza!!

So with the love and help of our family and friends, we were able to make a trip to Hawaiian possible! Many people feel unlucky or jealous when they think of people going to Hawaii, but let me tell you something, with discipline and a dream, you can make anything happen! We did!!

This is my Cindi Loo Who impression. I rocked it.

We got a little burned.
We had the best time ever!!! Won't forget it for anything!

To have and to hold

So the long awaited updating can begin!!
To start things off, our wedding was a dream come true. I have never been as stressed in my life as the week of the wedding. Planning something for months and months and months, to then hand it over to other people to make happen, is horrible. I'm just gonna say that, it's horrible on a person like me. I like to follow through and make sure each touch is handled and done well. But this tested my trust in my loved ones big time. And I am happy to say, they were incredible. Not only was it taken care of, but everyone worked their butts off and it turned out beautiful. This is my public thank you to everyone, YOU'RE AMAZING!!!!

To start things off, the park had to be decorated, set up and readied for the ceremony. The scramble in the morning was, I must say, quite intense...
While this was going on outside, I was trying to get ready inside the tent.....

Finally it was time! Here we go!!!!

 Mitchell was my perfect little prince that day. He was amazing!

My mother made me cry. Heck, everyone made me cry!!! Even I made me cry!

It was amazing!!!! Everyone was so helpful and supportive, I married the most amazing man in the world and I now get to be the happiest new member of the Esau fam :)

That night, we had a killer reception at Chateau Faire!

The whole Day was perfect!!!

And we finished it all with a Bang!!!

Best. Day. Ever.