The Wedding and the rest of California

OK, this catch up thing is taking me forever. Here is the final pics from our trip and then i will post back- to- school pics tomorrow and be done with it.

So here you go. Beautiful wedding in the Oakland Temple that sits nestled in the Oakland hills. A wonderful day for everybody. Dan with all of his siblings. My daughters as self designated bridesmaids with their cousin, Abby. Spencer, looking bored.

This was such unique chance for my children to see both grandparents at the same time. Our parents have a lot in common and Dan and i really enjoyed hearing them reminisce about their time in Asia and all of the people that they both knew.

Spencer and the girls had a good time with his California Grandparents . The highlight was the pool, of corse, and just hanging out was good too. Spencer helped my Mom wind the clock, but most of all he enjoyed hanging out with my Dad. We discovered that Spencer takes after his Grandpa Steve in that they both read the airplane safety instructions from cover to cover before take off.

Summer - i'm still not done

So the actual event that took us to California this summer was my brother-in-law's wedding. It was like a mini Holt family runion, minus most of the cousins and one spouse. So the day before the wedding all of the siblings (minus the groom) went into the city and walked around. It was a beautiful day and we got to see quite a bit. My kids were exhausted, i guess they aren't accustomed to city life (walking, walking, and more walking). We went from the Embarcadero, to Pier 39, all the way over to China Town. It was great!

Then we rushed back to the "rehearsel dinner" put in quotes because there was no rehearsel involved but it was great to meet Megan's (the bride) family. It was a wonderful night. Here Dan's bro, Dave (aka. the groom) and my new sister-in-law, Megan.