Wedding Bells!

Ok! So there weren't actually wedding bells, instead there was a temple and lots of family. I just got back from my niece, Meagan's wedding. Can you believe it? How OLD am I? More importantly, is she really old enough to get married? AND, do I have a brother old enough to have a married daughter? I am still shocked at how fast time goes by.

Meagan was a beautiful bride and her handsome husband is Pavel. They are a cute couple. They were married in the Mt. Timpanogos temple. It was such a great experience seeing them married for time and all eternity. It was a special time to be their with my family all together and reflect on being a forever family.

Here is the beautiful bride with all her handsome brothers, Brenden, Landon, Carson, and Hayden. They are all growing up so fast - probably because I hadn't seen them for about 4 years. Way too long.

Here are my nephew's, Brenden and Landon. And also in the background is my niece, Hannah who is Bart and Marie's oldest daughter.

The Luncheon

Meagan and McKenna at the luncheon. Fabulous food and fun. McKenna was exhausted the entire day so I think this might be the only picture we have of her smiling. Probably because she is LOVING Meagan.

Still at the luncheon. Here is my sister in law, Marie with little Bart, I mean, Joseph (see pictures below to see what I mean), Jarem, and Grandma in the background (Does she look old enough to have a granddaughter getting married?)
Here is Big Brother, Bart. What a sweet guy. He has 7 of his own kids to take care of (did I mention that Marie is pregnant with their 8th? Picture to follow) and was willing to help me with my ONE child.

The Reception

Here is the bride, groom and parents. (I didn't do a great job of getting pictures of the decor around but take a look. It was held in a really cool barn. Roberta, of course did a fabulous job with the decorating, we wouldn't expect anything less from her.)

One of my very favorite cousin's, Sue was at Women's Conference and so she was able to come. It was so great to see her. Here we are together. I swear that woman doesn't age. Can you believe that she has a 20 year old?

Here is one of my other favorite cousin's, Craig. He is so fun. I wish we could see more of him but lives are busy and there are too many states between Utah and North Carolina.
Here are the prego's at the wedding, Marie and Maren. They sure look comfortable, don't they?
Here is sweet Carson (David and Roberta's son). He was so sweet with the babies. Iam sorry Carson that McKenna was so cranky. This is how she was most of the day. This girl LOVES her bed and never had a chance the whole day to spend time with it.
I absolutely LOVE this picture. What a sweet brother and sister moment. Do they love the camera or what?

I was glad this darling bride had time to take a picture with me.

While at the reception the Gibb kids decided to get a picture together. Except, we aren't kids anymore. We sure are looking old.

Here is how I remember us looking. This was taken almost 30 years ago.
"Our Name is Gibb, That's our Name!"

How about this for a photo op? I have to say that I am glad some of these people have changed hairstyles. (I won't name any names.)

The "AFTER" Party

I was so fortunate to get to see some of my favorite friends while in Utah. My very dearest friend, Jeannie just moved there and so we got to spend the afternoon together. I have known Jeannie for almost 10 years now, they are as close as you can get to being family. She is so much fun and SO talented. I wish I had an ounce of her talent. She can decorate, paint, recover furniture, turn yard sale junk into the best stuff you've ever seen, and she makes THE BEST JEWELRY. Whenever I get a chance to see her I make her bring her "goods" along so I can buy some and hopefully get those around me to buy from her also. Here she is getting to meet McKenna for the first time. They hit it off right away.

Another EXCITING person that I got to see was our GREAT FRIEND, Marque (sorry I completely forgot to get my camera out and take a picture.) Tim and him have been friends for probably the past 25 years. Marque has a special place in our heart because he was VERY instrumental in helping Tim make the big leap into marriage and for that I will always be gateful. It was great to see him and catch up on his life and hear about old friends.

This trip wasn't just fun for me but little Mckenna enjoyed herself (when she wasn't tired.) Here she is amongst all the tulle from the wedding.

One fun part of this wedding was being able to fly out with my sister, Maren and her baby, Ivy. McKenna and her are best pals (they don't really know it yet, but they are getting there.) Here they are enjoying a nice relaxing bath. Aren't they cute?
On the plane. We had an extra seat between us almost on every flight so it made it MUCH easier to travel with these active little bodies. I just can't get enough of these two. I am so glad they will always have each other, especially since Ivy has ALL brother's.
Thanks to all that made this a great trip. Can't wait to see you all again.

One More Thing to Love about NC

A while back I was reading in the 'Costco Connection' (because I love ALL things Costco) and I found a company that they wrote an article about. It's called Replacements, Ltd. and it's right here in Greensboro, NC. It's a great concept. They sell all sorts of dishes, silver, crystal, figurines, etc. It's basically a consignment shop. It has very high end things that sell for thousands of dollars down to your basic dinner plate. The idea is that if you are missing a piece from your set you can get a "replacement" from them. Since we recently moved and we have a little less storage in this house I have been trying to do a little purging. I went through my dishes and found things that I NEVER use or use rarely and decided I'd rather have the money. I had an old Salad bowl that was a wedding gift, some desert bowls that didn't match anything - you get the idea. If they don't have a demand for it they won't buy it from you. BUT if they do, they'll pay you for it depending on the demand. The first day I took them a few things and made $50. Today I went and I got $10 a glass. One set they only offered me $1 a glass so I've decided to keep them. I definitely couldn't have gotten that at a yard sale. They have also registered me in their system and have information of a few things that I'd like to sell them but they don't have the demand for them now or they have too many in stock. As soon as they need them, they'll call me and let me know.

I love this place. The warehouse and the showroom are both incredible. I never thought dishes would be so interesting. They do tours their also. I am dying for someone to come visit so I have an excuse to go. Not to mention that the both times I have been there, the employees seem so happy and kind. If I'm not mistaken, I think they enjoy their jobs there. What a plus. Nothing like a Walmart employee.

Updated Blog #3 - All Caught Up!

We LOVE April Fool's day. I remember as a kid that there were plenty of nights when someone's bed was short-sheeted. I have been waiting a few years now to be able to do it to my own kids. I wanted them to be old enough to really appreciate it. This was the year. I didn't mention anything about April Fool's. The girls had fun putting salt in each other's water and Alexa woke up Livie at about 5:30am to tell her she overslept and that they were late for school. I was so anxious for bedtime to come. Finally, they went upstairs to climb in bed. They were so confused until they saw us laughing and realized what we had done. Here are a few pics. of them after figuring out what went wrong.

Our Company Comes:

Tim's parents came over for the girl's spring break to spend some time with us. We had a great time. We love when they come to visit. While they were here we went to the Children's Museum in Winston Salem. It's a darling place and my girls had a lot of fun.

They have a cute grocery store that I could hardly get Livie out of.

Alexa and Maya. I wish they had this much fun when I take them grocery shopping.
Here's the babe. They had a few little baby areas which made it nice for her and mom.
Livie - What a darling. I love that sweet smile.
Maya - doing what she does best.

Grumps and Maya enjoying some time together.
Grumps is always willing to help with the dishes. (Don't worry, this isn't the only reason we like them to come.)

Random Pictures:

The girls love to take McKenna outside with them. I should say, they love to take her everywhere with them. They set her on the grass and this is her not enjoying it. She was loving the outside but kept her hands up the whole time so she wouldn't touch the grass. Is she darling or what. She sure makes us smile.