Alysha & Brody

There are so many celebrations involved with weddings that I can't cover them all fully, so I will be brief and choose some highlights. There was a dinner the night before the wedding at a restaurant called Asian Star. Wow, it was yummy! The hero of the evening was a pair of chopsticks...let me explain. Cambrie had her new front teeth put in on the Sunday of that week. Understandably her mouth was sore that day and she only had one bowl of applesauce the whole day. She claimed her mouth still hurt on Monday and had one bowl of applesauce and a half bowl of yogurt. Tuesday she still wasn't eating and had only a bowl of applesauce and a half bowl of yogurt. By now we were getting desperate. We finally convinced her to drink a cup of PediaSure and were feeling a little better about the situation but were seriously considering ripping out her new teeth so she would eat. So when dinner rolled around Tuesday night at the Asian Star I was desperate for Cambrie to eat. She refused and fought us and wouldn't touch the food. We gave up trying and left her alone. A few minutes later she tapped me on the arm to show me what she could do. She was eating with chopsticks! Hallelujah! She ate the rice, she ate the soup, she ate the chicken, and she finally drank some lemonade. Those chopsticks were my hero and I wanted to frame them to put on my wall. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple. During the ceremony, Cambrie and McKenzie played outside with other cousins and it looks like they had a great time. The ceremony itself was beautiful and actually made me cry. Alysha and Brody were undoubtedly very happy. Then of course there were pictures afterward. Cambrie can be a ham or a pill depending on the moment. For the group picture she refused to look forward, but the rest of the day she followed the cameraman around asking him to take her picture. The wedding reception was at Heritage Gardens. It was beautiful and everyone who helped Leesa set up did a wonderful job. I was thrilled that there was plenty of space for the kids. They were free to run around the gazebo outside and to goof off in the man-cave downstairs. They could play arcade games, play with Legos, watch movies, and snack on all sorts of yummy food without disturbing the guests. When it came time for Alysha to throw the bouquet, Cambrie wanted to be part of the action. Unfortunately she didn't catch it but came up with a fantastic idea, she'd toss her own bouquet. The bridesmaids and Cambrie were each given a bouquet to hold for the evening. Cambrie loved hers. She picked up her bouquet and climbed the stairs to where Alysha had thrown hers, and threw her bouquet towards me. Her aim was better than I was expecting and she actually hit me in the face. I think she tossed her flowers at least ten times before we were able to distract her with dancing. The bouquet survived the action but looked little worse for wear the next day. After the cake was cut and the dancing done, the two lovebirds took off marking the official end of the party. It was a great couple of days and I'm so happy for Alysha and Brody. Congratulations!