Sunday, April 24, 2011

NOW HAVE A MARRIED SON, WOW LIFE SURE CAN CHANGE QUICK

WELL THINGS HAVE CHANGED, JOSH HAS GONE THROUGH A BIG CHANGE IN HIS LIFE, FROM GETTING ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH AGAIN AND MEETING SWEET JESSICA AND NOW GETTING MARRIED! THIS PICTURE IS ONE OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT PICS.




THESE ARE SOME OF THEIR BRIDALS PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN AROUND APRIL 5TH. THEY WERE MARRIED ON APRIL 15TH AND IT WAS AMAZING. THEY GOT MARRIED IN THE BOUNTIFUL TEMPLE, WITH LOWELL LEISHMAN PERFORMING THE SEALING IN THE TEMPLE, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND WONDERFUL. I WORKED SO HARD ON MAKING IT A WONDERFUL DAY AND STRESSING OVER IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOT THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE GOOD ENOUGH BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE MORE THAN I HAD EXPECTED.

MANY ATTENDED THE WEDDING AT THE TEMPLE. DEAN AND SUSIE BECKER, JOHN AND WENDY WHEELER, KAYLYNN AND STEVE WHEELER, MICHAEL AND NICOLE HARHI, RAELYNN AND TOM WHEELER, AND ABOUT 25 OF JESSICA MERRELLS FAMILY.

AFTER THE TEMPLE WEDDING WE HAD A LUNCHEON. AROUND 45 OF THE BRIDES FAMILY ATTENDED AND MAYBE 10 OF OUR FAMILY ATTENDED, MY SISTER IN LAWS, WENDY WHEELER AND RAELYNN WHEELER AND MY WONDERFUL FRIEND CINDY OLIPHANT WERE AMONG THE MANY THAT HELPED PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. IT TURNED OUT WONDERFUL AND THEN AFTER THE LUNCHEON, WE SET UP FOR THE OPEN HOUSE AND IT WAS ALSO TURNED OUT WONDERFUL. TONS OF OUR FRIENDS SHOWED UP AND AMONG THOSE GREAT FRIENDS WAS PRESIDENT EYRING, HIS WIFE, SON STUART AND WIFE, CAROL EYRING. THAT JUST TOPPED OFF AN ALREADY WONDERFUL DAY.

FRIENDS THAT ATTENDED WERE DEAN AND SUSIE BECKER, RANDY AND CLAUDINE COX, RYAN KOWOLICHIK, SEVY, STEVE HOLT AND HIS WIFE, MELANIE AND MICHELLE WICKER, ALLYN SORENSEN AND HER HUSBAND, BROTHER AND SISTER RADMALL,JIM & ROSE WHEELER AND FAMILY, GRANDMA WHEELER,MILISSA AND MARC RAMIREZ, TAYLOR AND MEGAN JONES, STEVE,KAYLYNN, MICHELLE AND TAYDEN, MICHAEL, NICOLE HARHI AND FAMILY, JOHN AND WENDY, MARK AND TRISH WHEELER AND FAMILY, ELEENA BURNS AND HER MOM AND SISTER, SAM AND JAN JACKSON, DOUG AND JULIE SMITH, ANNETTE NELSON, CATHY SMITH AND GAYLE BILLINGS, EMILY BLADES, MELISSA MILLER, MARY WHEELER AND GIRLS, 

MY FRIEND CHERYL WILLIAMS MADE A BEAUTIFUL CAKE, AND MARY ANN LEVITT HELPED HER SET IT UP, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

 AND MY FRIEND AMY JENSEN AND HER DAUGHTER CAMILLE PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU CANDY TABLE. I AM HOPING TO BE-ABLE TO ADD PICTURES SOON.

THEN WE HEADED TO VERNAL FOR THE RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, MY FAMILY WAS EXHAUSTED FROM FRIDAYS ACTIVITIES, BUT WE MADE IT TO VERNAL A LITTLE LATE BECAUSE OUR TRUCK WAS HAVING PROBLEMS BUT WE MADE IT. THE TIME AT THE RECEPTION WENT QUICK AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. IT WAS SUCH A SWEET BITTER FEELING. I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE BOY JOSH IS ALL GROWN UP AND MARRIED. I WAS JUST GETTING MY JARED OFF ON A MISSION AND NOW HELPING ZACH PREPARE FOR HIS MISSION SOON. HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE MARRYING A SON OFF SO SOON. PAUL AND I ARE SO PROUD OF JOSH AND THE DECISIONS HE HAS MADE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. FROM RECEIVING HIS OWN ENDOWMENTS TO MARRYING THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS. 

JOSH IS NOW ON A NEW JOURNEY OF HIS LIFE AND IS NOW THE HEAD OF HIS OWN HOUSEHOLD.
WE ALL ENJOYED THE WEDDING AND ZACH, BRANDON AND GARY WERE SO GREAT TO ATTEND WITHOUT MUCH COMPLAINING, SUCH A GREAT TIME FOR OUR WHOLE FAMILY. IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH A MOTHER CAN LOVE HER KIDS AND THE LOVE JUST KEEPS GROWING.