** FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY **

Two days ago, at this very time, our Nicky and his Emily were kneeling at the altar in the Mesa Temple to be married/sealed for time and all eternity.  ** heart **  NickEm were so cute in the Temple. Both of them teared up, as did most of the spectators. Sniff!!!  Just hearing those inspiring eternal covenants spoken again was wonderful. We are so happy to welcome Emily into our little family.

When they came out of the Temple for greetings and pictures, Emily looked absolutely stunning in her lace wedding gown, with white flowers in her hair. And Nick was a very handsome groom. It was a gorgeous day with bright sunshine and blue, blue skies. I can't wait to see all of the pictures the photographer took.

We didn't stay at the reception for long. It was beautiful and there was a lot of good food, but neither one of really enjoys crowds any more. And we don't love outside parties. It is hard for me to walk on uneven ground. So after greeting the happy couple and getting a bite to eat with our friends Harry and Geri Hall, we decided to go home. We took Rory with us.

Rory was a real trooper all day long. She was outside of the Temple with her Uncle Trevor and Grandpa Bowler during the ceremony. Ali had found her a very pretty coral-colored dress to go the colors of the reception, and she had a little flower in her hair. So cute!!! She also wore her new shiny white shoes for the first time. They looked so good with her dress . . . . . and really finished off the "look". It was a very long day for her, and by the time the reception was in full swing, Rory was sooo ready to leave. She didn't fuss or anything, but was so tired. Ali sat down for a few minutes to give her a bottle, and that helped.  When WE were finished eating and visiting, we brought Rory home with us. She fell asleep in her car seat before we even got to the end of the block. But when we arrived home, we had to take her out of the seat, and she didn't much care for that. THEN we had the nerve to take her pretty dress off and dress her in something more comfy. But she HATED having her arms removed from the new dress- it must have hurt her.  Putting the other clothes on was no picnic, and she really let us know that she was NOT happy. That poor baby let out a howl that raised the roof! And she kept it up for a VERY long time. We tried rocking her, giving her bottle, bouncing her, and Papa carried her around the house a bit. But she just couldn't be comforted. We have never heard her cry/scream like that for so long . . . but evidently Papa got her to settle down. We changed a dirty diaper, and Papa talked to her and made her smile (finally!). Then she was completely content to sit on the floor with her toys and just crawl around. She entered new territory (the kitchen), but Papa was with her the whole time to make sure she was safe.

Papa and I have been nervous about this stage of her life since we started keeping her one day a week.  Now that she is so mobile, it's hard for us to keep up with her. We do set up chairs in front of our bookcases to keep her out of them, and use a chair as a blockade to keep her out of the kitchen, but she is no dummy! She figures out ways to get where she wants to go regardless of the barricades. She squished between my big rocker and the little table for my computer and escaped into the kitchen area before I could catch her! Whoosh!

Yes, she is a mover and a shaker!  And SOOOOOOOOO dang cute!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE OUR FAMILY!!!!!  From the man of my dreams, Papa, right on down to sweet baby Rory- YEP! Love them all, heart and soul.