The rest of February

After Heidi's recital (2 posts ago), Amy and my mom left on a Saturday and then Jeremy's mom came the next Tuesday! (I told you we have a lot of visitors). Jeremy's cousin got married the following Saturday, so she came in town for that. His dad and brother also came that Friday and it was fun to spend time with them. We had a lot to do to help prep for the wedding, so Friday was mostly dedicated to doing just that. We went down to Orem that afternoon and helped put up this "false ceiling" in the gym. It was a lot of work, but it sure looked nice! There was also a lot to do to prep for the food at the reception, but it all came together great and the food was of course amazing!

Working on the ceiling:
(Still working...)
Saturday morning was the sealing. The bride and groom looked so happy! Unfortunately this is the only picture I got of them coming out the temple - pretty lame I know. We then had a luncheon, naps :), and then the reception that evening.
A couple hours before the reception. The tables aren't quite done (and the ironing board is out) but you can see the ceiling.
The "kids" table. Eli took full advantage of this. :) It was such a cute idea. They used the nursery table so it was kid-height and had goldfish, uncrustable pb&j's, grapes, cake pops, and mac & cheese cups (not pictured - where that big hole is).
Lovin' the goldfish.
The "bar". They had tons of Italian soda syrup things that these fine gentlemen were preparing for people. Yummy!

The cheese table - cheese balls, brie, hummus, a million different cheeses and crackers, etc.

The "asian" table (Jeremy's aunt went a little overboard :) - sushi, egg rolls, spring rolls, crab wontons (sooo good), shrimp, etc.
Aaand the miscellaneous table I guess - corn tortillas with garlic lime chicken, meatballs, roasted veggies, etc.
Oh, and let's not forget the dessert table - cream puffs, eclairs, cheesecake, brownies, lemon bars, and the list goes on....yeah, it was a feast. And we did feast.
The following Monday was a holiday that Jeremy actually got off! So we went to the Church History Museum that morning and walked around Temple Square a bit. Jeremy's parents left the next morning to go home, but we were really glad we got some time with them! Eli has been able to see his grandparents a lot lately, which is really fun.

That same day is when we heard my Grandpa's condition may be more serious than we thought, so my parents hopped in the car and drove straight here from CA and were here until Wednesday night. We were all able to visit Grandpa in the hospital on Wednesday which was really nice. They left that night, thinking he would be fine, and then he passed away the next night. But we're glad they were able to be here to see him one last time. All of my dad's 5 siblings live here, so it was nice he was able to be here too. They then came back on Saturday and then my older sisters came on Monday and my brother came Tuesday morning!

Everyone left last Wednesday, and life has been getting back to "normal" since then (I don't think I quite know what that really means). But I will save the beginning of March for another post!