Lots of Wedding Bells

I don't know how many of you know my family but I have 4 siblings, making 5 of us kids total.  We are all really close in age and therefore I thought pretty much everyone would be in the same phase of life always.  Well... I was wrong.  Apparently I missed the memo and jumped on the marriage and parent wagon much sooner than everyone else. (Which I didn't think would happen as I was 21 when I got married and thought both of my sisters would marry younger...)  But the rest of the siblings passed the memo among themselves and 3 siblings got married in less than 3 months apart from each other!

The first was my youngest sister McKenzie.  She got married December 14 to Mr. Casey Neville.  Funny thing about Casey is the rest of the siblings (except Tyson) previously knew Casey from high school.  So now looking at how we each have our stories of knowing him, he is the new brother-in-law.  They got married in the Brigham City Temple, had a lovely luncheon at Ruby River in Riverdale, and their reception at the same church Derrick and I actually had ours.  It was a lovely day except for the fact my two little ones were very sick, tired, and insanely cranky.  We didn't get one single happy picture of Aaron.  And Derrick ended up taking them home early as Aaron screaming and crying almost the whole time was sure putting a damper on the reception.  But it was a lovely and exciting day!

The next was my other younger sister Candice.  She met and fell in love with First Lieutenant John Steger in New York and married him in the Draper Temple on January 2.  We didn't get to see these two near long enough (as they live so far away), but they are an adorable couple that just mush really well together.  Since they got married on short notice (Army life is hard to get time away from) they did a luncheon that day at the golf course nearby and are planning a reception for October.  Their luncheon was GORGEOUS and it was fun to meet John's family.  I loved all of the roses. :)

The third of these weddings was my older brother Tyson.  He's has been dating his girl the longest (dating longer than any of the above even knew their significant other) and definitely knows she is the best for him.  Shelli Barney is just the cutest redhead you will ever meet and I am so excited to have her as a sister.  They also got married in the Draper Temple on March 2.  The luncheon in Layton afterwards was really fun as family members shared funny stories of the happy couple (sounds like these two have always had similar personalities). Their reception was at Chantilly Mansion and was just beautiful.  I am so excited for you Tyson!!  He is so happy and just moved closer to home!  Yeah!

So then there was one sibling left.  My brother Taylor is currently serving a mission in West Virginia.  So he has completely missed all of the action going on out here, but it's for a very good cause.  And he will get to have every sibling at his wedding. That will be a fun day. :)  Just one more year to go!