My Sister's Wedding

Jackie started spelling her name Jacque in Jr. High, but it's always been Jackie for me :) I've been holding off posting pictures of Jackie's wedding because I didn't take very many pictures of the wedding day on my own camera.  I've been hoping to steel a few from her photographer, but I think I'll post now and go back and update later.  I can't believe my little sister is married!  I consider being married my greatest blessing and I hope she's every bit as happy as I am being married to the love of my life.  Jackie wore my Grandma Marion Stuart's wedding dress.  She tried it on quite a few years ago and planned to wear it ever since.  I think she looks beautiful in it and am happy it worked! Jackie has been away at George Washington PA school in DC and has been pretty busy with her first semester at school; to throw a wedding on top of school must have been pretty challenging. My Mom did a good job at managing the task, even with a fire in the canyon all the way up to their property line the week of.  Jackie flew home Friday afternoon, had some formal pictures taken that evening, received her endowments Saturday followed by the sealing, had a nice wedding dinner in my parents backyard, and then off on their honeymoon!  

May 22, 1952

August 17, 2013. 

Both of these ladies looked lovely in this dress

^Their photographer Alisha Siddoway did a great job.  I can't wait to see the ones from the wedding day.^

^Brady & Tessa, you better be next!^

 ^Landon's parents and Steve were in Logan for a family reunion and took Capri while we were in the temple.  She didn't care that we weren't with her because she had a rootbeer float.^

^Trying our hardest to get Capri to Smile^

^..... and it still didn't work^

^... the wedding day melt down.  Sometimes I just have to smile instead of get embarrassed.^

Congratulations Tyson & Jackie!  

What a lovely, but whirlwind of a wedding.

 The most important thing was that they were married in the temple and when all is said and done, 

none of the other details matter! 

Wishing you much love and happiness.

Welcome Little Babes!

How did we get so lucky to welcome two new nieces while we were in Utah?!  Landon had to go back to work, but was nice enough let Capri and I stay and wait for the babies.  Baby Bentley was born on August 19th.  Unfortunately Capri and I both had some sort of cold/cough and didn't dare go visit right away.  There was a big fire in the canyon where my parents live and I wonder if that had anything to do with it, but we didn't want to chance it!  By Thursday I was just dying to see Bentley!  I stopped by and made Adam hold her up from the stairs while I stood at the front door to admire her cuteness from a far.  Bella and Callie were delighted to have a new sister.  Bentley has two family names, so sweet.   

^We got to play with Bella and Callie one of they days while Corie had some Bentley time and registered her car. Capri had a blast and loves these girls.  I went outside for a minute to put away my paint but when I came back in I couldn't find the girls.  "Shoot, they were just cuddled up watching a movie less than three minutes ago, where could they be?" Linda was teaching piano so I didn't want to bother her, but peaked in her piano room to see these cute girls silently eating cheese puffs under one of Grandma's pianos.  They know they can't be noisy when grandma is teaching so they snuck in and didn't make a peep!  Too funny.

We already had plans to go visit Val for some girls time Friday afternoon when we found out Val was on her way to the hospital with contractions.  Grandma Linda, Capri, and I ended up meeting the kids after school and waited with them to hear news of baby Ashley.  They were so excited to show us everything in her nursery.  I did Kiley's hair and the kids put on clean clothes so they were ready to meet their sister. Then we passed the time shopping at the outlets until we received the phone call the kids were waiting for (documented below).  Those excited faces! 

 ^Kiley was so anxious to meet Ashley, but the little sweetie ran into the room, took a quick peek at Ashley and wanted to check on her mama before going back to the baby.^

^Val was nice enough to share her ice chips with Capri and I don't know that she got any back.  My little Capri sure loves her "ICE!"^

 ^Here is the little jar of quarters is again.  It's been my sit still life saver.^

 I can't believe how beautiful both of my sister in-laws look after having babies.  They are such great mamas and I love watching and learning from the best.  Welcome to the family Bentley and Ashley!  Now our little girl will be #3 this year.

Pink or Blue?

 I had my anatomy ultrasound just before we left to Utah and thought it would be more fun to wait a few extra days to find out what we are having with our family around. The Ultrasound tech emailed my sister in-law Corie the gender of our baby and she was nice enough to put a little surprise together for us. We did the gender reveal the day after Monica's wedding, everyone tried to get Corie to spill the beans at the wedding but she was a great secret keeper.  In fact, when Corie had her second child she didn't want to know the gender but her husband Adam did.  She went her entire pregnancy not knowing while Adam kept it quiet from her and everyone else.  I thought it was only fair that this time Corie be the only one to know :)  Corie had a fun old wives tell quiz where we tallied Boy or Girl for every question.  Questions like "Are you more clumsy?"  "Do you crave sweet or salty" "Is your beauty being stolen by the baby?" and the wedding ring on the string over my belly.  The nieces of coarse cheered for a girl and Jackson and Kade really wanted another boy in the family. The Girl column won by one point! We anxiously tore into the cupcakes and wait..... PURPLE inside??!  I few different thoughts ran through my head... the ultrasound tech wasn't sure, twins, kitchen malfunction?  Corie just wanted to prolong the suspense. She handed us the real cupcakes and this time the inside the cupcakes were......

We are of coarse excited to have another girl.  I'm even more excited now that I've had some time to let it sink in.  I'll be honest... we really wanted a boy.  I love Capri so much that I'm worried I couldn't possibly love another child as much as I love her!  At least if we had a boy it could be a different kind of love because he's a boy, and you can love boys and girls differently right?  I've been told I'm not the only one that has felt this way with a second baby and I'll be surprised at how much love I have to give.  Well, my love for this sweet little girl is already growing and it's beginning to feel more real that she's going to be a part of our family.  I'm starting to envision two little girls in pigtails and matching church dresses, and those same two daddy's girls asking to throw balls and be tossed around.  

^Capri's turn, no hands?^

^ The little girls off to celebrate the 9th GIRL in the Pitcher family.^  These monkeys love jumping on Opa and Grandma's bed.  (I love Bella's eye makeup here too!)  

Girls, Girls, Girls! 

Happy 28th

Happy 28th to the love of my life on August 3rd!  I wish I could say we had some fantastic birthday celebrations and great surprises, but I didn't follow through with my goal to make birthdays a bigger deal. I only have two people to plan birthdays for right now so we are in serious trouble when the family grows!  It's a good thing Landon's birthday expectations are simple.  We did spend the day relaxing by the pool and that night got a babysitter while we headed downtown.  I hoped to buy Landon's birthday watch that night at the Galleria, but we didn't find what he had in mind.  I hated leaving empty handed because he only had two small presents to open without it.  I made reservations at a Brazilian steak house like Tucano's in Utah.  Landon was a happy kid with all that steak and eating grilled pineapple is better than candy to me, and that's saying something! We both left feeling like we could go without meat for the next few days.  Twenty eight seems so old, but really we are just getting started! I'm so proud of Landon and what he's done with his 28 years of life.  Thanks for letting me spend 5 of those birthdays with you so far!   You'll find Landon's 27th birthday documented here and 26th birthday here (where I'm also pregnant)