Ryan & Janette's Wedding!

My nephew Ryan married his beautiful Janette last night. They went through the temple that morning and had a luncheon at their church that afternoon. The reception was at a place in Sandy called Noah's. They reserved the large baquet hall and it was so beautiful. They served a mexican feast and authentic mexican drinks (YUM!). After dinner the dancing began.

Ryan & Janette started the festivites off by groovin' on the dance floor. Then they grabbed their parents for a dance. And took turns dancing with their new in-laws.

The floor was then open for anyone to dance. Cassidy, Julie, and Tucker headed for the floor to "Get Down". Cass took Ryker out to dance and he didn't know what to think, but he did it. I eventually headed out to the dance floor to dance with my two best guys....Tucker and Ryker. Let me just say one thing: I DO NOT DANCE! I have zero rhythm and make a fool of myself but I had so much fun dancing with everyone. I danced with my cool nephew Jared, with Cassidy, with Candace, and Joni even got my mom out there for the Macarena. The dancing went on until late in to the night.

In the Mexican tradition they do this dance where the bride & groom stand on chairs, join hands, and make an arch. Then all the women in the room take their shoes off (better traction), grab hands, and dance around the whole room and under Ryan & Janette's arms. It got really crazy when it was the guys turn. They got faster & faster going around the room. Chairs were overturned, and people had to hold on to Ryan & Janette so they wouldn't fall. But it was so much fun to be a part of and learn about their traditions.

Another tradition they did was when people pin money to the bride and groom for a dance. It was so cool to see all the money pinned on them as they danced around the room with the people who love them. My favorite was watching Ryan dance with his guy friends.

Ryan & Chelsea took me up to the top floor of the reception center. The cool thing aboutNoah's is that its a center that can have multiple uses. It has a requetball court, karaoke, a movie screening room, 2 billiard rooms, and an ice skating rink on the roof. Chelsea liked the billiard table ('nuff said).

This was the funnest wedding. I had such a great time and loved dancing with my family and taking pictures of everyone. But most of all, I am so happy for Ryan and Janette. We are so excited to welcome her in to the family with open arms. Congratulations to them and best wishes for a wonderful future.

Can Anyone Say CORN MAZE????

You know what is so great about fall coming on? Not the cold weather and not the getting dark really really early, but the fun of a good old CORN MAZE!!! We decided that we were tired of doing the same old boring stuff and thought a corn maze would be a fun adventure (thanks for the great suggestion Taime). So me,Tucker, Cassidy, Kelly, Jamie, and Taime trecked all the way to the land of Syracuse to see what we could do for some fun.

When we got there they had this cardboard cut-out of Jason and some of the group thought it would be fun to get "attacked".........guess they're into that kind of thing.

Side Note: I made them do it!

We decided to start on a journey into the maze and see where it would lead us. We started in one maze and our goal was to make it to the bridge that connected to a second maze. We made it (eventually) after many wrong turn, circles, and dead ends. We crossed the bridge and entered into the "Edward" Maze ( I will explain below) and tried to find the exit. After wandering for what seemed like many many hours (20 mins.), we found out that the exit was back on the OTHER side of the bridge. How were we supposed to know that I say???

We finally made it out after about an hour and a half. We Survived!!!!!!! What was cool about this maze was that it was cut into the heads of the guys from Twilight.

That's Right!

We walked around in Edward Cullen & Jacob Black's heads. Jealous??? (jk)

Outside of the maze they had all these cool home-made slides made from haystacks and tubing. Once again I watched everyone do it while I sat on the sidelines and took pictures with which to blackmail them.

It's what I do best!!

I loved watching the sun set over the corn stalks. It's so beautiful and majestic. But my favorite part of it all was who I spent the time with. I love getting a group together and having fun. We worked as a team to get out of the maze and had a great time doing it. My family is the best!!

Me with Tucker, Kelly, and Cassidy