Sam and Amber

On June 23, 2008, our little family packed up our van and made the 20 hour drive down the Pacific Coast to California for a one month vacation with all of my extended family. Our first stop was at my sister, Ginger's house where we stayed the week before the wedding. It was a busy time packed full of shopping and prepping for the big day, but we also managed to squeeze in a couple trips to the beach and local pools as we were desperate for some California sunshine!


Amber and Sam's wedding day was wonderful! (Amber is one of my younger sisters.)They were married on Davis' 8th birthday, June 28th. I love family weddings. It is such an exciting time and so much fun to get together with everyone and see old friends and family you haven't seen for a long time. We are so happy for Amber. She found herself a great husband, one who loves and adores her. They are a perfect match and we all felt that Sam would fit right into our big family immediately. It was a special day to be together in the temple with so many of our family members. We were sad that a few were not able to make it down for the wedding, but we were happy they were helping to make our family even bigger by welcoming new babies into the world!

These pictures were taken just outside the Los Angeles Temple.