Jeffrey & Amy's Wedding

We had a great time during Jeffrey & Amy's wedding. I love all the picture taking that happens. My oldest brother Andy got married at the Portland temple...I can vividly remember little Spencer and Bryan playing in the reflection pond! Lots of fun memories. Wayne's siblings! L-R John(oldest) Jeffrey(youngest) Amy, Vikki(4th child and only girl) Wayne (2nd) and Brad (3rd). It's fun to see and hang out with the Cannon bunch. We don't get to see each other very often!

Jeffrey with some of the Cannon nephews...Jay & Hayden. Vikki has 4 little guys, trying to round them up to take random pictures...IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Hallie and Ally were in Heaven carrying Amy's train around for picture taking. It was so sweet to see them take their oh so important job so seriously!!! Every little girls dream come true!

Britt caught the wedding bouquet! She was pretty excited...Ally was NOT!!!

Ally and Parker enjoying a dance! How cute are they?!?!

The Cannon gang waiting for the bride & groom to come out after their sealing!

Wayne & Ally enjoy a daddy daughter dance! (my favorite)

Amy & Jeffrey...beautiful couple!

John & Kim's family! They also announced this weekend that they will be having another baby...wish I were too!!! CONGRATS--since this weekend we have learned they will be having another girl!

Stephen & Vikki's cute family of testosterone...love hangin' with these guys!!!

This is my favorite picture of all the wedding pics! It's so Jeffrey & Amy...neither one of them enjoys being the center of attention!!! It's perfect!

Cannon Cousins...if you often read my blog you know my thoughts on cousins. Love the relationship each one has with each other. Lots of inside jokes and lots of new memories always being made! Cousins Rock!!!

All of the Cannon Cousins...L-R Hallie, Ally, Brittany, Jay, Hayden, Annie, Mitchell, Paxton, Parker and Cooper!(one more to arrive sometime in May)

My cute family!

Wedding Cake...we had a great time at the Temple and at the Reception. I didn't post a picture of this, but there was a room set up with an Xbox and that's where most of the boy cousins spent most of the evening (BRILLIANT!) Jeffrey and Amy went off to Canada for the honeymoon! Fun memories made. We love Amy and look forward to making more memories with her!!!

Thanksgiving fun

Our trip to Oregon was so much fun. I know I say this every time my kids get with their cousins, but I LOVE COUSINS!!! There isn't ever an awkward moment, they pick up where they left off...it's so fun to sit and watch! I don't know why I'm always fascinated by it, because I'm that way with my cousins! Ally, Annie & Hallie were probably my favorite to watch. Parker was in that mix too! On the night before Jeff & Amy's wedding (which will have it's own posting soon!) all of the adults went to Stanford's for dinner. Britt & Hayden were left to watch all the grand kids at Vikki's new house. We didn't get a phone call and that told us that things were all good! When we came home, everyone was happy and busy playing games! I love it!

The grand kids all enjoying their pizza...waiting for all of the adults to leave!!!

This is Vikki's son Paxton...it was the first time we got to see him! He is a happy guy, who looks just like his daddy! Jay met him in October, but for the rest of us this was a first!!!

On Thanksgiving day Jon & Kim gave Jeff & Amy their own LEVI QUILT...that's what Kim does!!! It was fun to be there and watch them open and notice all the personalized stuff on the quilt. Jon & Kim also announced that they are going to have baby #4...YAY!!! I'm a little envious, and they are in SHOCK!!!

Ally & Hallie...yes I get them mixed up a lot!

The gang hangin' at Vikki's...below you can see that Vikki was giving us a RECORDER performance of Chariots of Fire...she has serious skills!!!Below are some of my favorite pictures of the three little blonde's...ALLY, HALLIE & ANNIE

The Modjeski boys wrestling with Jay...I wish I had sound bites of the Dads & Grandpa Mike yelling out technique pointers to help each person gain ground! I think in the end size is what really mattered...although little Cooper took big Jay down!!!

Hula Hoop game with Gramma Jackie...everyone stands in a circle and you have to pass the Hula Hoop to each person while all hands are linked. It was really fun!

Ally showing off her Hula Hooping skills...she got 3 going! This picture makes it look like they all are about to fall, but she was able to get them all in sink and keep them all going! I've seen her do this a million times and it still is mind boggling!

Ally writing her letter to Santa! She really just wanted to sit at the fancy desk in the fancy chair!

Parker and Ally enjoying spaghettio's and mini bagels!!!

Gramma Jackie made I think close to a million rolls for Thanksgiving dinner! I might have eaten half of them ;)

The kids table...everyone was in heaven!

Those cutie girls!!! We had such a fun week. Lots of late nights and games and chatting! Vikki and I went to New Moon with Britt and we all wished we had stayed home. I was surprised at how disappointing it was! (I know not everyone feels that way) I hope Eclipse is better!!!

More catching up...

Ally was in her school play...Vacation to Mars. She was one of Saturn's moons. She was of course adorable. I love that all of my kids have had the opportunity and the desire to be in the school musicals.

Britt had YW in Excellence... A Journey of Discovery. It was a fun filled night, with great food and decorations. I was a little sad, because I was just a parent (not a YW leader)...okay I was sad until it sunk in that I didn't have to set up or clean up!!!

I thought these chair coverings were adorable. They just put fun tissue paper over the chair and then tied it with raffia...who'da thunk!?!?

Gratitude Box...

Last Sunday a good friend of mine from our ward, taught the lesson in Relief Society. No surprise comes from the fact that it was on gratitude. I haven't been to RS in awhile because I've been in Young Women...it was so nice to be able to sit and enjoy being taught. Sister Lerch gave a great lesson and some great pointers on how to become a person of gratitude. I came home and turned an old tissue box into a "GRATITUDE" box...I cut out strips of paper and encouraged my family to "count our many blessings...name them one by one"...the idea for the box is when you think of something (anything) that you are grateful for to write it down and put it in the box, then on Thanksgiving we will read all that we are grateful for. One of the lines in the Hymn "Count Your Blessings" is "and it will SURPRISE you what the Lord has done"...I must admit I am a little surprised at how full our "gratitude box" is.

A little catching up...okay A LOT!!!

So a lot has been going on around here...I'm too lazy to blog about everything. Here are some of the highlights since I last posted Ally at her school Halloween parade

Britt as Alice in Wonderland for the youth dance...I made her costume (without a pattern thank you very much!)

Jay as a "big baby" helping out at one of the carnival booths at our Stake Trunk or Treat

Britt and buddies going to the inter-stake youth dance...Britt went for comfort and wore purple scrubs!

Ally at the Trunk-or-Treat...isn't she the cutest cat ever?!?!

Ally posing at our Ward Temple day

Oakland Temple

Some of the kids at Ward Temple Day...love this day!

Rachel's baptism...Ally and Rachel have the same birthday, but got baptized a month apart!

3rd grade Hula hoop champ

Wayne playing pick a boo...eating dinner at Wendy's on the way to drop Jay off at the airport

Jay hanging at the airport while waiting for his delayed flight to Oregon!

Stake Volleyball night...one of my last activities as a YW leader...sniff, sniff

P1 friends at Time Out For Women...we were lucky enough to have it right here in Pleasanton!

Lisa and me at TOFW...what a fun filled 2 day event that included a mom sleepover!

Britt and her AMAZING choir at Amador! I'll try and post a video of them singing the National Anthem at back to school night.

That's it for now. I have a bunch of stuff to post and of course I have LOTS of cute pics too!