A funeral and a wedding

This past Friday we celebrated the life of  my grandma, Mary Hyde. She passed away peacefully on Thursday September 12th at 94 years old. She was a remarkably strong woman and set an example to all of us. She was very generous even though she wasn't considered wealthy. She was a traveler and didn't just let the many years she spent as a widow slip by. She volunteered for nearly 25 years at a local hospital. She taught me how to knit and play scrabble. She voiced her opinion to our legislators or elected officials because she felt like her one voice made a difference. We will miss her.

 Grandma's amazing children with spouses (left to right): Judy and Rick, Bill and Sue, Mom and Dad.

My siblings were all there, Verna, Kirk, Kim, Keith and I.

And lots of great grand kids were there too. It turned out to be a beautiful day.

***** The wedding*****

The following day we got to celebrate my oldest niece's wedding. It started out as a windy,cold day, but ended up being perfectly calm and warm.

Here are Italia and Jonathan just after being sealed in the Colombia River Temple.

Afterward, a ring ceremony for those who couldn't attend the sealing.

Italia's parents put together a pretty amazing reception, Javier as DJ/MC and Verna as event planner. The reception was held outdoors at a friends house and it was spectacular! I definitely didn't get enough photos to show it off but here is my handsome date.