Devan and Kayla were sealed in the Provo, Utah temple on Saturday, May 4, 2013. (Unfortunately for us, this sealing was taking place at 9:30am. More unfortunately was Henlie waking up at 3:15am and not going back to bed until 4am :p)
Henlie and Dad waiting outside the temple
We did manage to get up, ready, and out the door on time. We had to leave even earlier in case we ran into traffic with the Provo marathon happening that day. However, we avoided all marathon traffic and got to the temple with plenty of time to hang out. We gave the baby to Michelle and Jennifer and went to the waiting room. It's fun to see and visit with family.
Kayla and Devan
Cheering for a kiss
Right after - Henlie didn't like the cheering so much :(
The sealing was beautiful, as they all are :) Weddings always bring back memories of our wedding. For example, when they reminded everyone to turn off their cell phones, I remembered how we had a cell phone ring in our sealing lol. The sealer told us he was going to talk to the couple, even though they wouldn't hear any of it. I tried to remember anything our sealer told us five years ago.... he was right, I don't remember any of it :)
The Biggs Family
Camile, Charlie, Jason, Michelle, Jennifer, Kayla, Devan, Dad, McKade, Mom, Matt, Henlie, Me, Jackie, Curtis
Pull a funny face!
The siblings
Curtis, Michelle, Devan, McKade, Matt, Jennifer, Jason
I just really like this picture of the dads looking confused :)
The girls
Camile, Charlie, Jennifer, Michelle, Kayla, Jackie, Henlie, Me
Then I thought about my little girl. One day, I'll be where Carrie was sitting, watching my little girl get sealed to the man of her dreams and ready to start a new chapter in her life with her eternal companion by her side. That's a crazy thought. One day, my cute little six month old will be all grown up and getting married. Some day after that, she'll be a mother. And one day after that, she'll watch her baby get married. It's crazy to think about this circle of life. Obviously it happens, but I don't think most people take the time to step back and see it as this huge cycle they're a part of. It's a tender thing to realize.
Curtis and Matt
Henlie and Grandma Biggs
Charlie checking out the fountain
After the sealing, I collected the baby and changed her into her dress. And then we waited outside, and waited, and Henlie nursed. (That's right, I nursed outside the temple while talking with people and no cover! I was wearing a nursing shirt, though. I love nursing shirts. So much easier to stay modest when you don't have to lift the whole thing up :)) Eventually, it was time for pictures!
Nieces
Henlie, Devan, Charlie
Henlie, Kayla, Charlie, Devan
The boys - less Devan
McKade, Curtis, Matt, Jason
Henlie got her first sunburn. Fortunately, she wasn't badly burned. She was a little pink on Sunday, but then it was gone. It really was a nice day, though. After pictures, we went to Golden Corral for the luncheon. I was amazed by myself - I didn't get any meat...or pizza lol. Nothing was looking terribly tasty until I found some red potatoes and squash and zucchini. Somehow, that looked tasty (this is not all that normal for me lol), and we went from there. (They were tasty, btw.) I do enjoy Golden Corral :)
Our little family!
Charlie playing in the water
Henlie and Dad at the luncheon
After the luncheon, we headed home for a few hours. I was able to get Henlie's six month pictures taken and rest for awhile. Then it was off to Salem for the reception. Henlie was asleep for a good portion of it, until Charlie woke her up :) Good thing Henlie had Grandma. I didn't have to pay much attention to her at all lol Yay for more visiting with friends and family, too! At the end of the night, Camile even got pizza for us to have dinner. Good times. (I'm glad Camile is so thoughtful about these kinds of things. She's always thinking of details that wouldn't ever cross my mind.) Matt was a little sad Camile wasn't around when we got married because we didn't get any of our reception food lol
Brian apparently convinced Melody they could all come down for the reception. :)
Matt, Henlie, Me, Brev, Grandpa Hadfiled, Grandma Hadfield, Selah
Henlie and Melody
All in all, it was a beautiful day. We're so excited that Kayla is officially a part of our family now and wish her and Devan the best!
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