Pat's cousin Shayna Ridley was getting married on July 1st in California. We  were able to go with Tammy, Gwen and Lana. We were so lucky and blessed  to have family willing to help us with the kids so we could be gone for 4 days.  June 30th (Thursday) started out with Me and Melody matching in  our BB-8 shirts. We packed up the kids and headed to Mana's house.
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Karri met us at Mana's, we loaded the kids in her car, and she took them to Lisa's house (on her way  to work). Once done at work, she would pick them up and bring them back to Mana's to sleep.  This would be done again the next day (Friday), then they would spend Saturday and Sunday  at Mana's.They were pretty excited to spend so much time with cousins while we were gone. 
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Mana took us over to Roger & Tammy's where we met Lana &  Gwen then all loaded up the car and went up to the airport!
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The last time we flew together was in 2011 when we went to Disneyland for the re-opening of Star Tours! 
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The flight was quiet and uneventful. Once in California, we got a rental car. Here's  Gwen, Me and Lana waiting for the car. Had to get a picture with the palm trees
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We found an In-N-Out to have some lunch. It was so small inside and could only  hold less that 20 people! There were tables out front so we ate our lunch there.
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I got a text that afternoon from Lisa, she had taken the kids to her  friends pool and Melody liked hanging out on the inflatable pizza.
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She even fell asleep
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And they made a little 'tent' for her!
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We were staying with Ryan & Brooke, dropped our stuff off there, then  headed to Kevin & Kimbur's where the wedding dinner would be that  night. It was in their backyard,which is gorgeous, and overlooks the valley.
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The dinner was really yummy and it was so great to see so  much family, we were excited to see them more the next day.

Friday, July 1st. Shayna & Mitchell were getting married in the San Diego Temple.   The last time Pat and I were here was in November of 2002, right after we were  married, when his cousin Tara got married!!  On that trip I convinced him to go to  Disneyland for a few hours. It was totally crazy, but it made me happy.
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I pulled out my selfie stick for a group picture.
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I love the windows! So pretty!
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Here they are! Shayna & Mitchell Juergens Side note: Mitchell and his twin brother Garrett play football for BYU!
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When I saw these flowers it made me think of Mara.
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After pictures, we headed back to Ryan's house, after stopping for a Jamba Juice and  to check out a Toys R Us.  After Ryan's we went back to Kevin & Kimbur's for the wedding  reception. It was a very fancy formal reception, with dinner, a program and dancing.
Here we are with cousin Megan Ruth.
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Here's Brooke, Ryan, Pat and I. These two are so amazing and  we so appreciate being able to stay with them this weekend.
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It was a long fun day!
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