MAYLIN2007

Austin and Jessica were married August 13, 2016 in the Boise Idaho LDS Temple. My father married them. He is a sealer in the temple. His health and mental awareness has been poor, but through much prayers and fasting, he was able to perform the ceremony and did an amazing job. August 13 happens to be Austin's Hill Grandparent's anniversary. Pretty cool that they share that day. We took Austin's best men with us and we all stayed in adjoining hotel rooms. Austin had Alex as his bestman, and his groomsmen were his friends Erik, Ryan and Tyler. They were wonderful at helping that day with the reception and luncheon. The ceremony started at 11 am. It was so gorgeous. Jay's family came from Texas and Tennessee and my family came from Idaho. We took pictures after the ceremony and then we headed to a local church where Jay and I had a luncheon catered for the event. My brother did a great ring exchange for those who could not go inside the temple. Three of Austin's te...

Alex and I did the engagement photos for Austin and Jessica. It was really fun. We took them up in American Fork Canyon and in our back yard. We took 100s. They got some really great ones. Here are some of my favorites. Some of the ones they actually used on their invite aren't included here. I also used some of these fun ones on the tables as decorations the night of the open house. They are such a cute couple. 

In April Austin proposed to Jessica Nichols. He had been dating her since December. She is 20 and from Meridian, Idaho. He was born in Idaho, so it was fitting. He took her that Saturday to all these romantic places trying to get her to think each stop could be "the one." Finally at an amphitheater behind the Utah State Mental Hospital......funny I know, but gorgeous, he proposed. He had our family go early and set up candles, flowers, music, a table and a sign we all worked on that said Marry Me. He had the ring in a log box that he had Alex had made together.  We had everything set up when they arrived. Alex and his friend were hiding and taking lots of pictures. We were hiding with dinner. Austin walked her down this long staircase to an area by an old castle like structure where we had the marry me sign. He got down on one knee and proposed and she saw the sign. The hugged, kissed, cried....... We took pictures and quietly celebrated. Then they walked down the rest o...

I love spending time with Maylin. She loves it too. Its nice to have someone who still appreciates being with mom. The other kids are at the ages were they are too busy or too grown up for me. I am the leader in our church over the girls who are 8-9 years old. We do activities twice a month at my house and I teach them cooking, cleaning, painting, fitness, health, how to serve others (we do great service projects), how to study better etc. Maylin loves it. Even though she turned 10 and is in another group, she just can't stop coming to mom's too. I love it! Here is the activity where we made baths salts with essential oils and cookie bouquets for our moms. I also am Maylin's room mom. She loves that I do all her class parties. She loves it that I just come hang out sometimes. I am a substitute teacher for the local public schools and for her private school. She loves it when I sub for her school. I even got to sub once for her class! She was over the moon. The pictures...