Congratulations Cherilyn and Brady!

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I am so happy for my aunt Cherilyn! She got married on Friday, May 2nd to her sweetheart Brady Bird. She was so beautiful. Brady wasn't so bad himself, despite being hit in the forehead with an airsoft gun. We all knew something would happen! The day was a huge success. The weather was beautiful. They were glowing. I had the privilege of getting Cherilyn in her dress each time throughout the day. It's a lot more work than it sounds! Those things are tricky! I'm just so honored she trusted me...even after a drop of blood from finger got on her underwear (only millimeters from her dress). But hey, it was a battle wound from pinning her all together! They were sealed in the Bountiful LDS temple (my personal favorite) and had their reception at the Chantilly Mansion in Layton. By the end of the day, we were all so exhasted. It was so fun to see Cherilyn and Brady so happy. I am so lucky to have an aunt that is so close to my age. We have always been very close. Because of our relationship, I never was one of those people that wished they had an older sister. She was and IS my older sister. I cherish the relationship we have. I just hope "Uncle Brady" is ready to fill this position! ;)

A trip to the zoo

We got brave enough to tough the yucky weather on Thursday and go to the zoo with Ry Ry and Grandma and Grandpa Speirs. Apparently we were the only people brave enough to tough the weather, because we basically had the entire zoo to ourselves. It snowed on us and we barely had a glimpse at the sun. We bundled those boys in the strollers so tightly that they didn't want to move. I knew Anders would love the zoo because he wasn't required to touch the animals, just observe them from a distance. That's definitely his style, as is mine. Anders' favorite animal was the giraffes. He also liked the monkeys, but what kid doesn't? It will be so nice when we move to Draper next week that we will be so much closer to all of our favorite places.

Elder Kennedy Speirs

This week has been absolutely insane, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Before I do that, I want to take a minute to brag about my amazing little brother! He is serving an LDS church mission in New York, Spanish speaking mission. He's been out for about nine months. He writes us a lot, telling us about his life in this completely foreign area to him. This week, we got an e-mail from him that said he'd just received a call from the mission president, calling him to be the new District Leader and to train a greenie. I am not too familiar with the Missionary lingo, so I asked Christian if that was a good thing. The translation to this is that he is in charge of the missionaries in his district (I'm not sure how many that is) and a "greenie" is a new missionary. Christian says that's really good because he's only been out nine months and he had to learn a new language. We are so proud of the work Kenny is doing. He has been so obedient and has brought the Gospel into so many people's lives. It is so fun to look at his pictures because he is glowing. He is so happy and knows he is exactly where the Lord has prepared him to be. We are so grateful for Kenny's willingness to serve a mission and to devote two years of his life to spreading the happiness of the Gospel. He has had so many amazing experiences. We miss him so much, but nothing gives us more peace than knowing he is in the Lord's hands. His service has blessed our family in more ways that we can even explain.