Washington, Oregon, Weddings, Miracles.

We started our trip on Wednesday and drove from Provo, UT to Nampa, ID. On the road to our hotel we met this little guy:

Not a very good picture. But this Hawk was just chillin' on the side of the road. He was beautiful, and kind enough for us to get close and take pictures.  

We spent the night in Nampa, then got up early and headed out to Lake Oswego, OR to stay Thursday and Friday night. 

Brandi got her endowments on Friday morning, then our friend Kaycy and her sweetheart were sealed in the afternoon with a reception to follow that evening. 

My big brother, Russell got married to his sweetheart Brandi near her home in Washougal, WA on Saturday.

They were Sealed in the morning for time and all eternity in the Portland, OR Temple...

Followed by a luncheon/ring ceremony in Brandi's parent's backyard (which was stunningly landscaped. pics to come.)

Then they had a reception that evening in the church near the home. 

(They will also be having an open house for friends/family here in Utah on September 1st. That, I think, will be another post all on it's own.) 

We started our drive home on Sunday and stopped at Multnomah Falls in Portland on our way out. We didn't go up all the way, but got pretty close. 

It was super crowded, but the falls were absolutely gorgeous. 

We stayed Sunday night in Nampa again, then headed home early Monday morning. 

My sister and brother in law decided to stay and play in Idaho for a little while. They did some shopping in Caldwell, then went and found the twin falls in Twin Falls. 

Unfortunately, on their way home, they hit gravel and wind at just the wrong angle and rolled the car twice. It landed upside down on the other side of the freeway. 

This is their car after the accident.

Thankfully, they were both wearing seat belts and walked away from the accident with only minor cuts and bruises. A miracle we are all so thankful for. 

An EMT came and looked them over and told them they were fine. They had the car towed, then sold it to the tow company and got a ride home with Brett's parents. They arrived home safely today. 

Tiave wasn't able to come to WA with us because he was attending the wedding of his dear friend in Idaho.

He left early Friday morning, attended the sealing, then a luncheon, then made the drive home. It was a long day for him, but he's so glad he was able to make it out there!

My congratulations go to Reef and his new wife! I'm sorry I couldn't make it, but I'm so glad Tiave could. And we're both excited to see you when you're in town next week!

A lot of craziness, a lot of fun, a few disasters, and some miracles. All in all, it was a good long weekend. I'm thankful to be home with my sweet husband. I missed him terribly while we were apart. I'm also so thankful that Brandy and Brett made it through their accident and are alive and well today.