Our oldest daughter was married during the first week of August. We traveled to Utah from Florida in 3 days to get there, stayed four days and returned in two. It was an emotional whirlwind trip and a beautiful time. Here are some of the highlights in chronological order.
My parents were married in the Idaho Falls temple on August 4th, 1945. 45 years later on that same date, their first grandchild--Ashley Hamm, went to the temple for her own endowments. To commemerate that time, my sister Geneva Chugg, planned a Jackson family devotional to help the grandkids learn about that day and the importance of going to the temple themselves. We did it in a grassy sitting area just below the Bountiful temple the morning of the August 4th.The Wedding BBQ was on Aug. 5th-- the night before the wedding. David and Paula Hill, Andrew's parents, were the hosts and decorated the pavillion at a Woods Cross park with Star Wars themed items...it was great for the soon to be newlyweds who love Star Wars! 
Ashley's Grandma, Annette DeSpain (Ken's mom), was able to get a stand by ticket just days before the wedding. She and her good friends Shade and Sharon Baldwin came to the BBQ and surprised Ashley as she didn't know Annette would be coming to Utah. Sharon and Annette made "krumkake" to share with everyone. It was a wonderful treat on both accounts...to have Annette and the krumkake!
Ashley's Grandma, Annette DeSpain (Ken's mom), was able to get a stand by ticket just days before the wedding. She and her good friends Shade and Sharon Baldwin came to the BBQ and surprised Ashley as she didn't know Annette would be coming to Utah. Sharon and Annette made "krumkake" to share with everyone. It was a wonderful treat on both accounts...to have Annette and the krumkake!
The excited siblings waiting for the newlyweds to walk out of the Bountiful temple on the morning of
Aug. 6th, 2010.
The newlywed Hills!
Lots of smiles.
At the reception on the evening of the 6th in Woods Cross. Us Hamms and most of the Hills, gathered around the newlyweds.
I love this picture!
I made the blue dresses and the brown dress pictured.(I only helped make the money for the wedding dress!)
A candid moment with the newlyweds, Ken and I, and Annette at the reception.
The first dance as a married couple!
The newlyweds headed out for their honeymoon in a car covered with chaulk, silly string, oreos and soda cans tied to the bumper. The boys were so proud they helped to decorate it! Any word with the letter "u" in it had the "u" colored in red! A bit of a slam for the BYU newlyweds!
The reception night was truly bittersweet. As soon as everything was cleaned up, we pulled out of the chapel parking lot and headed back to Florida. The newlyweds were off and family and friends all headed home. Alyssa stayed too as she'll be starting BYU soon. So in one day we married off one daughter and left another one to start new chapters in their lives. It still makes me cry and I still can't determine if my tears are of sadness for leaving them or joy for their growing and progressing so beautifully in their lives.
