A fairytale day!

July 24, 2009 was one of the happiest days of all of our lives. Jessica and Todd were married in the San Diego temple and then we all celebrated with a reception at the Oceanside Marina Suites Hotel on Oceanside Harbor. It was a spectacular day in every way!

The temple was the highlight of the day.









So many people shared in our special day...

The bride's family...

The groom's family...

Then we had a luncheon...



And we ended the day with a reception that was really more like a party held at the Oceanside Marina Suites Hotel in Oceanside Harbor.

Beautiful location!

Pretty flowers!Happy couple!

Yummy cake!

First dance!

Daddy and daughter!

The wedding party was adorable!

Brittany, Amanda, ShelbyLynn, Jess, Jana, Natalie
and Ellie...the prettiest flower girl ever!

The groomsmen were really handsome!

Brandon, Tyler, Jake, Tyson, Zack and Todd




Runaway bride! Just kiddin'!

The official wedding portraits...
(Bridals and Goomals)

The happy couple honeymooned in Aruba!

We all celebrated again in Chicago with the Labrums!
They know how to throw a fabulous party!




Jessica and Todd's Wedding Book

We had so much fun in the city of Chicago!

The Bean is so cool!



The city is just beautiful!

We rode the train...a true city experience!
Fun in the fountain!



The pier was really fun!
Then we went to Nauvoo and Carthage...




The flowers were spectacular!

This is why the Anderson Family was not born during the days of the pioneers! We constantly need to rest along the way...
...and we can't go very long without a snack!
We all enjoyed the tour at Carthage Jail!


That's all folks...like we said, the entire experience was like a Fairytale!

A summer to remember!

We had an amazingly busy and wonderful summer. The BIG event was the wedding of Jessica and Todd, but there were some other fun things too...

Shelby was in her high school production of Alice In Wonderland



Jake golfed part of the season for the Vista High School Varsity Golf Team, even though he was just a freshman. And...drum roll please...he got this first HOLE IN ONE while playing golf with Grandma Niecee.


ShelbyLynn went to her Junior Prom with a big group of friends.




Jessica came home and for a fabulous bridal shower hosted by the best friends a girl could ever ask for, Shannon and Kerinda. It was so much fun!

This is Kerinda and Shannon, the hostesses with the mostest!

Our super cool friends, Grace and VJ Bitton, took us out in Oceanside Harbor on their super cool boat. It was such a memorable night!

This is Grace and VJ...our super cool peeps with the speediest boat!

Shelby turned 17 in July! Pam gave her a surprise birthday breakfast and secretly invited her friends. It was EPIC!



Jake turned 15 in August and celebrated with his cousins at Oceanside beach.


Jess and Todd came home a week before the wedding for some pre-wedding fun. Here are the kids in the church parking lot posing in front of a replica of the Nauvoo temple that was built by the Spanish Ward in our stake for our Pioneer Day celebration. It was a huge undertaking and when it was finished it was incredible!


Jessica went through the temple a couple of days before the wedding. It was a wonderful night!


Jana, the world's most amazing maid of honor, threw a rip snortin' bachelorette party for Jess.


Shelby posed for her Senior Pictures. Say it isn't so!



The true highlight of the summer was the wedding and our trip to Chicago and Nauvoo, but those events merit their own posts so for now we'll just say it was a summer to remember!