Jesse and Eryn's Wedding - AKA The Quickest trip to Cali and back EVER

The much anticipated wedding weekend has come and gone. It was all that was expected and then some. Rich's friend Jesse, a Groomsmen from our wedding asked Rich and the girls to be in his wedding. So nice and such a fun opportunity. So we have planned this trip for a long time.

The three Whitemyer children are great travelers and did very well on the four day weekend. It was the biggest kid, won't say his name but it starts with the letter "R," who had a hard time being stuck in the car, good gracious I wanted to stick him in the back seat in time out about an hour into the drive.

I will say the drive has to be some of the most dull stretch of land across the United States, I am sure of it. Then you add wind and it makes it fun for all. From Ogden to Reno was so boring. We stayed Thursday night at the Peppermill in Reno and that was really fun. It was all about the pool for the kids. It did have me wishing I would have left them home and made it just a get away for Rich and I. But we could not leave the kids in Reno we had to take them the rest of the way.

We drove up over Lake Tahoe on our way to Chico. That was honestly the best part of the drive. I loved, loved, loved that part of the drive it was so beautiful. It looked like home to me. The ski resort at the very top was still open and operating. Crazy, June in California and they are skiing.

In the picture below we got a five minute pass to park and take a pic at Lake Tahoe. It was awsome, I was the screaming Mom at her kids on the beach just to get a picture. Rich wanted to throw me in the water and leave me at this point. Nellie did throw herself in the water soon here after. I promise their is a ski resort in the background, so cool.
Someday I will go to Lake Tahoe in the summer and veg out and someday I will go to Lake Tahoe in the winter and ski...someday!

Once at our destination on Friday in Chico we checked in and once again swam at the pool. That night was the rehearsal dinner at a friend of the Brides family. It was a super nice place and kid friendly, extra bonus. They rehearsed like three times and called it good. Then the Bride and Groom, Eryn and Jesse passed out presents for the wedding party. Nellie and Rileigh were asked to be flower girls and they were given shiny silver jewelry boxes. Rich, a Groomsmen, got a goblet class with his name sketched in the glass.

The day of the wedding we swam, again, then got all five of us ready for the Wedding Ceremony. Pictures were originally scheduled for before the wedding and then once we were all at the location the camerawoman decided it was too sunny and to take pictures after the ceremony. Agh a little annoyed and it was way too hot to deal with that fiasco. So off Nellie's dress came and to the In - N - Out take out window we went. Shakes all around to cool off and pass the time by. It was perfect.

The ceremony and reception location were so beautiful and again pretty kid friendly (a lot of people brought their kids, so that helped the kid situation a lot). We met up with an old friend of Rich's, Josh and his wife and kids. They were fun to visit with and hang out with at the wedding and rehearsal.

The Groom's side of the wedding line, photo brought to you by Logan Whitemyer


Rileigh and Jesse, the flower girls who both performed exceptionally at the Ceremony. Unlike the Nellsters, her Dad carried her.


The Whitemyer's minus Me, ah shucks too cute.
The Three Freckles being as cute as they know how.
Rich cuttn' the rug with Nellie - too cute once again!
I did not get to visit with the new Bride much, Brides are too busy to visit. So one day I hope to get to know her better. Maybe we can meet at Lake Tahoe preferably in the summer and veg out together minus the kids, that would be sweet.

Once it was all said and done we were wiped. Rich took the kids to swim again after the wedding and Nellie went to bed. I packed up our stuff and by morning we were in the car on the way home by 7:30 a.m. With one stop at the Fruit stand for some peaches and cherries for the ride home. We were back home in Utah by 7:30 p.m. Sunday night. Like I said, The Quickest trip to Cali EVER.