Mal's Belly

I'm starting to show and I've promised to post a picture. So, here's the picture. Pretty self-explanatory. I'm stretching out my pants as long as possible, but my shirts are lasting all right. Pretty soon though, I'll have to start doing some serious maternity shopping. We'll keep the pictures coming!

Conner Reunion - Music, Dancing, Eating, Talking

Here are some pictures of the family up in Maine during my last day there, and after -- when they continued partying without me. Not that I'm holding a grudge or anything.

The only way to start a family reunion off properly is with red hot dogs, and that is exactly what Grampy Jim is doing. Excellent!

And then of course, eat giant slices of wedding cake, if there is any. If not, we can settle for homemade ice cream, whoopie pies, and pie. (You can tell here that Kait is related to Ezra "Ling-Lang" Conner.)Jake entertains the kids (and let's be honest, the adults too) with an improve-take-suggestions-from-the-crowd ballad. He actually pulled it off really well. It's very impressive what he can do with a guitar.
We gather in the garage for full-family entertainment. Lilliput performs some step-dancing for us...

And inspires her uncle to give it a try... And her cousin. Unfortunately, his try didn't end very gracefully. (Kait tries to convince Levi to let her get a shot of his torn pants. He changed them and pictures were duelly taken.)I just have one question: can anyone else see a resemblence between Wilder and Dad? In the stares, maybe?Can anyone guess who DTV and JW are hugging so -- amorously?

Shawn plays with Wilder on his lap. This kid is just so cute.

Ariel, Hailey, and Kait fool around on the couch.

Eden pulls Lulu and Bernie in the wagon.

The Reception

More wedding photos! These are ones Selena took at the Maine reception. I LOVED the black and whites that Galen took (he was the one who was actually working, but Selena had her camera and took a few snapshots) but it's fun to see the colors of the reception too.

This is Dad and me starting the dancing. Mike and Bryan are chatting in the background, and behind them you can see the table of family wedding pictures from weddings past. It was cool to see all the pictures of my parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts & uncles, and those on Mike's side too. I love the lanterns. They really have a nice effect here.

Levi and Todd G. Oh how the men in my family wish they could grow beards like Todd's. Alas, they are stuck with the same patchy-scruff Levi has. Oh well, he pulls it off fairly well.

Eating the cake. I forgot how good that lemon was until I bit into that piece. Both Mike and I said later our mouths started watering directly. I really hope it hasn't burned in the freezer for the past few months. If we had known how, we would have just brought it west with us.

I'll be honest, I loved my flowers! Spray roses, big roses, and snap dragons with ivy wrapped all through it. These weren't the ones I took all over Boston with me, those I just arranged myself, and if I had known how well I could make a simple bouquet, I would have saved a lot of money, but I did love these so much. I have them dried and framed up on my wall now. I'll have to buy some sealant or something before moving back to my beloved humidity.

Sam's Call

Mum and Levi react as Sam opens his call to the Hawai'i, Honolulu mission. He entered the MTC on October 15th.

I wasn't able to be there, since we were at the bed and breakfast while the family set up for the reception. I'm so glad Selena thought to snap these shots.

Just thought I'd throw this in, so everyone would know after the fact that Levi had breathed, and possibly drooled, on the cake prior to us eating it. I am so glad I didn't know this before hand.

Finishing Dinner in Boston

Ethan gets down and dirty.

Sean flashes a smile.

Grandma and Ty.

Grammie and Grampy Haskins.

THEEEEY'RE HEEEERE!

Selena just sent the rest of our wedding pictures! Sorry it's been so long, but she has been so busy with her traveling and dance schedules, I'm just impressed she got them done! I certainly wouldn't have!

Here we are, outside the Belmont, Boston, Mass. temple, after all the family pictures, and we were able to just walk around on the lawn.

Outside the Temple

Mal's men...waaaay too many of them.

The Conner women.

The Watkins men.

Mike's with the ladies.