Family Reunion

Over Labor Day weekend my entire Harding family got together for the first time in possibly 10 or so years. My grandparents are getting pretty frail so my aunts put together a dinner to get everyone together.

On Saturday my dad and I rode up to Pocatello with my sister Erin and her three kids. The first day there Erin and I met up with my aunt Heidi and went to our favorite store Costco and visited with my Grandma Helmandollar who I also haven't seen since Emily's wedding almost a year ago. I stayed in a hotel room with Erin and her kids and Bryce and Cade were so excited. They were jumping all over the place and going crazy because they love staying in "hoentels."

Harper on the way up to Idaho. I can't get over how precious she is.

My cute grandma immediately took Harper as soon as we came in the door. 

Sunday we went to church with my grandparents then went back to their house and Emily, David, and my mom showed up. Later on we met up with my family and caught up on all the years that had past. If we didn't have social media I probably wouldn't even know what most of them look like. We are so fortunate this day in age to be able to follow each other's lives through the internet. Most of my cousins now are married with kids.

Sometimes I feel the same way during church.

My grandparents are just the sweetest. They loved that everyone could get together and were just shocked with made it happen. I loved seeing how happy they were.




We finally have an updated picture of almost all of the grandchildren together. We were missing a few but most of us were there and we are definitely way more grown up in this one than in the last. It's crazy that a majority has kids of their own now.

Almost my entire family altogether. It was seriously the best getting to catch up with everyone.

On Sunday night Emily and David came back to the hotel with us to go swimming. This was the first
time Harper had been swimming and we put her in a swimming suit and she was the cutest little thing I have ever seen! (There's a Full House quote for you). The next day we all got up and met up with mom's sisters and went shopping and to lunch and got caught up with them.

    

I can't think of a better way to spend my Labor day then in Idaho with my family. I wish I could find time to make it out there more often.

I Love to see the Temple

This is pretty far after the fact but on April 25th I went through Ogden temple. It was such an amazing day filled with so many wonderful people. I choose Ogden because I went through the open house and thought it was so pretty and it was also really convenient for all of my family coming into town.

Those that came were my parents, my sisters Erin and Emily, my brothers-in-law Todd and David, my aunts Heidi, Linda, and Karen, and one of my best friends Rachelle.

This was a really special day for me especially because I tried to go through when I was 20, but the handbook age is technically 24 and the stake president said I was too young to make an exception, but this time he felt I was ready.

Here are some pictures from the day, I wish I would have gotten one with everyone but most had left at the picture point.

I graduated!

On Friday May 8th I graduated! I received a bachelor of science is business management.

 

Right after I accepted my diploma two of my favorite teachers were there to congratulate us.

My family was amazing throughout the years and they have all shown me so much support.

I seriously could not have done it without these guys. We were all in the same program and had basically every class together, I'm going to miss seeing their faces everyday, but they will all go on and do such great things. 

This girl is seriously one of the best people in know. We both love to read blogs and we love the same shows. I wish we had became friends earlier on, we had so many classes together without even knowing it!

Cassie and I spent our entire last summer doing our internships at Macy's together. We aren't in the same program but we bumped into each other lining up. It's always so fun to catch up with her!

Scott and I have had a few classes together too, and have been on quite a few adventures. 

Welcome to the World Harper

On Tuesday April 28th my sister Erin welcomed a new little girl into the family-Harper Sophia. She is beyond precious and may just be one of the cutest babies I have ever seen (this is not me being bias because she is my niece.) Emily and I went up to see her a few hours after she was born and then I followed them home Sunday and spent a few days in Wyoming helping my sister and brother-in-law out.

Look how adorable she is! She weighted 8lbs and was 20 Inches long.

My nephew Cade with his new little sister. He is so sweet with her and just loves her. My other nephew Bryce ran straight to my sister and avoided the baby.