Easter and Snowden Graduation

It has been a busy time for the Wheelers these last few weeks, in a good way of course. :) Easter was a very memorable time. I love Easter. When I was little, I loved going Easter egg hunting at my Uncle's house and receiving yummy treats. Now that I am an adult, I love to spend with family and remembering the Savior's resurrection on Easter. He has done so much for us and I am forever grateful for His sacrifice to save us from sin.

After church, we celebrated it with my sister and brother-in-law. We decided to do a potluck for Easter Sunday. Kelsey and Jordan made barbeque chicken while we made salad and colored deviled eggs. We had fun coloring the egg whites in Easter colors. After we ate dinner, we colored Easter eggs and played random Easter games.

 

Our dinner. Kelsey couldn't wait to dig in. :)

 

Before we knew it, classes at BYU were over and finals were complete!! We later had family come in town for Kelsey and Jordan's graduation!! :) Graduation was split up into two days: commencement on Thursday and convocation on Friday. We cleaned our apartment and got ready for company to come over. My mom and family friend (who is like an aunt to me) stayed with us during the time of their graduation. They came in town just in time for their commencement ceremony. We barely made it, but I was glad I could get them in despite the fact that I don't know my way around the BYU campus. Here are some pictures after the commencement ceremony.

The BYU Graduates 2014

Jordan, Aunt Diana, Mom, Kelsey, and Me after the commencement ceremony

Patty, Me, Dad, Jordan, Kelsey, Mom, Aunt Diana, and Carolyn all together for the Snowdens' Graduation! :)

Later that night, the whole family gathered together for a barbeque to celebrate Kelsey and Jordan's accomplishments. Kelsey earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Jordan earned his Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management.

 

We also had a gender reveal party for the Snowden baby. We had an idea of making balloons come out of a box to announce the gender. I made this box to help reveal if Baby Snowden is a boy or a girl.

We were all so excited and couldn't wait to hear the news! Sure enough, balloons came out of the box say "baby GIRL" on them. Which means.... we're getting ANOTHER niece!! (girls seem to run in our family. :) ) I seriously was convinced it was a boy, but I am so excited for my sister on getting a girl. She really wanted one and her wish came true! I look forward to playing dress up with this little girl. :)

Gender Announcement

The next day, Jordan and Kelsey took everyone on a tour of the BYU campus. It was a great feeling to teach the family about how this wonderful university came to be. Here is a picture of the family on the spiral staircase in JFSB building.

Mom, Aunt Diana, Carolyn, Collin, Me, Jordan, Kelsey, Dad, and Patty.

Later that night, we went to Kelsey and Jordan's convocation ceremony where they received their diplomas! We were so excited when both their names were read aloud. I still think it's surreal that they graduated together. :) When it was all over, we went outside to discover that it was windy AND raining outside! We barely had time for pictures. Here is one of them:

We took a quick snapshot of the gang together, Andrea and Ian joined in on the fun too. :)

At the end of the night, we had the family over for pizza at our place and a game to follow after. We haven't had that much fun like that in a long time. Everyone was bonding so well. I was glad that they could all make it down for this special moment for Kelsey and Jordan.

On Saturday, we woke up early to help the Snowden's pack and clean out their apartment. It slowly hit me that they were moving out real soon. We spent the rest of the day eating lunch at Zupas and watching a movie. 

On Sunday, we did some last minute cleaning and packing for the Snowdens. When everything was all set, it was time to say goodbye. I couldn't believe that this is the day that my sister would be leaving Provo and starting a new life in Northern California. I cried shortly after they left. As we lived close together, we would hang out a lot. I feel like our relationship grew stronger as well. I love my sister so much. She and her husband have done so much for us. We have so many great memories with them and will miss them. Good times may come and go, but our memories still live on. We truly wish them the best of luck with all good things that are to come.