Thursday - May 31 was a shuttle, shuttle, shuttle day to pick-up fliers and to connect with other family groups arriving for the festivities. Dad left Mom and Sarah at the Motel 6... to be picked up by Katie and Dallin who drove up from San Jose - via Portland.
The first pick-up at Sea-Tac was Grandma Hodgkinson and Mom's sister Aunt Terri who arrived at about 9 am. Aunt Terri had a suitcase malfunction in transit so we ran over to Bellevue and the Distribution Center (which is adjacent to the Temple grounds) to resupply that which was lost by the slippery zipper.
Robb and Marybeth (with Bennett and Emary on their laps) arrived from Boston at 11 am. Then Grandpa Cornwall's flight arrived from L.A. at about 2 pm. Jason and Stefanie with Paisley and Jarom flew into Portland from Kansas, picked up a rental van and drove up to complete the Cornwall clan.
It was off to the Olympia 1st Ward meetinghouse in Lacey. Here all the Cornwall's and Tirrells gathered for the first time to enjoy a wonderful 'Groom's Dinner' prepared by the mother of the groom... with lots of helpers.
The Cornwall cousins especially enjoyed being together.
Oh... and the boys... there was to be a fun week of balls, running and other buddy stuff.
Sarah began her duties as the floral arranger - par excel-lance.
It was a good time to get to meet and know Reesa's lovely family before all being together at the temple the next day.
Mom Cornwall put on a lovely affair for the 'marriage' of these two familys.
A few in the party got plum-tuckered out by the end of the long day of travel and activity.
We love the Tirrells!!!
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