Wedding # 3 Aarika and Rob Branham
Aarika and Rob were married in May and will be the last for quite some time. My parents had to take a deep sigh of relief after this one. Three weddings within 5 months of each other...go figure. My parents are rockstars!
Aarika spent a summer in France and has been taking French classes since high school so it was only right to have her wedding luncheon at La Callie here in Salt Lake. It was fun to have my family fly out once again and crash with me, I am so spoiled! I hate to be biased, but I loved being Aarika's brides maid the best because I love my new shoes! The dress is hot too...love the dress, love shoes, love everything!
Wedding # 2 Natalie and Joey Worthen
Natalie and Joey were married on March 1st 2008. I have to admit, I miss my sister :( Natalie and I have shared a room our whole lives with the exception of probably no more than 4 years...you may think I'm joking but, seriously, we were inseparable these last few weeks together. I love Joey and am so excited to have him part of our family and know they will have a wonderful life together. I guess the sad part was the fact that they moved away on Monday. Yeah that's it...come back you two! Anyway, here are some pictures from the dinner the temple and her reception. It was lovely and so much fun!
Wedding # 1 Alise and Chris Allen
And the last shall be first...
Yes, my little sister, Alise (19 yrs.) was the first of the four Hatch girls to get married. Crazy huh? She married Chris Allen, a great addition to the family from Park City.. Alise and Chris met in Physical Science class at BYU...haha! I love that story! It was a beautiful wedding and we are happy for them!
This was our 3rd annual Girls Moab trip and let me tell you, it gets better every year! This year consisted of Jen, Jules, Mel, Emmaliegh, me and Jude (mel's dog). YAY for Emm who drove clear up from AZ! The trip began at the Moab Brewery with to-die-for wings! This year we found the greatest campsite along the river and the exact location is a secret so no one can steal it next year! haha! Jk, but really it was the best camping spot yet! We hiked negro canyon...at least I think that's the name of it. When we got the the little oasis at the end, Mel found a rope and of course turned it into a rope swing that left us with battle wounds after swinging out through the trees. We also worked on
Yoga poses. That night, Jen and I drove up the canyon and watched the stars.. WOW! I miss that about living in the city...you just can't see the stars like you can out in the brush. The next day we blew up our hefty Coleman rafts, borrowed some life jackets and paddles (thanks Western!) and headed up the canyon to float the river. We heard rumors that the river was high and when one of the river guides told us there were 12 ft. rapids, we got a little nervous.. 
But of course that didn't stop us. We started the adventure with a prayer and yes...Humorous Emmaleigh snapped a photo of us praying that we wont die down the river! Jen charged the river on her wave attacker complete with water gun (if you can see in the pics). I have to admit, I thought she was going to die! Turns out they weren't 12 ft. rapids and we missed the best ones taking the guys advice to steer left past the ranch...we were bummed. But the float was fun! Mel and I made it through all but one of the rapids and totally flipped in front of the first pull out with tons of people...it was hilarious! The trip ended with the traditional Moab diner greasy food and ice cream....mmmm! Can't wait for next year!
