Tsai Family of the Parklands

One beautiful evening, we took Megan and her 3 cousins to Provo Lake to learn the craft of fishing from the masters, their uncle and grandfather.  At first, they just watched and envied.  Then they created makeshift poles and tried their own hands at fishing.  Without any catches, they also strolled to the lake to wade in the water and to witness the amazing sunset reflection in the lake.

On Pioneer Day, we started our day by driving all the way to Salt Lake City to enjoy the Pioneer Day Parade from 9am to noon.  We sat on the corner of E 900 S and S 500 E.  Float after float of every imaginable organization and municipality and personality paraded down the streets, including President Eyring, BYU, Utah Valley Community College, Taiwan, Samoa, dragon dance, and of course pioneers.  Afterwards, we ate in Liberty Park.

After spending a picnic afternoon in Provo Canyon, we decided to visit Sundance.  When we arrived, it began to rain.  So we visited the gift shop and museum.  After the rain subsided, we walked up the hill and around the camp.

The celebration continued tonight.  After the grand wedding, the party moved to an LDS chapel in Provo, UT.  The air of excitement seemed to be amplified, as more friends came to congratulate the newlyweds.  After the photo shoot, the family and guests arrived at the chapel, already decorated with a beautiful canopy by Wedding Works Design.   At the center stake was a table for the black Love in a Box with candy to fill.   One table at the edge housed the wedding cake and cupcakes Melinda created.   Another table served the chicken and food.   Yet another table was for the presents.   At the front table, guests signed their names on the back of Henry and Jessica’s photo.   Jessica displayed the history of how they met on a nice display.   The DJ was seated at another table.   The guests sat at about 10 to 15 round tables. The emcee was Jay McNamara, father of the best man.   Although it was his first time, he...

The long awaited event of 2012 for the Tsai family finally took place on the auspicious date of July 21.  Both grandmothers and one grandfather, one uncle, one aunt, five cousins, and a myriad of friends, in addition to the family and friends of the groom, descended to the humble state of Utah, to a small town in the hills of the Rockies, to celebrate and witness the marriage of our daughter Jessica to her companion Henry.  The father of the bride could not have been more nervous or anxious, but the excitement and the grandeur of today's event overshadowed all uncertainties and exuded hope and gladness for the father of the bride and to all of the attendants. In the temple, about twenty people attended the temple wedding in Draper, Utah.  Outside many more waited for the bride and groom to come out for photos.    Finally, the bride and groom did emerge for the first time in public after their wedding to the shouts and cheers of the crowd.  Under the...