June 2014

A  Baby  Blessing

When we had Nik, I was such a green mom.  I had no idea about anything!  When it came time to bless Nik, I didn’t really know how to plan for it etc.  We lived in a little town home, it was July and sweltering dry heat.  We didn’t have room for people in our house (we barely fit ourselves).  So we asked Monica if we could combine efforts for Nik’s blessing and Tim’s 40^th birthday.  She was seriously my hero! She said yes and hardly gave me anything to do for the whole thing.  I can’t believe how kind she was, a serious answer to prayers.  It was a good time, but I definitely wanted things to be different this time around.

I wanted to have good food and have things decorated and color coordinated and be all prepared so the day of, I wouldn’t have to worry and do much, but could focus on company and enjoying the moments.  I planned and prepared and was pleased when we all had such a good time. 

All of Ryan’s family was able to come, except for Boyd, as he was feeling ill.  It felt like a Whitesides family reunion.  As for my side of the family, only my parents were able to come.  I felt such joy that they could come.  They are so wonderful and make my life so much better.  I wish more of my brothers and family could have come, but I understand that sometimes it’s hard to make it to events when you live far away.  David had just broken both his knees (I cant believe how accident prone he is!), so he and his family couldn’t make it.  Matt was over in Kansas going to school, and Mark and Meg couldn’t come as Meg was just getting ready to have baby Brody.  Even though my brothers and family couldn’t come, we could feel their love and support.

Ryan gave Ian a beautiful priesthood blessing> and to celebrate the occasion, we gathered at our home in Santaquin, and it was wonderful.  Everyone brought delicious side dishes (salads and fruits).  I decided to make beef carnitas, and for dessert we had some yummy cupcakes.  We had beautiful flowers from our garden everywhere and our colors were navy blue, white and gold.