Blessed

Mae Maureen was given a name and a blessing by her father last Sunday morning. The blessing that Jeff gave was beautiful and touching. You can tell that her father and her Heavenly Father both love her very much. My parents drove (all 15 hours) into town for the occasion. My mother bonded with Mae, holding her the whole weekend long, and my father and Max bonded over football and Lowes trips. I think it was a special treat for Max to be visited by my dad since they have been talking on the phone so much recently. I have been very blessed to have loving family special make blessing outfits for my children. Both my children have been blessed in the same blanket that my mother's mother hand sewed for my blessing.
My grandmother (my father's mother)made a lovely suit for Max when he was born. My mother has been spending all her free time to hand sew and smock the pictured gown and bonnet. It looked amazing on her! She looked like royalty. We were all a bit worried that she might spit up on the dress, so my mom sewed the bib on the drive out, but the bib is so pretty I wouldn't want that spit up on either. Jeff was assisted in the blessing by my father, and our friends Nathan Messick and Ron Kilby. Mae was a doll and was quiet the whole time. I wish the same could be said for Max. He wasn't too loud, just loud enough to make me miss a few chunks of the blessing, but the Spirit was strong enough that I felt the parts I couldn't hear. It was such a lovely experience for the whole family.