blessing

My side of the family
In the LDS Church, we have a special blessing that new babies receive.  It's a wonderful, spiritual time that allows us to celebrate the new baby and welcome him or her into our church family.  It allows an opportunity for Heavenly Father to bless one of His sweet children directly.

For TJ's blessing, we had so many of our wonderful family members come out!  It was a real treat to see so many of our loved ones, and to show off our adorable kiddo.
Grandma and Grandpa!
It was so fun to have so many people!  We even broke out the camping chairs so we'd have enough seats.
Tyler and our Nephew, Jack, battling it out with Pokemon.
Zap getting some love, from Mom and Dad, Eve showing Mom a toy, and my adorable Sister-in-law Christy
Haley could not get enough of TJ!
Great-grandma and TJ!  Love this picture.  Grandma picked out TJ's blessing outfit.
I'm not sure TJ got enough attention...
Hunter's favorite part was the baby toys.



Tyler's side of the family
It was such a fun, special weekend.
-Mrs. Smith

3 comments:

April said...

love these pictures! that one of Great-Grandma with her great-grandson so precious!

I'm looking forward to a lot when it comes to this baby, but one of my top things is seeing my parents (and Chris' parents) as Grandparents. Especially since this baby is the first grandbaby on both sides!

Summer said...

Really? How fun! He/she will be so spoiled!

Emily said...

Oh man I'm so jealous! I wish I could've been there to meet him. I love baby blessings. Love his outfit, too! Grandma sure knows how to pick 'em. You look super cute too, love your outfit. I bet your dad loved holding that baby!