Monday, October 15, 2007

Blessing Day

Nearly the entire family on both sides were able to attend Hailey's blessing. She was just three weeks and one day old when she was blessed. Sacrament meeting started a 8AM. Everyone was so good to come to such an early meeting! We had a nice breakfast in Bryce & Krista's backyard. We were so grateful to them for hosting. It was a beautiful day with family. It was hard to believe the next day we'd be moving more than a thousand miles away.
There was an incredible feeling as all these great men gathered around our tiny baby.
Grandma Stevens made Hailey's blessing dress. When Matt and I went up to visit in May, we picked out the fabric. Because we were moving so quickly after Hailey's birth and wanted to bless her in Utah, making the dress was a challenge because we didn't know what size Hailey would be. It fit her perfectly and we let her wear it all day.

This is one of my most favorite photos. It shows Hailey's complete innocence and trust in and admiration of her daddy. We hope there were other cameras going because we have relatively few photos of all the attendees. Here are what we do have:


Uncle Lane and cousin MeganUncle Ed & Aunt Jeanette
Cousins Megan, Trevor, Bradley, Caitlin and Kirsten
Cousin David
Cousin Calvin Cousins Sarah, Avery & Mary
Sarah makes Hailey feel like a "Super-Star!"
Good friends Devin & Naomi

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