Real Times In A Good Life: 9 months, 3 weeks in the planning

Yesterday we blessed McKenna. It was a beautiful day and great to have everyone come and support her and us. We were sad that some family couldn't make it but the house was so full I don't know where we would have put anyone else. We have always done these things in warmer weather, thus being able to send kids outside, but not this time.

Steve puts so much time and preparation into the blessing (Oh I love that man). He stews and frets over it from the day she is born if not from the day she was conceived. But here is some of what she was blessed with (thanks to Amy for writing it down):

*a strong and healthy body
*that the virtues and traits that you developed with Heavenly Father will continue to develop including virtue, beauty, grace, and charity.
*a deep peaceful assurance that Heavenly Father keeps promises... it will sustain and help as you keep the covenants of the preparatory gospel and the everlasting gospel it will have a purifying luminous effect as you walk through the fiery darts of the adversary
* strong determination to do all you were sent to do.
*Gift of optimism and joy through life
*see good in all situations
*example to self and others that all experiences are for our good and bless us in this life.

Here are a few pictures, I forgot to get the camera out until the end so I didn't get to many and then when I did Kenna was mad and hungry (I still need to get one of her in her dress.