The Blessing

 We had a fabulous experience blessing the boys in church this weekend.  Derek was nervous that the two blessings back to back would sound exactly the same, but I was so impressed with how distinctly different and fitting for each boy they were.  He did a great job.

I was a little panicked about what to dress the boys in.  We wanted it to be white, but affordable and practical so this is what we came up with.

I was happy with the choice.  (P.S.  Our camera battery happened to be dead so all these pictures are taken with our phones and aren't the best quality.)

My Dad and Uncle Nathan both came out for the event, and it was so nice to have them.  My brother went grocery shopping for me and even purchased a root beer keg for the luncheon afterward which was a big hit.  

 My Dad did a Costco run and came back with way more food than we needed, but I have a bunch of stuff in the freezer.  We won't starve and I won't have to brave the grocery store for a long time.

  We also were able to fit in a beautiful hike while they were here.  Well, beautiful and stinky due to London picking a perfect time to take a dump.  Derek was thrilled to carry that poo in his backpack down the entire mountain and all the rest of us were equally thrilled to smell in if we got too close to him.

All weekend we ate some fabulous food.  My fridge is so so full!  At the luncheon we did Philly Cheesesteaks to Derek's delight and they were a huge hit!

The day after the blessing I vowed to do nothing but sit on the couch and watch movies all day with my Liv lu because I was so worn out from the busy weekend, but I actually got my butt off the couch and took all the kids and the dog out for a walk.  Well, actually Liv walked the dog, and I walked the boys.  I was super impressed with how far and fast Liv walked and how well she handled London.  We only had one cat chasing incident that was a little hectic.   All in all pretty good...it just may be a repeat adventure.