A Beautiful Blessing

On February 1st, Emmalyn was given a beautiful blessing by her father and was surrounded by all of her loving family and friends. We want to thank all of our family and friends that traveled far to come for the special day. It was so wonderful to have all of you there.

I tried really hard to make sure she was fed and sleeping when it came time for the blessing but Emmalyn was determined to stay awake so she could be a part of the blessing. Fortunately she stayed calm and listened as her daddy spoke. As you can see from the pictures she fell asleep afterwards. She looked like and is our little angel and we are so blessed to have her in our family. I'm sure she has a lot to teach her parents and siblings as they come along. She has already taught me a love that cannot be described with words.

The whole day was great being able to spend time with both the Olson's and Thorpe's and for Emmalyn to hang out with her girl cousins that are just a few months older than her. They were fun to watch and listen to as they cooed back and forth to one another. Brailee is on the purple blanket and is about 6 weeks older than Emmalyn, and Eisley, who is on the pink mat is about 10 weeks older than Emmalyn. It was fun getting to see what I have to look forward to in the months to come as Emmalyn develops. She is already surprising us with the things she is able to do; worming her way up her mat while we do tummy time, recognizing objects and people, smiling and cooing, holding objects for a brief moment and knowing how to melt mom and dad's hearts.