Monday, September 1, 2008

A Blessed Little Girl

Yesterday was Eliana's blessing day. It was the day after my birthday, but I was actually looking forward to the blessing more than my birthday. That's probably why I spent so much of my birthday finishing up the blessing dress. My mom made the bonnet and replaced the pink rose on her shoes with a red one.


It was great and, as is to be expected, I cried through the blessing. Eliana only cried a little bit and hushed right up when they started bouncing her. We had several family and friends there. Some stayed for all three meetings and the lunch afterward, others had responsibilities in their own wards. I was glad that it wasn't the same huge party that my mission farewell and homecoming open houses were. It was much more relaxed when there were fewer people. Here are the pictures.

Little rosebud shoes

The three of us holding hands. Sweet enough to rot your teeth.

Our first family picture outside the hospital.

The way she really feels about that bonnet.

3 comments:

Abbie said...

Really... how did the pioneers do it? I don't think I could have worn a bonnet either Eliana. I'm with you. :) Love the dress Jordan! Great job!

Christin said...

She is so cute Jordan, if you go private I want an invite. I am a sucker for blogs about babies! Love you!

Charlotte said...

I'm still amazed at you and your mom's sewing abilities! The dress, bonnet and shoes are just adorable! I'm glad Andrew and I were able to be there for it all!