My family traveled from afar to be here for Eloise and Pearl to be blessed by their daddy. Max (my sister's new baby) was also blessed the very same day! Everyone arrived Friday where we gathered at a vacation house for the weekend. It was chaotic and fun and the cousins had a wonderful time playing with each other.
We got up super early for our church meeting which begins at 9am. I was frantic as I got everyone ready and tried to be there on time. Luckily, we made it!
Jon gave the girls beautiful blessings and as he spoke about each of them, I started to picture them as two separate people and realized how much different they might be as they get older. I got emotional, of course, as I listened to the words he spoke. Jon said he was nervous when he got to the front of the chapel with Pearl in his arms so he opened his eyes to make sure he had the right baby, and there was Pearl staring up at her daddy with the biggest smile on her face! Jon couldn't choke back the tears.
We celebrated with a luncheon after Max's blessing and went back to the house for a few pictures and relaxation.
This is about when the house was plagued by the stomach flu. By Monday morning, 5 people had been throwing up and since then, 5 more have gotten it. It really put a damper on the activities but at least we got to be together.
We also took the opportunity to take family pictures since the last time we had them taken (via my tripod) was 2009 just after Sophie was born.
I have the most wonderful family and I love them all dearly!
We got up super early for our church meeting which begins at 9am. I was frantic as I got everyone ready and tried to be there on time. Luckily, we made it!
Jon gave the girls beautiful blessings and as he spoke about each of them, I started to picture them as two separate people and realized how much different they might be as they get older. I got emotional, of course, as I listened to the words he spoke. Jon said he was nervous when he got to the front of the chapel with Pearl in his arms so he opened his eyes to make sure he had the right baby, and there was Pearl staring up at her daddy with the biggest smile on her face! Jon couldn't choke back the tears.
We celebrated with a luncheon after Max's blessing and went back to the house for a few pictures and relaxation.
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| Eloise and Pearl |
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| Eloise |
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| Pearl |
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| Eloise, Max, and Pearl |
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| Sophie with Pearl |
This is about when the house was plagued by the stomach flu. By Monday morning, 5 people had been throwing up and since then, 5 more have gotten it. It really put a damper on the activities but at least we got to be together.
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| Pearl with cousin Nellie |
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| Grandpa with Eloise |
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| Napping together. They love being close! |
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| The original 7 |
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| All of us! |
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| Grandkids (and there's one on the way!) |
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| The best parents in the entire world! |
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| It'll do. |
I have the most wonderful family and I love them all dearly!
8 comments:
Sarah you are looking GREAT!! I can't believe you just had twins and look so good...not fair! The girls are so big already. I love how they still want to be next to each other all the time. I hope that lasts for always :) But I think it is time you changed the top pic of your blog ;) those girls aren't fetuses anymore!!
love the family pictures! you look wonderful ... i can only hope to look half as good as you after 1 baby come this october!
loves,
Bethany
Your little ladies looked beautiful! Love their blessing dresses. Such a darling family.
you have a beautiful family. i'm in love with their blessing dresses. gorgeous. you look amazing!
You are amazing!! and I cannot believe how many grandkids your parents have!!! Oh my goodness! My poor parents only have one. It looks fun and crazy!
Sarah you look stunning! :) Love all the pictures, keep posting pictures!
I too LOVE the pictures. I love the picture of just you, your parents and siblings. SUPER CUTE LITTLE GREEN FAMILY!! :) I also love the picture with everyone....it is kind of like us....a crowd where ever we go! SO FUN! I wouldn't trade family for anything in this world and I can tell you are the same way! It's a great way to be!! :)
That's so awesome your whole family got to be together for all 3 blessings. You look AMAZING!! Those cute babies are so precious! It it hard to tell them apart? They look like they have little differences that allow you to tell which is which.
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