Kate's Blessing

We originally planned to bless Kate on Feb. 23, but had to postpone because our kids were taking turns running fevers. Thankfully, everyone was healthy on our backup date, March 9. 

Me (with my new-ish brown hair) and my sweet babe.

Love her little Alfalfa stick up hair.

She has been showing us her precious smile for several weeks now, and we can't get enough of it!

I mean, is there anything more adorable than a baby's smile, with those sweet little coos and gurgles that usually follow?

We were so grateful to have so many of our close friends there with us. Since our family is so far away, it's amazing to have awesome friends that can be part of these special events with us. Spencer invited Justin Heaton, Adam Hurst, Shane Jenks, Seth Perrins, Brenton Yates and Jake Camp to be in the circle, along with Branch Presidency members Preston Jones and Brian Bailey. I was so excited that our awesome neighbors, the Donahue's, were able to be there too.

Stacey was sweet enough to take notes of the blessing for me. Kate was told that she was lucky to be born into a home where she was loved and wanted. She was blessed to:

• have a healthy body and a sharp mind.
• know where to turn for peace in the trials specific to her generation.
• be worthy to make covenants in the temple.
• come to know Heavenly Father's will through prayer.

She was also counseled to follow the example of her righteous mother- something I'm trying to live up to! At my PPI with President Jones later that day, he told me that during the blessing he felt like he wanted to open his eyes for just a second. When he looked at Kate, he said her eyes were just so focused on Spencer like she was listening intently to the things he was saying. She certainly brings an air of peace and calm to our home, and has been such a content baby thus far. We are so grateful for her!