Brooklyn's Blessing Day

Today was Brooklyn's blessing day in our ward. Kyle gave a beautiful blessing. It was a special day for our family. It was so fun to have so many people in our family join us. Ethan was probably the most excited about all the visitors. He was so happy all day (except for the part of Sacrament Meeting where he was tired of sitting).

Here she is in her dress. Jen's Aunt Kaye crocheted the dress and gave it to her as a gift. She also made Jen's dress when she was a baby. It was absolutely beautiful. These pictures don't quite do it justice.


Here is a video we took of Ethan when we told him that Grandma and Grandpa and others were going to visit him the next morning. He was pretty excited. Also, thanks Ryan and Michelle for the Lightning McQueen shirt. To say he loves it is an understatement.

While we were typing up this post, we caught a few smiles from our favorite little lady.

For those of you who were interested in the recipe for the Baked Potato Soup that was served at our house following church today, here is a link to it:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Potato-Soup-I/Detail.aspx

I only used about half of the bacon (two strips of bacon per serving sounds good, but not necessary), replaced some of the margarine with bacon drippings, and cut the salt down to about 3/4 tsp.

Bon Appetite!!