Kingsley's Baby Blessing

Kingsley Roe was blessed on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; the 24th of November. We did it that day so my sister who goes to school at FSU in Tallahassee would be able to attend (she is a little bit obsessed with her niece and would just die if she wasn't able to be there :)).

David blessed her. It was short and sweet. Those of you who know David know that he is not verbose :) In all honesty, we were all just excited that David got through the blessing. He was soooo sick that day. Seriously, sicker than I EVER have seen him. Prior to the blessing, he spent the entire time with his head on my shoulder during sacrament. He had a fever and couldn't breathe. Poor thing :) 

For those of you who aren't Mormon, let me describe what a blessing is. Basically, it is when the family of a newly born baby gives that baby a name. That name then becomes the name on their church records. What's beautiful about a blessing is what happens after the child is given a name. Blessings must be given by a priesthood member. In this case, Kingsley's dad gave the blessing. He talked about all of the wonderful things she is and all the wonderful things she will be. One of the things David said in the blessing was that Kingsley would bring so much joy to people. And, I have to say she truly does. Everyone who looks at her smiles and she is such a happy baby. David and I are truly blessed to have her as part of our family. 

Kingsley was blessed in the dress that I was christened in, my sister was christened in, my dad and uncle were christened in, my grandma was christened in and my great grandma was christened in not to mention numerous other relatives. My parents tell me the dress was over two hundred years old! I loved the dress. It was perfect! White, long, with little eyelets along the edge. 

After the blessing we took pictures and went to the Cheesecake factory. All in all it was a good day :) Here are some of the highlights. 

PS. if these pictures have done nothing else; they have made me realize I NEED to loose this baby weight ASAP. I will be working on that little by little. Maybe I will update my progress on this blog.