Blessing Day

So Yesterday we were finally able to Bless Joseph. It was a great day. Our Bishop was kind enough to attend the blessing at our home. It has become a tradition. Back tracking.... when Hailey was being blessed my grandparents flew in from California. The airline lost their luggage and it would not be retrieved before the blessing. We decided to bless her at home so that my grandparents wouldnt need to go to church in street clothes. When Megan was born we decided it was nice to have the privacy of just the family sharing the event...and so began the tradition. The same went for Joseph. Everyone in my family was there accept for CJ (he wasnt able to get out of teaching his priesthood class) and Celeste who lives in Utah. My mom provided his blessing outfit (that is her tradition) which even in the smallest size made, he was still swimming in it. The blessing was beautiful. It gave me some comfort. Joe was very emotional through it all. He paused several times to compose himself. I love that about him. I have been very blessed to have my husband worthy enough to provide these sweet blessings to all 3 of our children. Joseph did very well through it too. He started to fuss just a little, but the gentle rocking of all the men soothed him easily. Needless to say, the spirit was very strong. Here are a few pictures.