Nicole was blessed last Sunday, June 7th. It was really an unexplainably happy moment to see/hear my husband bless our daughter. The power and gift of the priesthood is a wonderful gift given to us. It was heart warming and beautiful to hear a blessing given to my daughter from my Heavenly Father through my husband. I don't remember everything that was said, but I do know that Nicole is one lucky little girl.
We borrowed a blessing dress from my sister-in-law Jill for the blessing. I considered buying my own, but they are really expensive and she only wore it for 2 hours. She looked really beautiful in the dress though.
It is the same dress the my nieces Amara and Keira wore when they were blessed. It is all long and flowey and completely impractical for any extended period of time. It was difficult to even hold Nicole while she was wearing it because it was all long and slippery. But, she bore it well and tried to eat the dress multiple times.
I put her in the dress right before we went to church and quickly got some pictures of her in it with the afghan that I made for her. Unfortunately, I made the blanket before she was born and didn't realize how impractically big the blanket is. It is way to big to wrap Nicole in and becomes more of a hinderance than a help. So, it is just a backdrop for pictures for now.
I got a picture of me and Nicole because I don't have many of those. She looks better in this pic than she did in the previous pic of me and her. I keep telling her to raise her chin to hide the double/tripple chin that she is sporting.
After the blessing, we had everyone come over to our house for some food. I did not realize that sooo many people like us. We had almost 60 people in our little home. All the seats were taken, AND there was barely any room to stand. So, most people were standing while eating.
We made three pork roasts in the crock pot and pulled the pork and added BBQ sauce so that we would have little pulled pork sandwiches. Anne, Marie, and my Mom all brought salads too, and I made a fruit salad, so I thought that we would have plenty of food. But, I didn't count on the number of people showing up that did. I didn't even get to taste some of the salads because I was slow to go and get food.
Mom and Dad Kimball came down from Washington for the blessing and stayed with us. It was wonderful to have them here. We miss them a lot and it stinks that they live so far away. It makes me grateful when they come and it makes me grateful for having my family so close by.
Grandma and Grandpa Kimball also came for the blessing from St. George. We didn't expect them, but we were glad that they were able to make the trip up. We hardly ever get to see them and we love it when they are here. We will get to see them again in July for the Kimball family reunion.
The blessing went really well and it was good to see everyone. It was just crazy to see everyone at one time. The children got a little crazy in our basement during the party and Benner and Carlitos pulled our curtains out of the wall.
Nicole seems to like them, or not mind them anyway, which is good to me.
But, she is still afraid of the camera.
This is what happens when Daddy changes Nicole's diaper.
It is the same dress the my nieces Amara and Keira wore when they were blessed. It is all long and flowey and completely impractical for any extended period of time. It was difficult to even hold Nicole while she was wearing it because it was all long and slippery. But, she bore it well and tried to eat the dress multiple times.
I put her in the dress right before we went to church and quickly got some pictures of her in it with the afghan that I made for her. Unfortunately, I made the blanket before she was born and didn't realize how impractically big the blanket is. It is way to big to wrap Nicole in and becomes more of a hinderance than a help. So, it is just a backdrop for pictures for now.
I got a picture of me and Nicole because I don't have many of those. She looks better in this pic than she did in the previous pic of me and her. I keep telling her to raise her chin to hide the double/tripple chin that she is sporting.
After the blessing, we had everyone come over to our house for some food. I did not realize that sooo many people like us. We had almost 60 people in our little home. All the seats were taken, AND there was barely any room to stand. So, most people were standing while eating.
Mom and Dad Kimball came down from Washington for the blessing and stayed with us. It was wonderful to have them here. We miss them a lot and it stinks that they live so far away. It makes me grateful when they come and it makes me grateful for having my family so close by.
Grandma and Grandpa Kimball also came for the blessing from St. George. We didn't expect them, but we were glad that they were able to make the trip up. We hardly ever get to see them and we love it when they are here. We will get to see them again in July for the Kimball family reunion.
The blessing went really well and it was good to see everyone. It was just crazy to see everyone at one time. The children got a little crazy in our basement during the party and Benner and Carlitos pulled our curtains out of the wall.
So, I finally got a mobile for Nicole's crib. It plays Beethoven, Bach, and some guy who's name starts with a 'C.' It also plays Nature sounds and Womb sounds. It also projects cartoon animal pictures into the canopy. And, it comes with a remote control, so I can turn it on and off from bed without having to get up. I love it!
When I first showed Nicole the mobile, she was a little confused. But, after a little while of looking at it, she really likes it. It is nice because I can set her in her bed to play and she has a good time.
At night, I turn on the womb sounds and she settles down and goes to sleep. I love the new mobile. But, despite all the money that I spent on the mobile, Nicole still loves the ceiling fan more. She laughs and smiles and babbles at the fan every time I set her down on my bed. Oh well.
