Andy gave her a beautiful blessing. He blessed her that she would feel a sense of kindness toward everyone she meets and they will feel the love from her kindness and influence. He blessed her with the courage to face her fears and the strength to get through her temptations. He blessed her that she would find a young man who is as kind as she is and that loves and recognizes her talents and strong values. And he promised Heavenly Father would be there to help her through challenges she will face in school, in her marriage, and in making important decisions.
Then I got the opportunity to bare my testimony.
It was so wonderful to have a lot of family and friends come. My parents, Sara, Abby, Dan and Becky all came clear out here for the blessing. They had to leave from Sara's house at 5:30AM to get here in time for 9AM church. From Andy's side we had his parents, Amber, Zeb, and Levi. We were also privileged to have our neighbors, not of our faith, join us at church.
After church we had a brunch with everyone. We had ham, potato,bacon and egg casserole, fruit, muffins, juice, and donuts.
Here are several pictures from Sophie's big day-
Our family-
Uncle Dan and Sophie-
enjoying the food-
Grandma Jann feeding Sophie, so I could enjoy the company-
Grandma Sue and Sophie-
My mom made the little furry jacket to go over her dress on the cold winter day. I think it went perfectly with the beautiful dress made by Alisha-
The Youngs
The Pugmires-
Please no more pictures-
Cousin Levi loving Sophie-
Our little Angel-
ready for a nap-
Maddie and Abby taking a turn holding Sophie-
Aunt Sara getting smiles from Sophie-
Cousin Becky holding Sophie-
Cousin Becky holding Sophie-
After everyone had left for their long trips home, We headed over to Casey and Melissa's house (neighbors) for the Super bowl. The kids had a great time playing, we had yummy food, Melissa and I talked most the time, and the boys watched. It was an enjoyable evening to top off an amazing day!
5 comments:
What a wonderful blessing! The little coat looks so cute one her!
....I didn't watch much of the Super bowl either..... :)
It was an amazing day and it was worth the trip! It was so pleasant traveling with Dan and Becky, being able to spend the night with Sara and Ben and going on to your house and church. Andy gave a wonderful blessing to Sophie and she was perfect the whole time! She was a beautiful little angel. Emily touched us with her testimony. The food afterwards was delicious and it was nice to be with Andy's family again and to meet your friends. I love days like that! When we got Sara and Abby back home, Dan and dad ended up staying in their 'Steelers' decorated basement to watch the whole game when it got a little tense! What a day!!
I'm so glad that you were able to have so much family there...it's such a special occassion and definitely one that is meant to be celebrated with familiy! She is so cute & i love the jacket your mom sewed. is there anything she can't do? :-)
Oh she is so beautiful! What a beautiful dress and jacket. She has gotten so big already and as beautiful as your other children.
Sayda
I wish I could have made it. Looks like it was a really nice day. One of these days, we'll make it over there!
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