So many things have happened since Jude was born. of course. close to 15 months ago. Looking back through all the photos makes me feel very grateful for a loving family and kind life and may I say, such beautiful children. Lucy was baptized the same day as Jude was blessed. I remember it being a really lovely day full of the warmth of God's love and family love. I entered the church a smidge later than I was wanting and there wasn't enough room to sit with my own Dunn family! So I squeezed in by Kathy and the Mouritsens. I don't quite know if this is kosher, but we shall do it anyhow, this is what I remembered of Brent's lovely baby blessing of Jude:
Testimony of Jesus Christ, grow to know Him and believe in Him. He is the Savior of the world and your personal Savior that through atoning power you will grow line upon line into a man of God that you were sent to be. Bless you to know who you are- a son of God. Plaed on this earth to learn and grow and serve. bless you with charity to others. You were blessed with a great mother with empathy and kindness. Blessed with great grandparents love of missionary work, family history and the temple. Bless you to be willing to share the good news of Christ with others and to learn of the work that your Father in Heaven has for you as His son and a holder of the priesthood. Bless you with humility to learn from you parents and siblings. Bless you with obedience to the laws of God. and most importantly, bless you to experience the grace of the Savior.
Lucy's baptism was simply superb. My brother John said the closing prayer and it felt so John as he started the prayer with a Hello Heavenly Father!
I felt a lot of the Savior's love and I think Lucy did too. at the end of the day she was in tears because she didn't want to day to end.
During our family pictures that Mari took, Jude was giving some half smiles for a while when it was just me and him outside, but as soon as Ella came outside, his smiles were so much bigger!
Ella is such a responsible, fashionable, type A pre teen beauty. Taken at the Red Butte botanical gardens in salt lake while we were at cousin Erin and Brady's wedding. It was very very beautiful and wonderful. Wally did a back flip at the reception. Ella and Kaden danced together.
I cut my hair into a chin length bob. I have mixed feelings about it. Look how big baby Jude is! we quite like our backyard playground on these summer nights. he is starting to learn not to eat the rocks... and he is trying his dangest to jump on the tramp. He started walking around the 3rd week of so of July and has been cruising ever since.
Ella competed in Little Miss Grantsville, which she has been wanting to do for years. Her talent was how to do a messy bun and she demonstrated on a mannequin head and used Lyndi Christensen's hair stylist apron. It was so clever. She seemed like she felt a bit cheesy and subconscious, although she denied feeling as such, but her shiny personality didn't quite shine through otherwise she would've swept that competition right up.
I had a second change at Oak Island beach with the Hanlines. It was a joy. especially playing board games late into the night with them and the girls. Jude quite liked the beach!
Brent is so handsome! He's been so supportive of me as I've been through all sorts of moods and feelings postpartum, starting Zoloft around 6 months post, and I feel very happy to have someone on my side.
