Blessing Day

On Sunday the 4th, we gave Carson his blessing at church, followed by brunch at my house. It was very well attended by our families, extended families, and many friends. So well, in fact, that we kinda ran out of food right at the end there. Sorry guys! (After Lisie's, we had a potato bar - and I forgot to turn on the oven... One day we'll get it right.)

He kept eating his collar.

He always gives the best smiles!

 The whole outfit, complete with the shoes Jeff wore on his blessing day!

Yes, we girls are all in polka dots.

Jeff gave a lovely blessing, and as with our other 2, this amazing woman in our ward copied it down in shorthand and typed it up for us. I absoluely love having this - I wish I had mine! We took a minute to look through all3 kids' blessings last night, and now that the girls are a little older, it was incredibly interesting to me to see each child's personality related to their blessing.  See for yourself:

Amelie
Our dear Heavenly Father, by the power and authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood which we hold, we take this baby in our arms to give her a name and a blessing. The name we have chosen for her and by which she shall be known upon the records of the church is Amelie Josephine North.

Amelie, we would like to give you a blessing. We bless you to be happy and to know of the love your family and extended family have for you. We bless you that you can return that love and show that love to others.
We bless you with a love of your Heavenly Father. Stay close to Him throughout your life. We bless you to become strong in the church and that one day you will marry a worthy priesthood holder who will take you to the temple.
We bless you with a bright mind and a keen intellect. We bless you to be able to get an education.
We bless you to have joy in your family and one day to have children of your own.

Alisa
Our dear Heavenly Father, by the power of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood which we hold, we take this baby in our arms to give her a name and a blessing. Father, the name we have chosen for her and by which she shall be known throughout her life and upon the records of the church is Alisa Danielle North.

At this time we would like to bless her with health and strength. We bless her with a testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of her Heavenly Father and with a love for Him.
Alisa, we bless you with the ability to be an example to those around you.
We bless you to someday be able to find a worthy priesthood holder, to be married in the temple, and to have children of your own.
Alisa, we want to let you know how much we in your family love you, including your extended family.
We bless you to be able to get an education and to appreciate the good things of life. We bless you to appreciate the good times in life and to be able to learn from the bad.

Carson
Our dear Heavenly Father, by the power and authority of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood which we hold, we take this infant in our arms to give him a name and a blessing. The name which we have chosen and by which he shall be known throughout his life is Carson Radcliffe North.

Carson, at this time we wish to give you a blessing. We bless you to know that your family loves you and that we are very happy that you are here with us. Carson, we bless you to be healthy and strong, both in body and in mind, and also in spirit, that you can grow and make good choices in your life.
Carson, we bless you with a strong character that you can be honest and upright in your dealings with your fellowmen and with Heavenly Father.
We bless you to be able to gain an education and to know the value of hard work.
We bless you to someday find a worthy daughter of God and to take her to the temple and be sealed for eternity.
We bless you to be able to have a testimony of the church, to stay strong and to one day gain the priesthood and magnify it in your life.

We bless you to know the love of your Heavenly Father and to know all He does for you.