Blessing Day

Sunday June 20th was a special day for our family. Not only was it Father's Day but it was Sydnee's blessing day and it was along time coming. We were set to have her blessed on June 6th but Mike ended up getting pneumonia that weekend so we had to postpone until the next week. Then Briggs was being blessed that Sunday so we decided to try for the following Sunday. Finally the day came and we were able to go forward with it. Sydnee's dress was not an easy task either. The dress that I had originally for her that Mom had crochet was now to small for her. So I searched the stores for a simple white dress finally finding one from Old Navy that was to big. Then Mom went to Cardston and found one but after trying it on her I didn't like it. It was to stiff and uncomfy for her. Finally a week before the blessing day Mom found a pattern for a blessing dress and decided she could make it in a weeks time. The dress turned out exactly how I had imagined. Made with soft cotton with tiny pleats and silk ribbon. It was perfect. I think Mom made about 4 different pairs of shoes for her too. But in the end I ended up wearing the original pair on her which were a little small but stayed on her feet the best. The day started with everyone meeting at our house before we all headed over to church. When we got there Mike said he was starting to get nervous but he did a really great job giving the blessing. We had lots of family there. Grandma and Grandpa Kimberley, Grandma and Grandpa Harker, Grandma Great, Ginny, Russ and their kids, Kyle, Kate and Levi, Katie and Jantz. Also Melissa and her kids, and Fosa, Janice and their kids and Dani. After Sacrament meeting we all headed back to our place for a BBQ. There was lots of food and lots of visiting. It turned out to be a really great day. We have been so blessed to have Sydnee in our family. She was certainly an answer to a lot of planning and a whole lot of prayers.