Sunday, October 19, 2014

Baby Jack's Blessing

In our church it is tradition for fathers to bless their babies in church within the first few months of life, and last week was Jackson's day! We were grateful to have so many family members join us for the weekend (and we definitely missed those who couldn't make it!).  My mom, sister (Laura), brother (John), and Nana flew in, as well as Toren's parents.  My sister -in-law (Mallory) and her husband (Brent, who is not pictured because he went home with Harper for her nap) live here in Las Vegas and came for the blessing to.  


I wish we could have taken more pictures, but the wicked Las Vegas wind made it almost impossible to get a decent one.  At least we have a record of the day.  Also, never mind Austin's scraggly look.  Sunday is a success if he sits quietly through sacrament meeting.  I consider it a bonus if his shirt stays tucked in and his hair gets done!


It was a great weekend, and an wonderful blessing.  I am grateful to have a faithful, righteous, and worthy husband to give such blessings to my children and serve as a great example for them.

Daddy and Jackson.  Notice Austin photobombing in this one.  He was less than thrilled to be taking pictures.


In other news, I love comparing both kids!  Here they both are around 8 weeks.  Jack Jack is definitely bigger at this point than Austin was.  He is also a better sleeper (thank goodness!).



Saturday, October 4, 2014

BYU Football Game Weekend

Toren and his dad have made going to a BYU game a tradition for years, and in the last couple of years we've made it a tradition to join them!  Originally baby Jack and I were going to stay home and have a quiet weekend (with plenty of sleeping and takeout!) this year, but with enough begging from the boys (and the grandparents who hadn't met Jack yet) we happily packed our bags and headed out.

Toren has focusing on indoctrinating Austin with BYU Cougar fever, and now Austin is a total BYU fan boy.  He's too young to really sit through an entire game, but he loved walking around campus with Dad and Grandpa.  He even saw Cosmo the Cougar...which was the highlight of the trip for him!

Even little Jack was eager to show his Cougar pride!


We spent some time at the BYU bookstore and eating out at delicious restaurants, which made the trip worth it for me...  Oh, and I met up with my BFF Amanda and her little boy who is a little older than Jack.  We didn't take a picture, but we did enjoy a nice lunch and lots of chatting.