Maisie's Blessing

We had a great visit with family last weekend as many came to participate in giving Maisie her blessing in church (like a Christening but without the baptism part- we do that part when eight years old in our church.) My sister drove out from Apache Junction, AZ in a marathon 20 hour drive with her husband and 3 kids. Ross's brother and his wife and baby came from St. Louis. My parents drove out from Colorado, and Ross's parents came from Louisianna to be with us.

The weekend was crowded and a bit chaotic, but simply wonderful! Maisie was spoiled and loved by all her cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents. And her blessing was just beautiful. The only bad part came in the end when everyone went home and our apartment seemed so quiet and lonely! We wish we all lived closer.

Maisie and her cousin, Luke

Luke REALLY wanted to love on Maisie with his head

Playing on Ross's truck

Maisie's cousins, Daniel, Jodi, and Noah (the dinosaur)

Jodi was one tired little girl after all the excitement