On Sunday at church Caleb was given a name and a beautiful blessing by his father. In it he was blessed with such things as a sharp mind and a thirst for knowledge, a love and understanding of the gospel, and to be sensitive to the spirit. He was admonished to prepare for the holy covenants he will be making throughout his life, as well as to prepare for the mission he will one day serve, and to always be a good example to his family and friends. One part of his blessing that particularly stood out to me was the counsel to always remember the good people he was named after: to be honest, as Caleb of the Old Testament was honest, and to follow the good example of the grandfather who was the inspiration for his middle name.
Not only was Caleb blessed yesterday, but we were all blessed to have so many family members and friends come to witness and participate in the blessing. My Uncle Joel and Aunt Colleen came over from New Jersey, along with their daughter, my cousin Heather, her husband, Brian, and their two children, Rees and Lucy. Our good friends, Cliff and Margo, along with their son Isaac, came down from Manhattan to be with us. And, of course, my mom, who is still here visiting, was able to attend.
It was wonderful to have so many loved ones there to support us, and to show our appreciation (as well as to have a good excuse to spend time visiting with everyone), we hosted a celebration lunch at our apartment yesterday afternoon. I've not yet had many opportunities to play the hostess and, with my mom's help, I had a lot of fun putting together a menu. It took a few days to completely prepare, and it turned out to be quite the spread. It even had a bit of a New York City flavor to it. We served chicken salad on crescent rolls, fruit kebabs with a fruit dip, pita bread and roasted red pepper hummus, bagels with our favorite local vegetable cream cheese, applesauce mini-muffins, and pumpkin cookies. Pretty tasty, if I may say so.
Yesterday was very wet and rainy, but we still managed to snap a few group pictures outside on our stoop. I think they turned out very nice.
Thank you again to everyone who came and supported us on Caleb's special day!
8 comments:
What a special day! We wish we could have been there too.
Sound like such a wonderful blessing! And what a nice feast as well! You really went all out. I'm a little lazy and we tend to have Costco whatever is good in bulk for blessing day feasts. =)
Congrats on your cute little boy.
I miss Nancy. I hung out with Dave at the BYU football game Saturday, but I miss Nancy. Tell her when she comes home we need to make another lunch date...after cards club.
What a beautiful family! I'm glad you were all able to get together like you did for Caleb's blessing. What a handsome boy.
Caleb is adorable! That's so wonderful that so many of your family were able to make it! Especially your mom! Isn't it so much fun cooking with moms- thats one of my favorite things to do when I visit my mom!
Friends and family are so great! That's so awesome you were able to have so many there with you! I'm so excited to come in a couple of weeks! And I'm also looking forward to when Lydia will get blessed by her dad too! I'm already working on a dress for her to wear! Yay!
Great pictures! It really was a beautiful blessing. Scott was bummed that he wasn't able to be there to participate. (He was home sick, with London, also sick). Oh, and I am in the middle of burning you A Fine Frenzy CD - the new one. I remembered that you really liked the old one. This one is different - more happy - but I love it.
how wonderful for you. i love when family comes to visit.
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