blessing blake

we blessed blake on the 9th of october. living so far from family we didn't know if we would have many people make it, but seriously we have the best families. rhett's parents came down a few day before to hang out. then my parents came the day before the blessing.

that night we had a little birthday party for laurel because her birthday was the 6th. it was so special to have family in town for not only the blessing but also a birthday party.

the day of the blessing rhett's aunt and some of her kids came up from huntington beach. so we had them, both grandparents and my grandparents came down from idaho with my parents and my uncle lives here to they came too.

rhett was telling me her was nervous to give her a blessing. but i told him it would be great and not to worry. seriously it was such a perfect blessing. this little girl is such a blessing in our lives. one thing that really stood out about her blessing was that 'her smile would be a blessing to those around her' or something along those lines. i thought that was so neat because we have talked about how big of a smile she has ever since she has started smiling. its a good one.

after the blessing we all come back to the house and had a big dinner. it really was so fun to have everyone and to get to share this little girl with them.

i feel so blessed to have these two perfect little girls, and amazing husband and such supportive families!

and i mean look at this girl!

be different

"The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness the less likely we will be on a path to regrets." ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Be different and do what you believe in, not what the world believes. 

sealing day

when rhett and i got married we weren't married in the temple, but we both knew that we wanted to get sealed when our year anniversary came around. we worked really hard this last year to get ready, and on july 19th we had the opportunity to be sealed for time and all eternity. it honestly was the most amazing moment of my life to be able to look at rhett and know that he is officially mine for all eternity. 

being lds, people normally get married in the temple. and yes sometimes through out this last year i wished that we would have, but i wouldn't trade my wedding and sealing for anything. being married civilly first really made me see how much rhett meant to me and how badly i wanted him forever. so yes it wasn't the 'norm' but it was perfect for us. it made me appreciate the getting sealed to him more because i knew what it felt like to just have till death. but all that matters to me is that we are now forever. 

i knew that i loved rhett when we got married last year, and now that a year has passed i have started to see what love really is. you don't just magically fall in love. you really grow in love. i love him more than i knew you could love someone. 

we have had so many different ups and downs together that i can't imagine my life without him. he makes me a better person. knowing that he was only mine till death was really hard. i wanted him forever.

that is just what i got, and i couldn't be happier.