We had a pretty big week. Last Sunday Casey was ordained an Elder in our church. Thursday Cael turned two, Saturday Casey and I went to the temple and did baptisms for the dead with some of our friends, and today he blessed Colt in sacrament and we had a family gathering afterwards.
I was so proud of Casey. He gave one of the best blessings that I have ever heard. We both also got up in testimony meeting to bear our testimonies and talk about how the gospel has affected our lives in the last two years. It was a good day.
Colt wore Casey's blessing outfit that Casey wore when he was a baby. It was soooo cute on him. It is a little romper with short legs and short sleeves because Casey was born in August, but I didn't care. It was a warm day. It had a collar and little built in suspenders. He looked adorable.
During a baby blessing, Melchizedek Priesthood holders gather in a circle and place their hands under the baby. The men that stood in the circle at Colts blessing were Casey, his brothers Jason and Cory, his dad Jay, his brother-in-law Troy, my Dad, my Uncle Vance, Casey's Uncles John Price and Joe Rail and Bill Young, some of our ward friends Sam and Taylor, the bishop, and Ray, a friend of Casey's that used to be our old neighbor. Casey's grandpa who is battling cancer was also able to make it last minute. He sat on the front row and Casey held the baby down low so that his grandpa could be a part of the blessing. It was really special and emotional for everyone.
We had a party for Cael while all of the family was at our house. I also decorated my very first birthday cake. I was pretty proud of myself. It was fun even though I stayed up way to late doing it after we got home from the temple!
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