McKay's Blessing

We had a WONDERFUL weekend! McKay was blessed on February 5th which was the same day his cousin Ivy was blessed and it was LUKE's 7th Birthday! The whole weekend was AMAZING! Just look at these pictures! You couldn't ask for more beautiful weather than this! The sky was clear, you could see the Sierra Nevada Mountains, no fog, in the upper 60's! We were SO LUCKY to have Justin's parents drive ALL THE WAY FROM MESA to come to baby McKay's blessing! It was their first time in Visalia and I am just so glad that it was so beautiful every day they were here! We enjoyed hiking the hill (the kids barely made the hike up but FLEW down the hill with SMILES!) We ate some SPECIAL BBQ chicken made by CHEF JUSTIN! We also ate crepes and BBQ Pineapple burgers! We had some awesome FOOD!

The kids also got to open some presents from their Aunt Michelle and Nana and Papi! It was really fun. Brooke got a little tea set that was a HIT! They all loved playing tea and even Rhead was crying to pour some "MORE PLEASE!" We jumped on the trampoline, played games, and celebrated the whole day with LUKE!

The blessing was beautiful. It is such a blessing to have the Priesthood in our home. McKay was blessed with several wonderful things but the one that really stuck out to me was that he would have a special bond with each of his siblings. Already I can see that Carden, Brooke, and Rhead love him and treat him with love and kindness. We have been working on saying nice words in our home and never is there a problem when we are holding McKay. He is just a tender spirit.