such a blessing

Nolan's blessing day was August 19th. We decided to do it in our home after church that day and were able to have about 85 (YES 85) of our closest family and friends there to join us. (Good thing we didn't do it at church.. we would have had to set up the overflow!) It was a great evening.

Nolan is such a special little boy. He has the most gentle soul and I feel like he is so understanding. He has brought such a special spirit into our home so it was so fitting to be there in our living room where Paul gave him a beautiful blessing to mark the beginning of his life's journey. He blessed him to be close to his family, and to serve a mission one day and to find a wife to take to the temple. My favorite part of his blessing was when Paul blessed him to grow up to be "bold and powerful." Nolan will be so many things in his life, and I can't wait to watch and see him grow up more. One thing is for sure: he will always be loved by his family.

 

I'm so glad it worked out that we were able to have a great majority of our family here in town. Of course we missed those who weren't. After his blessing we had dinner and everyone sat outside and inside and chatted and all the kids played together and it was a beautiful chaos.