Wes finally meets his granddaughter!---Carly's blessing

This weekend we are in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the baby blessing of our first and only grandchild, Carly Amelia. She was blessed today by her Father, Dave. Here they are posing for the big event. Dave and his mother are the only members of the church and so it was also a great opportunity for missionary work. Dave's father, grandfather, aunt, uncle and two cousins attended along with a co-worker and his family. It was a wonderful day for all of us. Carly was blessed in the same dress her mother wore for her blessing and it was made out of scraps from my wedding dress.



This weekend was also the first time Wes has seen his grand-daughter. They had a lot of catching up to do and Carly seemed very happy to see him.

He played games with her . . .

And gave her kisses.

Max, the dog, was jealous and demanded equal time. Wes wasn't quite as happy about that, however.

On Saturday we ventured out to the Garden of the Gods, to admire the rock formations. Here Grandpa even insisted on pushing the stroller.

Later they were so worn out they had to take a nap.

Despite all the time the two of them spent together, I did get a few minutes with Carly. Here she is wide awake. That was unusual for when I would hold her. After a while we started calling me "Grandma Boring" because every time I took her she would fall asleep. Of course I loved that.

We are sure tomorrow will be a fun day as well and then we are flying home, tomorrow night, leaving our hearts behind in Colorado with this sweet little girl--and her parents, of course.

I think for the first time in my life I truly understand the scripture, "joy and rejoicing in your posterity" as my family has increased over the past year it has brought so much joy to my life and of course . . . joy to my journey.