Scout received the most beautiful baby blessing this morning by Seth. He was perfect through the whole thing, but at the end Seth forgot to show him like they usually do. So when he came down from the pulpit, I said, “Seth, you forgot to show him!” So right there, he showed him, and everyone started laughing because they were all thinking the same thing! Besides Seth’s family, Brook and Jen, the Brockbanks, the Cliffords, the Denisons, the Janischs, the Nilsons, and the Thackers were all there to support. Afterwards, they and others came over for a lunch that my mom, Tristen, Micah, Brett and I had all prepared. However, the man of the hour was pooped, and took a two hour nap on Trilby. For lunch we had chicken croissant sandwiches, pasta salad, green salad, fresh fruit and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Talk about delicious! And to burn some of those calories — we had a big Dance Dance Revolution challenge. My mom broke out the dollar bills and started rewarding the winners. I think Tristen ended up with the most money because she cheats! Anyway, the day was really fun, and We loved having everyone there!
Scout’s Baby Blessing
First Smile!
I didn’t get it on camera, but Scout -our very stoic and serious boy (see “The Thinker” picture taken by Tristen)- smiled his first real smile today! Seth and Brett are in town, and we headed down to San Diego to see the Brockbanks. While there, my mom had Scout on her lap and was talking to him. Megan was over her shoulder and saw the whole thing as Scout focused in very intently on his Nonnie and finally gave in and cracked a smile at her.
At first I was hesitant to really believe the whole story because my mom has been saying for weeks, “The first person to get a real smile is the winner!” I thought she was just looking to be the winner, but Megan -my honest and ethical sister- vouched for the entire thing!







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