Baby Blessings

We were able to have the babies blessed on Sunday. (An L.D.S. Baby Blessing is kind of like a Christening. The babies are given their names and then they receive a special blessing by a priesthood holder. In our case the priesthood holder was Derek.) It was so special!! 

The babies looked so beautiful in their white outfits. We took tons of pictures but Kylie was not feeling very photogenic and so she is crying in almost all of them.

Here they are together:

Here are some close-ups of Kylie:

Well she's not crying but now she has a "binki-face:"

Her hand makes it look like she's saying, "No more pictures!":

Asleep at last! All that crying must be tiring:

Some of the highlights from Kylies blessing are:

She was blessed that she will have an ablility to love everyone and will be able to see them as Heavenly Father's children. She will be a help to her brothers. She will be an example to others and because of that example people will want to know her and have the desire to learn more about the gospel. She will have a sharp mind and be able to discern and detect the things of our Heavenly Father. She will raise a righteous family and her posterity will serve throughout eternity.

Here are some close-ups of Philip:

He was showing off his smile. His Daddy can always get him to smile! (All you photographers out there-- someone tell me what makes my pictures grainy like this. One snap they are and one snap they aren't, I hate it! Please tell me how to fix it!!)

Some highlights from Philip's blessing are:

He was blessed that he would be able to see and know the things that are in store for him. He'll be a peacemaker. He will serve and honor Heavenly Father. Service in the kingdom will come naturally to him, he will rejoice in opportunities to serve, and he will see the fruits of his labors throughout his life. He will unite with his siblings to be an example to the world. He will serve a mission and the skills and attributes he develops on his mission will serve him throughout his life.

Here are some pictures of everyone:

The kids:

The family:

Here is a long slide show of some more photos, including the efforts to get the two pictures above. By the time we were finished Derek said, "There's no love here!" But at least I love to go back and look at all the pictures. :) Hope you enjoy them.

2 Months Old

Here are the babies on the day they were two months old (2/26):


Philip is a smiler and I just barely caught one of his smiles in this picture:

Here's the hats that match their outfits:


Here's some close-ups of Kylie:



Here are some close-ups of Philip:

This is one of his half smiles. He likes to smile and just scrunch up one side of his face. (After seeing Philip do it I realized the other day that Derek does it too.)


As you can see from the pictures they are both doing quite well. According to our scale here at home, as of today, fully clothed, Philip now weighs about 14 pounds and Kylie is up to about 9 pounds. Wow-- they grow so fast!! 

They are pretty good babies. Philip is more mellow and is content to just lay on the bed and watch what's going on. He does love to smile and when he gets tired or is asleep he is a snuggler. Unlike her brother, Kylie would rather be held. She smiles too but you have to work harder to get them out of her. She has a happy sparkle in her eyes that attracts attention from everyone.