karen and chantelle - chanty is pregnant too!
rachel, rachel and lisa
katie and swede
leigh, maggie and katie
britta's awesome bedhead!
swede handed me all my gifts, and helped me open some of them
self portrait
cute plates and napkins - baby stuff is so cute!
another shot of the bedhead
the sabey sisters-in-law threw a family baby shower for little minnie. it was so nice to get together with family and celebrate new life. i have great sisters-in-law! i feel very blessed. the shower ended up being on the evening of grandma vance's funeral. it was a reminder of two inevitable events - birth and death. it was a day full of reflection of the
plan of salvation . my gratitude for the knowledge of our purpose here on earth grew.
my father-in-law shared this poem during the funeral service as he talked about the circle of life, from birth to death. it was touching, and i wanted to remember it some day, so i included it. (i stole it from rachel sabey's blog. thanks, rachel!)
My day old child
Author: Carol Lynn Pearson
My day old child in my arms
with my lips against his ear
I whispered strongly "How I wish,
I wish that you could hear,
"I've a hundred wonderful things to say
(A tiny cough and nod)
Hurry, hurry, hurry and grow
so I can tell you about God."
My day old baby's mouth was still
and my words only tickled his ear,
but a kind of light passed through his eyes,
and I saw this thought appear,
"How I wish I had a voice and words,
I've a hundred things to say,
Before I forget, I'd tell you of God,
I left Him yesterday."
it was also really fun to watch as spencer was petting a present behind my dad. it was jack's turn to open his and spencer just couldn't contain himself. he was so excited that he just started petting the present. ah, to be a kid again!
