Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ezra's Big Day


Today was Ezra's blessing day. He was a perfect angel. Our extended family members are always commenting that he doesn't know how to cry. It's true; he rarely ever cries. He wore the same outfit that Nolan was blessed in and he looked so handsome. We were glad to have my parents, Lacey's family, Keeley's family, Justin's mom, his Grandpa Moulton, Grandma Petersen, and his brother Daren all attend and come to our home for dinner afterward. Justin did a wonderful job with the blessing and we're so grateful to have Ezra in our family! Justin and I both bore our testimonies in sacrament meeting... I'm glad to have that over with for the next couple years (just kidding).

We spent a couple of days in Park City with my family. I enjoyed the shopping so much. After I had the baby I looked over my wardrobe and realized most of my clothes were either not cute or from back in middle school (which would also put them in the "not cute" category). Nolan loved swimming with Dad; Ezra loved being held by his aunts and Grandma. It was fun to go on the Alpine Slide after all these years and see Nolan go for his first ride. When we got home from Park City, he and Justin were discussing all the fun things we'd done. We even went through the Oquirrh Temple open house with some friends. Here is their conversation:
Dad: "Did you have a fun day?"
Nolan: "Fun day!"
Dad: "Was it a special day?"
Nolan: "Special day!"
Dad: "Was it a favorite day?"
Nolan then paused for a moment and said: "Favorite Daddy!" then gave Justin a big hug. Those are the moments that make up for all the screaming, escaping nursery, throwing tantrums, etc. What a sweetie!
Here are some other pics from the past couple of weeks.

10 comments:

terrah said...

I'm glad the blessing went so well. Wow, you had a big week! Hopefully you'll get to relax now for a little while :). We loved seeing you guys last night, thanks so much for coming.

Monica said...

What a beaufitul baby! And can I say you look just like your mom - you're lucky she is very beautiful. And no worries about sharing toys with Sadie - she's started to wonder into the aisle - I'm pretty sure it can only go downhill from here :)

Samantha said...

I'm glad you had a nice weekend. Shopping in Park City sounds so fun!

Brianne said...

Ezra was so cute and sweet yesterday. It was fun to sit ahead of you guys and meet your parents and have Carter come steal toys from you. Church is SO fun these days.

So, Nolan escaped from nursery? Huh, Cartig did a few weeks ago too. I want to hear the story sometime....

I'm glad you had a good blessing day. He really is so precious. I enjoyed holding him the other night....thanks for sharing yours so I don't have to have my own.

john and amber said...

What a beautiful family picture on Ezra's blessing day! Nolan's smile is so cute, and Ezra is so sweet. I can't believe how much he is growing already...you forget how fast the time flies by.

I'm so glad you had a great week with your family in Park City, too! That picture of Justin eating next to Ezra is so precious...Ezra's face is so sweet, you can already tell he loves his daddy!

Errin said...

how neat! I cant believe how fast he is growing!

Unknown said...

What a cute family! Ezra is already getting so big.

Lawrence Family said...

We did have a wonderful time in Park City...of course I'm broke now!!! Oh well, at least we got our school shopping done.
I'm so happy that we were able to be at the Ezra's baby blessing. What a great day it was!!!! I just love that sweet little baby.

Jodi said...

I heard that the blessing was so beautiful. I wish we could have been there! Nolan's "favorite daddy" comment brought tears to my eyes. I think that's the sweetest thing I've ever heard!

Tobler's said...

Such fun things going on! Ezra is so cute. I love all his dark hair.
That dessert you had at the blessing looks delicious!!