Blessing Day

Today, December 12, 2010, was Aubrey's Blessing day. Yes, we are following the tradition of 3's with Aubrey. The 12th day of the 12th month; 2 + 1 = 3; 12 is divisible by 3....etc.

Aubrey's Garside Grandparents came to visit for the special occasion all they way from San Diego. It was so fun to have Brian's parents share in the joy of holding our little bundle of joy for the first time. We are sad to see Susie and Blake leave; we hope they will come back and visit soon. Susie did a great job of capturing Aubrey's smile on camera and in her blessing dress while I was finishing getting ready.



I'm planning to get some really good use out of the JCPenney Portrait studio sitting fee that I paid for that is good for 2 years for as many sittings as we want. It looks like I'll even be treating my brother and sister to another family photo shoot when my sister comes in to town for Christmas in a week.


Aubrey was such a good sport. Her dress that she got at her baby shower from her Grandma Lafleur was beautiful. It had netting underneath the dress and flowed an additional 10+ inches past her feet! She did so well during the blessing in not fussing too much. I don't know how Aubrey did it as I could tell she was hot in the dress. The thought of sitting in a warm, itchy dress would make me want to scream.

We're looking forward to many more heart-melting smiles. Hopefully we'll be able to master the art of capturing those smiles on the camera! It's hard to take photos of an infant; my sister needs to move back from Utah to help take my photos!

The following were in attendance for Aubrey's blessing: Blake & Susan Garside; H. Keith Lafleur; Steven & Kay Lafleur; Richard, Erin and Eraleigh Lafleur; and Mom and Dad Garside :)

We wish my sister, Gwen, and Brian's sister and brother and their spouses (Alissa & Brandon; Brandon & Kelsey), as well as Grandma Kimball and Grandma Jones could have been present. We miss you all and can't wait for the day you get to meet your niece/great-granddaughter in person.