Sawyer's Blessing

Sawyer's Blessing Day...and a few thoughts

Over Thanksgiving weekend we were able to bless Sawyer. Marcus did such a great job. It is so amazing to me that we have the priesthood here and my husband holds it. It is such a great blessing:)

Today while in church President Matheson spoke to us and talked about the birth of his newest granddaughter, and he said something that really made me think about Sawyer and the day she was born, her blessing and the trust our Father in Heaven gives to us. He talked about how he was able to look at his new granddaughter and hold her when she was just 2 hours old...and how he could see the purity of her spirit and to know that she is a daughter of God.

This really made me think back to when Sawyer was born, and I remember how great it was to be able to hold her, her presence seemed to be overwhelming with the spirit (I can't really figure out how to say what I felt). During the blessing I was overwhelmed with the spirit and find it a privilage to know that Heavenly Father in trusted me with this beautiful daughter of God. That Marcus and I have the great responsibility to teach her to live the gospel. I am so Thankful that we have little Sawyer as well as Clate and I hope we can live up to our Heavenly Fathers expectations ans be great parents to the both of them:)

We had a lot of support from friends and family at the blessing, and we are so glad they were able to come share this special day with us. Thanks to all!!

Not the best family picture, but we got a quick pic in before Clate ran off

Kari, Hadlee, Sawyer and I before we left to church

My momma and Sawyer

Sawyer and her cute little big smile

posing

Sawyer and I

Grandma and Sawyer

Aunt Kelly, Kari, Mom

Grandpa and Clate

Cassidi, Sherod, Aunt Heather, Bailey

My Pops, Aunt Heather, and Uncle Thumper

Kari and my Momma...couldn't have pulled it off with out these two:)

Sherod and Shannon

Grandma Glo, Bailey, Sherod, Cassidi, and Riley

Sawyer after it all went down

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! We had lots of friends and some family, over the weekend. After we had a great feast made by my mom, sarah and I, Marc and I went to Grandma and Grandpa Lemieux's house for yet another meal. After eating way too much all the boys went out hunting and us girls mapped out our Black Friday conquests:) We had a really fun time shopping away...even though we lost the Lumbee:) Here are some various pictures from the weekend.

Uncle TomKari and Cameron

Sarah trying to play with Clate...but he was being a stinker

Cameron and Sawyer

Mommy and Me

Marc and Ross mapping out hunting spots

Mommy and Me dos

Mom and Hadlee making rolls...don't know what Kari is doing (maybe acting like she cooked something:)

Denton and Ross wrestling

Britt and Had

Marcus cutting the Turkey

These 2 like to pose

Aunt Sarah and Sawyer

Marc and I

Halloween Fun!!

This year for Halloween we went to our ward trunk-or-treat. It was fun to get to see all the little kids dressed up! I didn't get very many pictures, Clate was having a hard time behaving!!

I think Marc had a little too much candy...he was scaring Clate and Jayce

Clate helped dad pass out candy...he likes to run away while trick-or-treating

The Gang

Hadlee and Sawyer walked in the parade with Camilla and Shaylee

I took this picture right before Clate threw a tantrum and chucked his hat, kicked of his boots and started sprinting away from me screaming. It was quite the scene:)

My pumpkin, Clate's pumpkin, and Marcus's pumpkin

Clate carving pumpkins

Little Miss Frankenstein

Growing up so fast...

I was playing with my kids this morning and started thinking...man they are growing up way too fast!

I had to start packing away some of Sawyer's clothes today and move her on up to the next size. It made me a little sad thinking she is not so itty bitty anymore, but I am also excited to get to dress her in some different clothes (after wearing the same clothes over and over for a few months gets old...ha ha). She has been such a great baby she is so easygoing she just gets lugged around everywhere and gets smothered by Clate and Hadlee all day long, and she just takes it with a grin (most of the time). I love when she talks and smiles, it is the cutest thing. One of my most favorite things she does is SLEEPS so well (if only Clate could catch on), she sleeps from like 10pm to 5:30am eats and goes back to bed until like 7! For some people (AKA Lacey) this might not seem that great but too me it is AMAZING!!I love my sweet little girl, she has such a great personality so far:)

We have been working on sitting in the bumbo...she is a bobble head:)

She looks like Elvis ha ha


Look at that smile and those cheeks...love it!

More Bumbo time

Now onto Clate...he has become Mr. Independent lately. He has to do everything himself. He refuses to sit in his high chair, he has to sit at the table, but can hardly see the table while sitting. He has to feed himself, and quite frankly there are times when it would just be easier for me to feed him, so I don't have to give him a bath every hour:) He has to try to buckle himself in his car seat (can't quite get it). He thinks he needs to climb into my bed to go to sleep. One of my favorite things is when I turn on cartoons in my room and walk in to check on him (because he is very quiet...not a good sign) and I find him snuggled under my covers fast asleep! I love the little man he is becoming... even though he scares the crap out of me at times (when he thinks it is funny to climb on top of the couch and try to do a flip or something). There is never a dull moment with him:)

He loves to talk to his dog
feeding himself...not too messy yet


Goober


Finding things



The sister missionaries came over for dinner, and he just had to wear the helmet

Showing off his Muscles



First he smothers her with kisses.



then he pokes and pokes...



And now she is ticked!

Happy Halloween!!