The Hobbs: Carter's Blessing

On April 10, 2011 we had the opportunity to bless Carter at church. In my effort to dress him up, I borrowed the blessing tux my mom made for Nicholas. It was a little big (everything he wears is big on him) but super cute. He was such a good baby during the whole thing. He was wide awake and the bishop said he just smiled up at him the entire time. Carter squeezed the bishops hand so hard, the bishop joked he broke his finger.

Ryan did awesome. He was nervous, but only I could tell. He blessed Carter that he would grow up to be strong and healthy and that he would be a joy to his brothers and sisters. He told him that if he would follow the spirit he would be a faithful member of the church and that he would serve a mission and be able to marry his sweetheart in the temple.

After the blessing, we had all our friends and family come over to our house for lunch. There were a ton of people that came, even family that we didn't expect.

There are two things I remember being really funny that day. First, after the baby blessing there was only a few minutes left for testimonies. The little boy that stood up to bear his testimony said " today when I took the sacrament I repented of my sins, and I think next week you all should do the same." Flat out made me laugh in church. The second thing, after everyone else had left, Matthew and Jamie and Ryan's parents were hanging out with us. Ryan was holding Carter and Jamie looked up at him and said, "Ryan, can I have your baby?... I mean that one (pointing at Carter) not "have a baby" with you." She was only slightly embarrassed with us laughing. It wasn't until Kathie started laughing a minute later and said "I get it!" Instantly Jamie went bright red.

It was such a great day!