Annie's blessing

Last week was Annie's Baby Blessing. It was a very beautiful blessing and a special day for our little angel. We had several family and friends with us that day and it was a nice reminder of how truly blessed we are. We have such wonderful people surrounding us and I'm so thankful for each of you and the influence you have on us and our children.

Here are a few photos of Annie in her dress that my mom made for her:




The white squares was the fabric from a dress my mom had made me when I was a little girl. The flowered squares were from a blouse that belonged to my mother. And the lace at the bottom of the portion with the squares belonged to my Great Grandma Riskedahl.

So in her dress was fabric/lace that belonged to Annie's mom, grandma and great great grandma. Which I think is pretty darn neat. :)

happy birthday america!

Happy 4th of July!!

I am so grateful to live in this wonderful country. We are so blessed to have the rights and freedom that we do.

Yesterday at church, for the closing song, we stood and sang "The Star Spangled Banner." For some reason I can't seem to make it through that song without getting emotional. (The same thing happened last year too!) Just singing the words and thinking of our great country's history, and the wonderful men and women who sacrificed so much to make our country what it is... I am just overwhelmed with gratitude and joy for my blessings.

And I love fireworks! I'm so excited for fireworks tonight. We watched a few last night of our neighbors until Annie was not so happy. And tonight we'll go over to some friends and have homemade ice cream and fireworks.

I hope everyone has a blast this 4th!! And God bless America!