Blake Benjamin's Blessing Day
May 30, 2010
May 30, 2010
Couldn't resist adding one of the adorable older brother....=)
Lovely ladies (my cousin, Abby, my Aunt Becky, and my mom) working in the kitchen
L-R: cousins Megan and Kelsey, my sister, Hannah, and my cousin, Emily
Glorious, glorious food....
Blake's adoring fans in our back yard
Proud grandfathers
Joseph, his brother, Ben, (after whom Blake is named), and Granddaddy
All of the Jackson men together by our rock wall
Granddaddy and Grandmama by our Park Smith Holler tree(named by Ian, origin of name unknown)
Part of the entourage during a rousing game of Curses!
You'd think we didn't feed the boy, huh?
My cousins, Emily and Abby(Abby recently--within the last month--returned from her mission to Concepcion, Chile. I was beyond happy to see her!!)
My little brother, Sean....who is becoming less and less little by the day!
My sister, Natalie, and cousin, Owen
Grandmama and her grandbaby
Cuddling (for quite a while, I might add) with Uncle SpencerThank you to everyone who came and enjoyed this special day with us!! We missed those of you who wanted to come, but for some reason could not. We had a wonderful time--though, we'd like to issue a small reprimand to those of you in attendance for not eating enough food, thankyouverymuch.
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P.S. Photo credits to my mother in-law, Linda.
I, myself, took zero pictures today.
P.S. Photo credits to my mother in-law, Linda.
I, myself, took zero pictures today.
Yay yay! I've been checking all day hoping for a photo update JUST LIKE THIS ONE. Love all the pics, the commentary and...um...the food--AWESOME. i am so hungry for a taste of each item RIGHT NOW!
ReplyDeleteBlake looks perfectly happy getting lots of snuggle time and it looks like your party group was HUGE! Go hostess Jen! :)
What a special day. I've been thinking about all of you & glad it was so lovely!
kisses to all!
WOW- that was quite the spread of food! My goodness. Wish we were close enough to have been there (and to help out with THOSE leftovers)!
ReplyDeleteJoe and Jen, you really ought to feed that baby boy of your something. My goodness, he is going to waste away!
Jen, I am just BLOWN away. I have a big lump in my throat looking at these pictures, what a wonderful job you all did, I'm so proud. Blake looks more like your mother every day.... XXOO GG
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BLESSING DAY!!! You all look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAnd Blake - WAY TO GO, BROTHA. Pack on those pounds.
p.s. let me know if he starts sleeping through the night when he hits 16 pounds (which I'm guessing should hit, oh, yesterday). I have a theory that 16 pounds is a magical weight.
Wowzers. Sad that we had to move across the country so that we couldn't be part of these family events anymore. Can't believe some of those "little" kids. Natalie's outfit cracks me up and Owen, what the heck, he's all big and stuff. You all look great and happy and Blake looks especially happy and healthy I might add. Congratulations on a special day.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad that I was most saddened to not be there when I saw the AWESOME spread...??
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't admit that.
Looks like it was a fantastic family day.
I'm game for Abby and Eric to get together (she's gorgeous!). Does she want to move to Kansas? Little Owen is going to be a heart-breaker with those eyes...I'm in love and I think that's illegal.
AND, finally, the man of the day: little Blake is not so little. What an absolutel doll.