the hansen spot: white dresses - first in a series of three

aren't these the most beautiful dresses you have ever seen? a great big thank you to grandma skinner who got them while she was down for a visit, i'm usually not the frilly fru fru girly, but i must admit that i cried when i saw them. must be all the hormones - but they were so perfect.

i have to tell you this, i put their dresses on them the day before to make sure we didn't need to exchange for a different size, and they fit perfectly - just like they were made for them. the whole time neither one made a peep, and they usually don't like to change clothes too much, but you could just tell that they knew this was a special dress, and they felt so pretty in them. i took them off pretty quick before they could even burp in them, and as soon as i did they both started to pout! it's amazing how they know so much.

sunday morning we started at 7 am so we could all be out the door at 8:45 a noble goal, and i think that we made it out by 8:50, it's a good think the church is only a block away. we told all the family that we wanted to sit in the back, as it is flu & cold season and our girls are only 7 weeks old! so scary. so we all took up the last two rows of the soft chairs in the back, and everyone got there before we did. i guess i'm not too surprised though.

when it was time to bless the girls, jason took abby & i walked up with maddie and sat on the front row so we could do a quick switch. we had a large circle with lots of family - jason's dad & brother (sheldon & jeff) along with my brother tyson & the brother in laws - brad & randy, uncle mike, and jeremy (from the ward). unfortunately grandpa law was in utah, and ben couldn't make it due to a conference, we missed them both, but there were plenty of men up there. the blessings were beautiful, jason did such a great job. we talked about it some before hand, then he made lots of notes on what he wanted to ask for these two great girls. of course they were very similar, which was a concern for jason, but really, we want the same good things for both of them.

i think that i held my breath as jason paused before he said abigail kate hansen, and then i relaxed and just listened as he got the name right. he later admitted that he had to look down and make sure he said the right name, even though we agreed that abby should be first. of course jason asked for them to be blessed with all the usual things, health, strength in the church, obedience, desire for knowledge and ability to go to the temple - but there were a few things that really stood out in my mind. one of them was that they would always be close to their mother - excuse me while i go cry my eyes out... another was that they would realize the importance of family and that they would always be close to their family and that they would especially enjoy the unique friendship that they have with their sister. the last that i found interesting was that while he blessed them with the desire to learn, there was a specific line about desiring to learn about the gospel. for some reason this really stood out to me as being important and different, but interestingly enough he said it for both of them. i just get the feeling that this is going to be a big thing in their lives.

anyways i just wanted to say thank you to all the family that came to support us on this big day. jeff & jenn came from california. michelle & fam were down for christmas, but just missed the blessings - but we had a great time with them. mike & penny have been especially fun to talk to with all their experience. and i don't know what i'd do without my sisters, they have been such a big help. it was so great to have kathy with her boys, who are so grown up, i just can't believe it. thank you thank you to everyone who came, it was such a great day.