My side of the family who came. My niece Haley, my mom and dad, my sister Pauline her husband Chris and daughter Charlotte, and my sister Rose and her 4 girls Summer, Ava, Ali and Sophia.
At the church right after his blessing
Right after the blessing at the church we went up to Dave and Joann's house and had a light luncheon. It was really fun to see the whole family together and spend some time with them. I'm grateful my parents were able to come down, though it was a short trip. They had to leave that afternoon to get back to the farm. For the luncheon we actually cooked up hams from a pig my niece Haley raised. Everyone said they were delicious! She was also a big help getting Nyles in and out of his outfit. It was fun seeing her. She is actually taller than me now, as is Summer. I won't be surprised if most of my nieces and nephews end up taller than me though. Oh well, at least I was taller than then at some point. :)
Priesthood holders who attended his blessing (most stood in the circle)
Steve's dad Dave McGrath, friend Dave Thomas, brother in law Chris Grayson, Cousin Greg Taylor, brother in law Brandon Lake, friend Carl Bertoch, brother in laws Phill Monson and Ryan Hammett, Uncle Mike McGrath, friend Rob Daniels, brother Jeff McGrath, me, Steve, Nyles and my dad Grant Hegerhorst
Cute baby Nyles
We love his SOOO much!
LuDean's sister Maudella w/ Nyles (she crocheted the blanket he was blessed in) and Margaret from Ireland holding Conor (Nyles' cousin who is 2 weeks older than him)
My sister Rose and her daughter Ava w/ baby Nyles
My dad w/ Nyles, grand-baby #18 on my side, #10 on Steve's side
The next day, on the 15th we had Nyles' 2 month appointment. He weighed in at 11 lbs 8 ozs and was 23 inches long, which makes him "average" I guess. It's amazing how much he's grown and developed these past 2 months. He also got 3 shots and an oral vaccine. He cried a little of course, as they were giving him the shots, but was fine afterwards. Our pediatrician suggested getting Tylenol to give to him when we got home since he'd be sore. We did so, which seemed to help. The appointment must have worn him out because he ended up sleeping most of the afternoon.
The next couple days I had some Relief Society visits to meet new sisters in the branch and a meeting. We are in charge of our branch Christmas Party again so we got started on planning that again. We basically used the "template" we made from last year and made some slight adjustments for this year. It should be a lot easier this year since we know a little more of what to expect. Our theme is going to be "Tell me the Stories of Jesus."
Last week I also went and got some storage bins and sorted through all the clothes that my sister Barbara gave me and Steve's sister Melanie also. With the two amounts combined we have plenty of clothes for Nyles up to 4T, which we are VERY grateful for. Thank you!
Steve has been working hard at this very BUSY school schedule this semester. Each week is getting busier and busier but at the same time getting closer to getting done. I know it will be such a relief to get this semester over with, which means he will graduate also!!!
On Friday October 19th I got together with my sisters Pauline and Rose and their girls and went to Gardner Village to the Witchfest. Since it was UEA the girls didn't have school. It was a little crowded due to UEA, but it was still fun. We went around searching for witches that were scattered around the place. It was great just to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Nyles must has enjoyed it too since he slept the whole time in his stroller ;) Afterwards we went back to my place where the girls watched a movie, ate some popcorn and played while we chit chatted. It was a lot of fun!
One of the witches we had to find at the Witchfest
Cute saying in one of the stores
Me, Nyles, Pauline, Charlotte, Ali, Ava, Rose, Sophia and Summer at Witchfest
(Thanks Pauline for all the pictures!)
That night we went over to LuDean's house to celebrate his Aunt Diane's birthday. The night before LuDean actually got into a car accident and broke her right arm. Instead of going out to eat Dave and Joann brought over Papa Murphy's pizza which we cooked up and I made a chocolate cake for her. Chris and Wendy Wardell also came to visit. It was fun to be w/ them and celebrate her birthday. LuDean had surgery this past Monday and is slowly recovering.
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