First Mother's Day

We just finished an eventful Mother's Day weekend. It was my first Mother's Day, and I couldn't have asked for a more memorable one. Emma was blessed in church on Sunday, and we had lots of family and friends close by to witness the blessing, and to help us celebrate Mother's Day. Hyeyoung's family flew in on Thursday evening, so we got to play for two days before my parents came into town. Emma got to "sit" on her cousin - the only time her Auntie Hyeyoung will let her! (Hyeyoung's little girl will join our family in late June.)

Sunday was a very busy day, with a brunch in our home before church, my accompanying a musical number during sacrament meeting, and a surprise invitation to bear my testimony at the end of sacrament meeting. I thought for sure I was home free, not having been asked so far to speak or bear my testimony, and Sunday's sacrament meeting was already 10 minutes over the scheduled time. Whatever I said was all a blur, really. Hopefully, some coherent thoughts were shared. I just really wanted my loved ones - all our family and friends there - to know how much we appreciate them, how I have a testimony of the gospel and am grateful that we have the tools to teach our children, and how vulnerable and humble I feel about the task of raising Emma.

Curtis gave Emma a nice blessing, and she was an angel through the entire blessing, not squeaking or crying. She was wide-eyed and awake for the entire blessing, looking around, and soon afterwards, fell asleep in her daddy's arms. She wore a white gown and bonnet that my mother made for her, using the same fabric and style (empire-waist with A-line skirt) as my wedding dress. Unfortunately, she was not in such a good mood after church for our pictures.

We have an amazingly supportive family. Besides my sister's family and my parents, we had many of Curtis' family there - Kent and Nancy's family, AJay and Heidi's family (as well as her parents and brother who were visiting), Matt and Cassie's family, Uncle Jim and Aunt Marilyn, Kelton and Melissa's family, Natasha, James and Tasha's family, and Aunt Fern. Most of them drove up that morning from Tucson, fighting terrible traffic on I-10. We were sad not to have Virginia and Randy there, who had been planning to come, but could not make it, and of course, Grandma and Granpa Busby who are on their mission. We love them all!