Grant's Blessing

Grant was blessed on Sunday, July 6th and we were lucky enough to have both of our families here for the beautiful event. The whole Mangum family (ALL of the McEuens included...thanks for making the trip from Boston!) was able to come, which was fantastic because we have not all been together since Christmas of '06 (either John and or Scott are often not able to come to our family gatherings). And the entire Nelsen clan (minus Adam and his fiance, who were understandably a bit busy finishing wedding plans) drove 20 hours from Utah to be with us. Now that's love! There ain't a whole lot to see during that long drive.

Anyway, our ward had a 4th of July celebration that we were able to take our families to, and it was a blast. We also got to have a nice family dinner that night, which was great (though fitting 15 people in this apartment is nuts).

The aftermath of the Jello eating contest...I did not win. Or even come close.


Andrew is the coolest kid around.

On Saturday the we all drove down to Dallas, ate some awesome BBQ and checked out Dealey plaza. After seeing the area, reading the evidence, and talking to conspiracy theorists, pretty much everyone agreed that there had to have been more than one shooter in the JFK assassination. Hmmm. After Dealey plaza, we took the boys to the Age of Steam Railroad Museum at Fair Park. Needless to say, they loved it. It was insanely hot, but they didn't care. Sadly, I had to sit in the car to feed Grant and therefore missed out on the heat...darn.

Having a blast at the train museum.

Andrew with Grandma Chris, Grandpa Jeff, and cousin Evan.

Sunday was blessing day, and by some miracle we were ALL early to church. Wow. Good thing, too, because there were two other blessings that day. Grant's blessing by John was absolutely beautiful and I was so proud of my little family. I am quite lucky.

Sweet baby Grant in his blessing outfit. It's the outfit John was blessed in over 28 years ago.

The Mangum and Nelsen clans gather to honor Grant.

Andrew and Evan love their aunt 'Chelle.

So we've always wondered what it takes to get Andrew to finally crash. The answer? Five days of relatives, late nights, and almost non-existent naps.

Thanks to our wonderful families for making such a long trip in such a short amount of time. We really appreciate it.