Ashton's Blessing

Ashton's blessing was great! Everyone got into town by Saturday night (my poor father got stranded in Detroit for a night since Ithaca's airport was fogged in) and we had a great time together, eating, chatting, visiting Cornell campus, and the local falls. There are a lot of waterfalls right around Cornell campus. They're all beautiful! I'll have to post some pics later!

My parents stayed at a nearby hotel to avoid the problem of having 8 adults and 1 bathroom Sunday morning when we all needed to be ready by 9am. :) It worked out well, and we all made it to church before the meeting started. I had a moment of panic when I realized after I sat down in the church building that Ashton's headband was too big for her head, but fortunately I'd randomly brought a needle and white thread with me, so my mom quickly basted it in the right spot before Britton took her up for her blessing. The sound system was on the fritz so we all moved up to the first and second pews so that we could hear the blessing well. It was beautiful. I feel so blessed to have two wonderful and beautiful daughters.

My parents left Monday afternoon and the Quists left Tuesday morning. The weekend was wonderful. Everyone seemed to have a good time and Britton was able to go up to Palmyra on Monday with his family after swimming with Lexi at m parent's hotel. We really had a great time with everyone, Lexi loved making pumpkin cookies with her Grandma Lisa (pictures to be posted later), and we were sad to see our families leave.