Cooper's Blessing

On Sunday, September 9, 2012, we were able to bless Cooper.  It was such a beautiful day.  I'm so grateful to have an amazing husband, who is a worthy priesthood holder and was able to give our sweet Cooper a name and a blessing.  We chose to bless Cooper in a private, family and friends only, setting.  We blessed him Sunday at 12:15pm at the Gunnison Stake Center.

The amazing men who stood in the circle were:
  ~Zane
  ~Dad Young (my Dad)
  ~Javier (my sister's husband)
  ~Kyle (my brother)
  ~Burke (Zane's other Dad ("other" because step sounds aweful))
  ~Kent (Zane's uncle)
  ~Chad Powell (Zane's buddy from work)
  ~Bishop Judy
  ~Brother Tucker
  ~Brother Ellett

Zane gave Cooper such a beautiful blessing.  I was in tears when he was done.  After the blessing, Zane told me he wasn't at all nervous like he was when he blessed Hunter and Paizlei.  He said, "I felt completely calm and completely peaceful.  I felt the spirit speaking right through me.".

Those in attendance at the blessing:
  ~Mom and Dad Young (my Mom and Dad)
  ~Mom and Dad Black (Zane's Mom and other Dad)
  ~Grandma and Grandpa Despain (Zane's Grandparents)
  ~Kent and Mary (Zane's uncle and aunt)
  ~Melanie, Javier & Jacob (my sister and her family)
  ~Ginger, Preston, Wyatt & Kyler (my sister and her kids)
  ~Kyle, Corinne, Caylee and Coral (my brother and his family)
  ~Erin, Jerusha, Syrus, Ezme, Arwyn, Sariah, Tavish Miner (friends from our      neighborhood)
  ~Chad, Bri, Olivia, Brayden, Hunter, Gregg and Tyson Powell (friends)

After the blessing, we had a nice luncheon at the Gunnison park.  We had a great visit with lots of friends and family.

Thank you to everyone who came to support us on Cooper's special day.  Thank you to the men who participated in the blessing.  Thank you to everyone who brought food.  And HUGE THANK YOU to Bri for being my photographer.  You did an AMAZING job!

Our handsome little man...R Cooper Kash V.

  My adorable nephew Kyler playing with Cooper.

 My sister Melanie, her little boy Jacob and Cooper.

 Melanie's husband Javier.

 Zane's Grandma Despain and Cooper...LOVE this BEAUTIFUL moment!

 My sweet, freckle-faced Hunter...LOVE him!

 My BEAUTIFUL princess Paizlei...LOVE her!

 Zane's Grandpa, Grandma, Cooper, Zane's Mom, Dad and Zane

 My nephews Kyler and Jacob...they are both so iinto Cooper.  They love him so much.

 Zanes's Grandpa, Grandma, me, Cooper, Zane's Mom and Dad.

 Me and Cooper with 3 of the most important ladies in my life...Zane's Grandma, Zane's Mom and my Mom...I LOVE these 3 ladies and admire and look up to them so much.

 Me and my little man.

 My Mom, me & Cooper and Zane's Mom.

 I LOVE my Mom!  Next to Zane, she is my best friend.  LOVE HER!

 My Dad, my Mom, me & Cooper and Zane

 Can't even put into words how much I LOVE these two boys!

 Our sweet little family...cannot put into words how much I LOVE them and what they mean to me!

 Awe, Cooper was so tired of being passed around.  All he wanted was to go home and go in his swing.

 Some of my family...top left: Wyatt (nephew), my Dad, Ginger (my sister) middle: Corinne (SIL), Coral (niece), Kyle (Brother), Preston   front: Javier (BIL)

The Powell kids: Olivia, Brayden, Gregg and Hunter

 Seriously...I'm SO proud of my watermelon bowl for my fruit salad!  I HAD to have a picture of it.  :)