We blessed our sweet Camden Taber Kekoa Rigg in Utah, where many of our family and close friends could be a part of his special day. It was amazing to see my first born son encircled by his father, uncles, grandfathers, cousins and closest family friends, all righteous priesthood holders and all men who love him and I hope he will look up to and strive to be like as he grows older. There was such a beautiful feeling in the room as Taber blessed our little boy. I felt overwhelmed with gratitude to have the gospel in my life, to be married to such a good man, to be surrounded by loving friends and family, and to have 3 beautiful and healthy children.
Walking into the room and seeing faces we haven't seen in a long time was an amazing feeling. Every person in the room was someone dear to me and it was hard not to get choked up seeing their faces again. It made me feel grateful for the knowledge that families can be together forever. As I looked around with a full heart, I thought this must be how we'll feel after we pass on to the other side. I'm sure we'll see many faces of people we love and the reunion will be very sweet.
Following the blessing we had a luncheon with an delicious spread of Hawaiian food, all made by my mother. She is amazing. We also had homemade Texas sheet cake for dessert, thanks to my awesome sister Rachel (who somehow managed to escape all the pictures).
Thank you so much to everyone who came and made this experience so special! We love you all so much!
Some pictures with the Fairbanks Family, Matagi Family and Taber and Brett
Our good friends the Draschils and their sweet little girls.
Ioane's, Beardsley's and Tresners.
Peter, Angela, Eric and Ashley, Justin, Taber and Tau.
Riggs, Murdocks, and Udas.
And just for fun here are some pictures of me and Taber with each of our children on their blessing day. Looking at them makes me think of when my dad used to look at all us kids and say, "I am a rich, rich man." Now I know what he was talking about. : )
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That last pic of Camden is so cute! He's such a handsome little nugget! Wish I could've been there :( Looks like it was so much fun. Also, love Teya's comment in the video of Taber dancing :) Classic. Miss you guys! xoxo
Aunt Regan
Camden is such a little charmer already, just look at that smile! That is really cool what your dad said about being a rich man. He has his priorities straight. At your blessing, I said to Justin, "Man, Uncle Carl's got some nice skin, huh? He is glowing!" and Justin just said, "That's what happens when you live right." It's true.
I really love your new heading photo, too, how precious!!
Awesome pictures--you have one handsome little cutie on your hands!
Aaah! I'm loving that last picture! What a cutie.
It's so nice you were able to be with so many family/friends.
No don't about it, Cam is a stud and a half. It was great to meet him....and to see you guys too. Tell the girls uncle Tau sends them hugs.
Congratulations Becca! His sweet-tempered personality shines through all the way to Minnesota through the computer screen! Total sunshine! What a blessing to have such a child. He looks like he's going to turn out as sweet as his mama and daddy, who are about the kindest people on the planet. What a gorgeous family.
I die looking at that last picture of Cam! What a little heartbreaker! So so cute. And same with your new header. I just say "Awwwww," pretty much every time I open your blog now. And do you and Taber EVER age?? Cuz I don't think so looking at the pictures of all the blessings. In fact, I think you guys looks younger. What's your secret?? :)
That last picture is the best! He is such a stud. We had so much fun seeing you guys and only wish it was more often! And your new header picture is adorable too! You can tell those girls love their baby brother :)
Oh my gosh, Becca, this totally brings tears to my eyes! How wonderful this must have been to bless your first born son with so many family members and friends. Cam is seriously so handsome with such a special light about him that shines through the pictures :) So precious.
PS: I love the new big pic on your blog header - the girls look so happy to be big sisters!
We sure love to see all these pictures of your family. Makes us feel connected to everything that's going on.
What a cute kid! Looks like a great trip out to Utah. Glad you had fun!
What an awesome thing to be able to have so many family and friends there. I love Cam's blessing outfit - it's so hard to find cute boy ones, I think, and his is perfect - it looks nice and soft and comfortable, unlike the little fake tux ones. I love how mellow he seems in all the pictures - it seems like he's a pretty relaxed and happy little guy. (except not really little - his chub is one of his cutest features).
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