Elisa's blessing day was very special. We had a lot of family there to support us which was WONDERFUL! Thank you to all who came! The blessing Steven gave was beautiful. In the blessing, it talked about her ancestors that she was named after and the trials they went through and faith they had. We hope that all our children exercise faith in Jesus Christ and follow the examples of those who have gone before them and sacrificed much so they could learn of his gospel!
Elisa's blessing dress was worn by both of her older sisters and made by my mom. 
We took pictures almost as soon as we got home from church...but not before Steen could change out of his church clothes.We felt very lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa (Steven's parents), Grandma (my mom) & Pops and Grandma Marcina (our close family friends) with us for the occassion as well as my brother's family and many of Steven's aunts, uncles and cousins. Most of them came over for lunch afterwards and brought salads and desserts to share so that all we had to do was the main dish! Thanks everyone. We served french dip sandwiches...here is the recipe. They are yummy to dip in the au jus sauce. We had homemade sourdough rolls ( by Steven ) as well as costco rolls to serve them with. If you make the recipe...they were also good as leftovers made on regular bread like a grilled cheese sandwich and then dipped. Here is the recipe for the yummy french dip sandwiches:
FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES (from my college roommate Erin)
4-5 lb beef roast
1Tbsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp rosemarry (optional)
1 1/2 tsp accent
1 1/8 tsp paprika
Put all ingredients into 6-7 cups water in crock pot. Pour mixture over roast. Cook for 8 or more hours. (You can also cook covered in the oven at 300 degrees for 4 or more hours)
Shread meat and let soak up in own juice. Serve meat on rolls and dip in sauce.
Here are some random pics of all our family! Thanks everyone for your support!
6 comments:
Sounds like a wonderful day! So sad we don't live closer and couldn't be apart of it. I am so glad for all the pictures you posted...it makes me feel like I am still invovled and helps me see how fast my neices and nephews are growing up. I had to do a double take of Ella and Andrea to figure out who they were.
Oh, and your skirt is really cute!
Thanks for sharing this with us, Alison. Who is Elisa named for? Everyone is growing so big -- I couldn't believe how big Ella had gotten, and she looked so cute in her dress. All of the children are adorable, and we can't wait to see them again -- we hope the last week of July will work out for that, since our first trip was delayed.
Rebecca & Liesel say, "Me too," about not being able to wait to see their cousins.
It was a great day. Good to have so many pictures. Thanks for posting the recipe! It was really good. I was surprised at how much Andrea looks like her cousin as I think of her as looking more like the Reharts. Cute pictures!
Elisa was named after Ann Elizabeth Parsons Webster as well as her daughter in law Eliza Ann Webster Urie. Here is part of the story of Ann Elizabeth who gave birth on the plains of Nebraska to her first child while traveling by handcart when they could have afforded to travel by wagon, but chose to pay for 9 other persons to go as well.
William R. Palmer wrote about Francis Webster and Ann Elizabeth Parsons Webster in England and about their preparations for their immigration to Utah.
The young husband had Sixteen Hundred Dollars left in gold dust. One day he and his wife carried the precious buckskin bag of Gold over to the British Mint in London and had it stamped into gold coins. The English girl looked in wide eyed wonder at a pile of gold coins on the mint floor that were being moved like so much coal by a workman with a shovel. With Sixteen Hundred Dollars cash in hand the Websters would be able to outfit themselves in luxury for a trip from London to Great Salt Lake City. Francis placed Five Hundred Dollars with a Church Agent to purchase for him a good wagon with full camp equipment and two yoke of good cattle, the same to be ready for him at the point in America where Mormon Emigrants started across the Plains.
Soon after this order was placed advice came from Brigham Young to the Saints in England, for the well-to-do to share with and give assistance to the poor members of the church so that they also might come to Zion. Francis Webster heard that advice and was ready to obey council. The price of that good outfit he had ordered would pay the passage of nine additional persons to Utah. So, knowing that a baby would come to them out on the Plains, the Websters cancelled the wagon order and elected to travel by handcart that their money might bring nine more souls to Zion. They would obey council and trust themselves to the providence of God
I'm sorry we missed it! We were out of town! Looking forward to getting together again soon!
It was a very fun day. Thanks for letting us be a part of all the celebration!
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