Blessing day

Today is one of those days that you hope you always remember… cause it’s one of the significant events- that you celebrate with family. We blessed Capri today. fOr those of you wondering what that means, in my faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints aka Mormons…), baptism happens when one turns eight years old… so as infants, we give them a special blessing at church.  It’s a very special occasion for families, and usually a time that we all get together and celebrate the birth of the child.  Capri will be three months this week, and I can hardly believe it. My parents flew down for the weekend, and it’s been so fun to have them here. I only wish Cam and LaRane, and Katie and Clark could be here… my 2 siblings and their families. I hate not living close to them.  as I have been remembering back to the blessing days of my older children, I think that those feelings, and memories are the same as what I have been feeling today… definitely feeling the weight of my responsibility as a mother.  I feel reminded of the divine calling to teach, love, and nurture these children that I have been entrusted with. And without a doubt, that overwhelming desire to protect, to be a perfect mother…and good example.  Capri looked so beautiful in her little white dress. She is such a daddy’s girl. And eric loves it. (you can’t tell by this picture, can you?)                                                                                    

I have been debating about how I wanted to decorate Capri’s room. And I had pretty much settled on a very simple cream and khaki approach… that is until  my mom gave me this darling quilt she made. my mom is an amazing quilter, and I have pretty much commissioned quilts for each child up until this point, but since we didn’t know if Capri would be a girl or a boy, and I was in no hurry to decorate etc…I hadn’t really spoken to her about it.  so she made the “leap” and settled on creating a pink and black quilt. It’s SO cute. And I guess, that helped me to decide that I wanted to go the pink and black route. We got black furniture so that was perfect. eric was back at his painting perfectionist-ness. I wanted big bold stripes on one wall and the rest pink. As we had all the stripes measured and taped, I decided this was my chance to do something I have been wanting to do for 2 years… use one of my masks on the wall!  Well, I am probably  going to get in trouble for this…but I have new mask designs coming out at winter CHA, and I am so in love with them, and I could have used any of them… but I settled on the bird. I used it 4 times in the stripes. Dang, I love it! I put little pink jewels on the eyes. SO fun! So bold! I love it. the room isn’t finished, so I will show better photos when it gets all done. I did put up a pink tulle canopy over the crib: so princess! Anyway… I had to share.

Comments

[Jayne]

Love how Capri's room is looking! The pink and black look wonderful. What a beautiful quilt - love the variety of patterns! Capri looks very happy with the quilt too!

[Dee]

oh my goodness, that photo of your husband and daughter is amazing. Brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing room too for such a beautiful little girl.

[kim]

That quilt is beautiful! And the photo of your hubby and Capri is amazing.... I am loving the room, can't wait to see it finished. And I have to say that I am so excited for more masks...they're one of my favorite products!

[Moriah Bettencourt]

WOW what a cool room! Love the pic of your husband & capri, soooooo sweet!

[maggie Holmes]

super cute heidi!!

[debbie]

That quilt is absolutely beautiful! Lucky baby.

[gloria]

*love* your masks...can't wait to see what you've come up with!!

and

what a lil cutie pie!!
congrats!

[Kim Archer]

Hi Heidi
Your Capri looks so cute:)
And thats a gorgeous quilt...her room is looking good:)
KIMx

[Laura]

Awwwe!
That's a room i'd be proud of, let alone sweet Capri !
She is such a cutie !!(and growing SO much)
Can't wait for those birdie masks *lush*
Hugs xxx

[Leonie- Australia]

What a clever Mum you have, a beautiful quilt, & a such a great photo of Eric & Capri, doesn't she look like her Dad? Also a very cute room.

[Kelly]

Oh Heidi-
Capri is so absolutely gorgeous!!
And her room is so fit for a princess!! ;o)

[Vee]

Capri looks so peaceful and content with her daddy
beautiful photo
love the room and new masks! can't wait to see the peak of the birds. love your masks!
her quilt is amazing!!

[DisneyCyndi]

Congratulations to you and your family on the dedication. Love the daddy's little girl picture. And mask on the wall..well I know what I will be trying soon ( so tell me what is the trick to keeping the lines around the bird so crisp and clean ?). And can't wait for the newest mask to come out....I love the ones I already have.

[Wendy Vecchi]

Absolutely adorable little face! LOVE< LOVE< LOVE her room.
Thanks!
Wendy

[Valerie]

love the photos & really love that quilt! my mom quilts, as well, so i may have to hit her up for one as well!

[kristin]

just a bystander who stumbled on your blog a bit back that reads every once in a while. the quilt is amazing! i'm making my first one right now, and i 1/2way feel defeated b/c your mom did such an excellent job on capri's! beautiful room!

[vicki]

I remember my son's day. The pix of Eric and Capri is so darling. Love the smocked gown. Very elegant. I love the room. Very vibrant and I love color. Can't wait to see it all finished. Watch out Heidi, Eric will be designing your new lines soon. What a clever family you are.

[wendy]

Aren't baby blessing days the best! I LOVE the smocked dress. It looks almost exactly like the one I did for my Kristine 11 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[Ksea]

That's a very cool room for Miss Capri! The quilt looks awesome as well.

It's nice to have a little sneek peek into what you are up to for winter CHA. Very cool mask!

[Helle Greer]

WOW!!! only you would think of a black and pink baby room, it is sooooooo cute... and the quilt is simply AWSOME. Such style.
She is so darling.

helle

[LaRane]

I'm soooooooo sad we were not there. Capri's room looks so darling!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the birds. WOW..so cute!!! I think we need to come down for Thanksgiving or something. Collin has missed the "cousins" I love that he calls them that. Anyway, GREAT JOB ERIC on the painting!!! Hope you enjoyed your day yesterday.

LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Rane

[Hilda]

Capri's room is looking very CHIC, makes me think of Paris. And Miss. Capri is such a doll, cannot believe time has gone by soooo quickly.

[deb munn]

Oh Heidi... Capri is just angelic!! What a beautiful little one!! And the picture of Capri with her daddy... just wonderful. How special her blessing day must have been for you all. Congratulations.

And Capri's room... WOW!! I love, love, love what you are doing! The bird mask is beautiful! I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us at CHA! Capri's quilt is just gorgeous and what a wonderful inspiration for her room decor! Your mom did an amazing job on the quilt... I see the creative apple didn't fall far from the tree Miss Heidi!!

Have a wonderful day!!
~deb~

[RScrapIT]

That picture of Capri with her daddy is just awesome! Blow that one up to AT LEAST 11x14 and frame it! SO, so sweet! Her room looks great! Love those bold stripes - can't wait to see that new mask ;) Capri's quilt is beautiful and I'm sure it will be a special heirloom gift she will treasure her entire life! Those are the BEST gifts! So much better than clothes or toys. When my daughter was a baby and my parents lived 800 miles away I told my mom the only thing I wanted for me or my daughter was for her to buy plane tickets to visit! It's hard living far away from family. The BEST birthday gift I've ever received was the news that my parents were moving to the same town I live in! Now, if I could just get my brother and SIL to leave Mesa, AZ and come to Tx!

[suetreiber]

beautiful! Come paint my room?