Emma's Baptism and Bella's Blessing

The weekend of January 2nd was a busy one for us. On Saturday, Emma was baptised and on Sunday Isabella was blessed. None of my family were able to make it due to my brother Ben's wedding reception and other obstacles, but many of Joe's family were there, which we were grateful for. Joe's dad confirmed Emma a member of the Church and gave her the gift of the Holy Ghost. Isabella was given the name Isabella Carma Prete, the middle name is after her grandmother, Carma Prete. When I was shopping for these two dresses, I was reminded of the song about 3 white dresses. The song, in my mind, is a bit cheesy, but I was a bit sentimental to think that the next white dress we buy probably will be a wedding dress (especially since I'm such a spendthrift and am planning on these dresses to last for all the following baptismal occasions that we have - and any blessings too, of course). While that purchase is many years down the road, I am realizing that it will come much more quickly than I would like it to.