Alec was given a name and a blessing at church on June, 6, 2010.
His father blessed him and Uncle Bobby and Grandpa (Halterman), were there to participate in the circle. What a blessing are worthy priesthood holders!
Afterward we came back to our home for some BBQ and pictures. (Big thanks to Mom and Mikelle for all the food they provided to make this low-stress for us!)
Of course, picture-taking can be an adventure with a group with this many children. Here is an outtake from when I was testing the lighting.
And a few more lovely outtakes of my little family:
This looks like a movie/TV poster to me, because the all look like they have attitude:
(CSI: Laveen???)
But here we are for real
You can see Alec isn't thrilled about his photo session.
He actually didn't make a peep during the entire blessing! He was an angel. But everytime I pulled out the camera, he threw a fit. Finally, Barry got him calmed down, just long enough to take some sweet pictures...
"Shoot, shoot, shoot!" He said.

...and he started losing it again.
"I know I'm handsome, Mom, but really? Is all of this picture taking necessary? I'm done!"