Some of you might be interested in how our babies names were chosen. Both of them are named after family members. Charles Ricky was named after several family members. Adam's first name is really Charles though he has always been called by his middle name Adam. Adam's dad is also Charles, but has always been called by his middle name Leon. My Grandfather, my mom's dad, is also Charles so it seemed very fitting that our little guy be named Charles as well - and we will be calling him by his first name; only for now we are calling him Charlie which seems to suit him just fine! Ricky is after my dad so he is named after both his grandfathers.
Adella Ray - Adella is my Grandmother - my Dad's Mom's - middle name. It also goes back several generations into the 1800's. I always thought the name was so pretty and unique. I've known lots of Adell's but I've never met an Adella! We love it and it fits her well. When we were trying to come up with middle names I knew I wanted a one syllable name and Rae was one of the ones on the list. It eventually grew on Adam but he insisted that it be spelled Ray. His reasoning was that it was like a Ray of Sunshine. And then he also said we would also be naming her after my Grandpa (my dad's dad). The funny thing is that that had never occurred to me! Once I realized that, Ray it was!
The blessings were both beautiful and Adam relied on the Spirit to direct him in his blessings. Afterwards he told me it was the strongest he had felt the spirit, next to when we were sealed together. His overwhelming feeling for Charlie was that he would be a good missionary and would be a good example for others. He felt Adella would be a happy person and be a joy to be around. What great blessings!
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After Church, we were able to gather back at our house for brunch with some of our family. Adam's siblings that live in Mesa, along with both sets of his Grandparents and my Mom attended. It was a great day!
