What's in a name?!?

My mom made Porter that blanket and it is the softest thing in the world. I love it and so does Porter
The reason for the Season and for Porter (Please note: Kelly was not actually involved in the planning, preparing or making of Porter...she gets the credit because she set Caleb and I up)
Kelly, Katie and me. Aren't we so cute!
My Mom and Dad. My mom stayed with me two weeks and then drove back up a week later. My Dad came up and then drove home by himself and then back up again! Thanks Mom and Dad!
Porter with his Mama and Papa.


Caleb's Grandparents Darwin and Beth and Caleb's mom Janet.
The Wilkins side. Caleb's aunt Gwenna, his bro Pete and his son Derek, Grandpa Darwin Grandma Beth and Janet.
Porter with the Wilkins.
Caleb's Mom who helped after my Mom left.
The Faulkner's. They DROVE all the way to Utah for us ( and maybe my sister's baby blessing and to see their friends). Not only that but my sister Kelly has a terrible allergy to Utah. It gave her diabetes! All that and she still came. Wow. I owe her.
The Proud Parents!!!

On April 25, 2010 we blessed Porter in church. We were able to do it in the Singles Ward Caleb was serving in. So how did we come up with the name? As many of you know my maiden name is Porter, so he was named after me not Rockwell. I am the last Porter and it took me some time to change my name and Caleb liked the name Porter so it worked perfectly. His middle name, Kenneth, is my Grandfather's name. Wilkins is Caleb's last name so we were able to name him using both our family names! How perfect! It was a really neat day and we were so grateful to the family members and friends that made the long trip up to Utah (or Provo) to be a part of it.

LDS.org defines a baby blessing as follows:"Men who have the priesthood can bless babies, usually a few weeks after the babies are born. They must have the permission of the bishop or branch president to do this. The baby’s father can bless the baby if he has the Melchizedek Priesthood... In the prayer, he addresses our Father in Heaven, says he performs the ordinance by the authority of the Melchizedek Priesthood, and gives the baby a name that is chosen by the parents. He then blesses the baby as the Holy Ghost inspires him."

Blessing Porter in a Singles Ward was nice because he was the only baby being blessed that day and it was the ward we had been attending for almost a year so it really felt like our ward. After the blessing we had a little gathering at our house. Katiebug and Corinne I need you to email me pictures! Caleb's Dad got very ill with a serious infection in his intestines and was not able to make the trip, which meant his two sisters that live at home were not able to come as well. Caleb's other siblings were not able to make it for various reasons. It was really sad to not have Caleb's dad in the blessing but we are very grateful he is doing well now and very grateful to those who were able to make it to the blessing. It was so neat to see a big group of people who love this little baby of ours.