Thing 1's Baptism

We really had a beautiful program for K's baptism and enjoyed having so many family and friends with us. Kate waited for our building to be completed (it was being added on to) so that so many of her homeschool friends could attend without having to travel too far. She's such a thoughtful and sweet little girl. I'd say we had about half and half -- friends from church and friends from our homeschool group. We're so grateful to everyone who came and even those would couldn't for their loving support and kindness.

Here are some pictures from that day--we had beautiful weather, too:

Shavon, Kate, Shannel
(These 3 are GOOD friends and we have a lot of cute pictures of the 3 of them. I'm so glad for these friendships)

With Grandma and Papa

With Vavo
(It seems so odd/wrong/out of place that my Dad's not there)

With Jim

The program was great. M (Thing 2) read a poem about loving his big sister and he looked at her adoringly through the whole reading. SO sweet. Mark and I gave talks. It was emotional. The baptism went well and she looked so cute in the dress that her great aunt (Tita Artemisia) made for her. The confirmation was also nice. When those she had asked got in the circle (Mark, Papa, Jim, Brother Mecham, and Brother Willoughby), Jim left a space to symbolize my Dad being there. Kate also played her violin--she played the piece she played at my Dad's funeral after expressing her feelings for her Vavo. She got choked up and so did everyone else. The whole thing was very, very nice. We've had a lot of good talks about it--"Know yourself, know your relationship with God, and follow your heart." You can't go wrong with that.

While she changed, we showed this video--it's gorgeous. I highly recommend viewing it. Mark and I cried watching it when we found it. Mark did a great job transferring it to DVD. It's called What Heaven Sees in You/Three White Dresses.




Afterward, we had a REALLY nice all-afternoon get together with our friends out in our backyard--it was so fun and so enjoyable for all. The food was delicious and the company even better--we can't say enough how grateful we are for good friends and family. Thanks, all.

If you hover over the slide show, little buttons will appear in the lower right hand corner and you can scroll through the pictures at your own speed. Darn it, it cuts out a bit of the right side of the pictures--we can adjust that in a bit . . .