Mara got baptized

My little girl is baptized. How time flies. Next thing you know she will be going on her first date. That is scary. Anyway, so here are the details of the baptism. David's parents arrived at our house Friday about 3:30. Then about 4:00 David's sister and her family drove up. They got a quick ride in a T-6 simulator and came home we all scarfed down some pizza and headed over to the church for the baptism. Mara was baptized in the same dress I was baptized in when I was 8. It had yellowed a bit, but I found an idea on line if you soak it in 1/2 cup of oxy clean and gallon of water over night the yellow disappears. It worked the dress was as white as the day I wore it. Anyway, Mara chose "I like my birthday everyone" and "when I am baptized" for the hymns to be sung at her baptism. I gave a talk and Grandma gave a talk. Mara said her baptism was really quick. She went into the nice warm water, got dunked and had to get out. Then she was shivering. We changed her out of her wet clothes really quick and she beat her Dad back into the Relief Society room.

I have great friends here. I had planned to go grocery shopping Thursday and buy all the ingredients for the refreshments I was making f0r the baptism. Well, I couldn't find my wallet anywhere Thursday. I looked for it all day and didn't find it. When David got home from work he found it with in 15 min of looking. So I couldn't go grocery shopping until Friday morning which left me no time to make refreshments. Between Thursday night and Friday morning I had 5 friends call and offer to help bring something for the baptism. It was really a blessing. So that night after the talks and baptism and confirmation, we feasted on the refreshments!! I really am going to miss this ward when we move.





Well here are some pictures.......