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| I promise he really was excited for his first suit |
The day finally arrived and the countdown finally counted down. It was sweet for me to hear Adren a few days before say to Eli how excited he was to finally become a member of the Church. We spent a lot of FHE's talking about the big day and preparing! With Kate, Landrie and Adren just weeks apart it seemed extra special to combine all three cousins baptism and confirmation to one day. What a neat opportunity!
I was busy that morning getting the final preparations ready to host everyone at our home afterwards, so when Adren walked in wearing his new suit it caught me off guard and made me cry! Jon had taken him out to get it~ something Jon had looked forward to for a while~ so this was the first I saw him. So grown up!
We met up with everyone at the church. Quite a group! It was hard to maintain a reverent atmosphere when everyone was so excited to see each other. Kate and Landrie looked beautiful in their matching baptism dresses!
We had plenty of time for pictures!
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| Best cousins! Grayson had been baptized and confirmed just five months before. |
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| What sweetie pies! |
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The program was wonderful, Grandma Geertsen gave a wonderful talk on baptism, Granny Taylor gave a wonderful talk on receiving the Holy Ghost and all the grand kids got up and sang I Am A Child Of God acapella. It was so pretty! How special it was to sit next to Sadie and Eliza as we watched our children one by one get baptized and confirmed. Each one just beaming. Lindsey Taylor was nice to play the piano- she ended playing for a
long time which was much appreciated! Christine and Shafer gave prayers. We have a great Bishop who conducted, overall it was just wonderful. Granny Taylor had given the three kids a "Baptism Key"~ on a pink ribbon for the girls, a key chain with a light for Adren.
Don't they look sweet, freshly baptized and confirmed!
Back at the house we had a big lunch~ sloppy joes, lots of salads, chips, desserts~ a real party! Our neighborhood happened to have a block party that day, which was perfect timing for closing off our street to let the kids ride bikes and play a game of soccer in the road. Then Daddy took the kids swimming later.
What a great day! I am so blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful, supportive family. Adren told me it was the best day of his life. It really was!
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| Landrie Rose Goulding 9/23/03 * Adren Aaron Geertsen 10/06/03 * Kate Eliza Whitmore 9/12/03 |
