A very Special Day!!!

Yesterday was a very special day - not only was it 9-10-11... it was also Abby's baptism!


I got ambitious this week and made a doll dress to match Abby's baptism dress (no I didn't make her dress, just the doll dress) I know she will grow out of her love of dolls at some point, so I have to take advantage of it. She loved having her doll with her - it was kind of like a security blanket.
Abby and her dad - It was fun that they got to go early together and just get to enjoy the spirit for a moment before the chaos!
In the font room - where Abby was baptized. Abby was so excited at this point. It was a beautiful service, and it was so touching. The spirit was so strong and it was just so wonderful to see our little girl make such a beautiful choice.
This is our group shot taken by a friend. She had to stand WAY back to get us all in!! We have such a supportive family for sure! Thanks everyone for coming.
Abby's best friend came to her baptism - they have so much fun together!


Our family picture - Andrew wasn't too happy about the whole day, but he somehow survived and begged some food from people. Thanks to everyone (especially Christa) who helped him survive the day so I could focus on the big event!
Abby with her great grandma Bradley. What a sweet heart! Abby was lucky enough to have three great grandparents at her baptism - that's pretty darn amazing! They are all in their 90's too!
Abby's hair do - it was so fast and easy - and so elegant! Here's the tutorial if you ever want to attempt it...
twist hair do

So - as soon as we finished pictures outside at the church - and we made it back to our house for lunch/dinner... it started pouring. Ya - I didn't really prepare for rain... I didn't have a plan B... and my house was not ready for 50 visitors...but inside we went! You visitors definitely got to see the real us! It wasn't so bad - and everyone was very understanding! (I hope!)
Some people braved the weather - which was lightly sprinkling on and off - under the tree is wasn't so bad though! So a few people ate outside and it was great cool weather for that. With a nice background of rolling thunder.
My family who came - minus Matt...(and all the kids)(Matt and the kids were all there - just not in the picture... just in case you were wondering)
It was such a special day. Abby loved the little gifts that everyone gave her. She is excited to read her scriptures, and learn about everyone's favorite scripture. I am now working on her memento book, putting people's testimonies in, favorite scriptures and pictures of baptisms. There are a lot of neat things that Abby can learn from her aunts, uncles and grandparents! She comes from a great heritage, and I hope and pray she keeps passing that on!!!

AND to top off such a beautiful baptism... At church Abby and her friend that was baptized got to sit on the stand with Elder Dallin H. Oaks! Abby got to shake his hand too. I would say she was excited, but I don't think she really understood how awesome it really was. I guess you could say I was more excited than she was! Elder Oaks just showed up at our ward and came to our sacrament meeting and went to a few classes. I got to see him in the halls as I was wrestling Andrew. What an exciting day!