Hallis Baptism Day

What a special event this was for our family, Halli was so beautiful. It was actually kind of sereil that my first baby was 8 and getting baptized! This year so many wonderful blessings have come into our lives in a matter of 7 months. First Brodey was born and in the NICU but did fine, we had his blessing and sent steve off on his mission to Brazil on the same day, and now we had the opportunity to see our daughter get baptized. The Spirit has been so strong in our home and I feel so blessed to have so many amazing things happen in such a short time. Sometimes I feel like time is just flying by and I want to reach out and catch it. I want to remember the feelings, the looks the sounds and just hang on to them. My daughter will never be like this again and I want to cherish it. She did so great at her baptism. Halli was shining! She got a scripture bag with her very own scriptures, And a birth stone necklace that said I am a child of God. I also made her a baptism remembrance box which had all the symbols of baptism and an item to remember it by. for the baptism by immersion we had her hold a white lace handkerchief while she went under the water. Her grandma embroidered her initials and bap. date on it. We thought it would be a special keepsake for her. We had so many people come out and support her, And we feel so blessed to have such great family and friends. When we got to the church the font was not filling up because the chain was under the plug and I had to hike up my skirt and climb in the water and pull it out. I was soaking wet!
Grandma and grandpa gave the talks and Halli played "when I am Baptized" on the piano, it was perfect! she did awesome. I was so overwhelmed with the spirit and love for this choice daughter, that of course I bawled, she is growing up so fast and becoming so sweet and always wants to do what is right! We are so proud of her. Everyone came over for a BBQ afterward and Halli got so many clothes and jewelry etc... she was in fashion Diva Heaven!