We all woke up with anticipation of Andrew's big day. Mike left early to go and fill the baptismal font. The rest of us got ready quickly so that we could be to the church early to take pictures. The cousins enjoyed being together and didn't complain too much about getting their picturs taken. Don't look too closely at our family picture as Peter is not happy to be in them...the little stinker doesn't enjoy family pictures. Oh well, they get posted anyways! Oh and gotta love the LONG ties. I do know how to tie their ties but in the rush I forget to double it...hence, the super long dorky looking ties. Oh mercy!
After playing for a little bit outside we headed inside to get Andrew changed and to get everything situated. Things just couldn't have gone smoother with Andrew's baptism. He had both grandparents, some of his cousins, Aunt Kim and Uncle Brooks, some of his closest friends and of course his own family at his baptism. It was a small crowd which was perfect and since there weren't too many small children we could all feel the reverence and peace of being part of such a great ordinance. Grandpa Al gave a talk on Baptism which was excellent. Andrew was super focused and I could tell that our little lecture about being reverent and not silly was paying off. After Andrew was baptized Grandma Ann gave a talk on The Holy Ghost which was also excellent. The spirit was definitely strong and I was so grateful for that. I hope that Andrew will always remember the spirit that he felt on his Baptism Day. His cousin Jacob closed the baptism by playing his own rendition of "I am a Child of God" on the piano. He did a great job and we were grateful that so many of our family could participate.
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