Paul Gets Baptized!

Paul was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was a wonderful day spent with family and friends. It was very emotional to watch my first born get baptized. I worry that I have taught him enough. Mostly, though, I am so proud of him and how much he is growing up.

We had some special family night lessons to help prepare Paul for his baptism. One was about why we get baptized. He said, "Wait, I don't have to get baptized." We said no it was his decision. After thinking about it for while he decided that he did want to be baptized. I know that he doesn't completely understand everything about baptism or the covenants that he made, but I know that he was very excited to get baptized. I know that he felt the spirit and wanted to become a member of our church. I know that he wants to follow Jesus.

Here is the "All About Me" page that they read at the baptism:

I want to get baptized because: I want to get the gift of the Holy Ghost and become a member of the church.

The best thing about going to Primary is: spotlight and Sharing Time

My favorite Primary song is: Nephi's Courage

Some other things I like are: watermelon, basketball, biking, playing in the summer, cucumbers and chips.

But I don't like: mushrooms and spicy foods.

My favorite scripture hero is: Nephi

Because: He never gave up and always followed Jesus.

A goal I have to become more like Jesus is: Be nice to my friends and family.

Merry and Bright

I didn't get a single picture on Christmas day. What?! It was a lovely one anyway.

Some highlights:
It snowed Christmas Eve and was sunny and beautiful on Christmas Day
Audrey loved her nail polish and lip gloss
Sam was so excited he was up several times in the night and the first one awake at 6:30--bouncing off the walls
Sam got Skylanders Giants (plus the game!) and a Stuffie
Paul loved his snap circuits set and made a working AM radio
I made two delicious pies from scratch which I ate all week
Jeremy was convinced he was getting a sweater for Christmas--much to his surprise there was an iphone up the sleeve

During the Christmas season we successfully made and decorated Christmas cookies and the Christmas tree.

About that tree. I always have these visions of picking and cutting down the perfect tree and decorating as a family with music and cocoa. It never goes that way. Plus there is a serious lack of Christmas tree farms in Utah. Well, this year we found a great one. And although it was full of spruces--we wandered through what seemed like forever until we found a tree. I walked back to pay for it only to discover that only a portion of the cash made it into my pocket. So, it was a Costco tree again for us this year.