Megan's Baptism

Megan was baptized yesterday. She was baptized the same day as one of her good friends (Allie), so we started off the celebration by having their pictures taken together. Another one of her friends, Dylan was also baptized, but he didn't have much interest in the girly things we did. Hard to believe, isn't it?

Megan's grandparents were able to come for the day.

(My Mom and Ken)

(My Dad)

(Eric's Parents)

(Megan and Sadie)

(Me, Megan & Eric)

Megan was very excited to be baptized, but she was also very against wearing a jumpsuit. It surprised me, because in her every day life she doesn't wear many dresses. I think her day turned out near perfect, when we got to the church and they had a dress for her to wear. It also was a relief to me, because I know she would have been very disappointed if she would have had to wear the dreaded jumpsuit.
Truthfully, days like this are very hard for me. If it were up to me, ceremonies such as this would be done on a very small scale, with only the absolute necessities. I never wanted a big wedding, and I am even uncomfortable when we go to a restaurant on someones birthday and they are sung too. My face turns red, even if I am not the one that is the center of attention. However, I realize I am weird. Therefore, I soldier on and throw myself full force into these ceremonies for the sake of my family. Luckily I have 4 more years before I have to do this particular one again. I can only hope that Jackson will sing with as much gusto as he did at Megan's baptism. All of the Primary age kids sang the song "Holding Hands Around The World." We practiced all week but you never know how it is going to turn out on the actual performance day. Jackson started off singing quite softly, slightly unsure of most of the words. However when the chorus came about, Jackson started singing his little heart out. His voice raised louder than all of the other kids combined. It was very hard for me not to laugh out loud.