Sarah’s Baptism

   

I think I am the first person in the history of our church to schedule a baptism before the child is actually born.  Yes, I am guilty of this.  I wanted her baptism to be around Christmas time and knew it would be a busy time with different church events during service and thinking it would be a popular time for baptisms.  All that to say is that we had her baptism on Sunday, December 18th.  The day could not have been better!

We are so blessed to have had all of our family in town for her baptism.  My parents, Amy and William (brother and sister in law), Grandmother, Adelaide and Charles (Aunt and Uncle), Susan and David (Aunt and Uncle), Marie (Aunt) and Ashley (Cousin) from my side of the family were there.  Also, Joy and George (Cousins) and Laura and Ross (Cousins) were there even though they are members of our church.  From Clint’s side his mother, Cindy (Aunt), Dusti and Mickie (Sisters), Jackson, Ally, Stone and Caroline (nieces and nephews), Mandy (cousin), Kay and Larry (Aunt and Uncle) were all there.  We really appreciated everyone driving in from out of town to attend such a special service for sweet Sarah. 

Sarah wore the gown that my dad’s grandmother made the bonnet that I wore when I was baptized.  The gown she wore was worn by Haines and everyone else on my Dad's side of the family.  It is super special!  The service was at 11am and I knew Sarah would do great, but was a little anxious about Haines.  He does not understand how to be quiet or sit still, he is 2 1/2 ya know!  Anyway, we sat towards the front at the beginning of the service and he did great, just clapped between each song, etc.  Nothing too detrimental.  Everyone did great during the service and I could not take my eyes off of our sweet Sarah the entire time.  One of the ministers said she looked “Angelic” and I have to agree.  I think that Dalton’s (our Sr. Pastor) voice is very calming and almost put her to sleep.  It was so special to have a flower wreath that was given by her grandparents and great grandmothers. 

Afterwards, we all went to Adelaide and Charles’ house for lunch.  I made chicken tetrazzini and had it all taken over there on Monday before I went back to work.  We also had salad, rolls and I picked up a cake from Edgars for dessert.

Adelaide also had some really cute cookies made for everyone to take home that looked like flowers.  It was a wonderful day and we really enjoyed visiting with our family while celebrating Sarah’s day.