Evangeline gets Baptized

Evangeline got baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, May 2, 2015. In our faith you get baptized at the age of 8.

We were so lucky to have Jenny Lemmons and her kids come for the weekend to support Eva on her special day. We woke up on Saturday morning, finished up a few things, and then headed over to the stake center for her baptism. 

The dress we had bought for her to get baptized in was too small, but likely they had a baptism down at the stake center that fit perfectly.  We changed her into that dress and the program began. 

We sang one of her favorite primary songs for the opening song. 

And her primary teacher give a talk about baptism. She did an excellent job. Next we open the doors to the baptismal font and I walked Evangeline to the edge of the water where she met her father. He raised his arm to the Square and baptized her in the name of Jesus Christ. And he lowered her into the water just as Jesus Christ himself was baptized. 

Afterwords I went into the changing rooms and help her dry off and get changed into her beautiful white dress for after the baptism. We returned to the room and a sister from our ward Evelyn Martinez shared a talk about the gift of the Holy Ghost. Again, she did a lovely job. 

Afterwords a member of our bishopric spoke briefly as did a member of the primary presidency. Evangeline was given this adorable pillow which was made just for her to commemorate her baptism as well as a small stuffed teddy bear, which reminded her of the baptismal covenant she had made that day. 

After the baptism we headed to blocks over to our ward building for a family cookies and milk party. Each family brought two dozen cookies and we provided the gallons and gallons of regular milk and chocolate milk to drink. I had gone to the church ahead of time and decorated in Evangeline's favorite color - robin egg blue. 

And we stuffed our faces with cookies and milk, visited with each other, and had a great time. 

We returned home and had lunch with the Lemmons' and then changed in the swimsuits and spent the afternoon at the Clearfield Aquatic Center. I had free passes from when they botched Ella's birthday party and this was the perfect day to use them. We swam for a few hours with Jenny and her kids and me and the three older girls. We had a fabulous time. 

For dinner we picked up pizza and then headed to the backyard where the kids kick soccer balls, played in the grass, and jumped on the trampoline. Matt brought out his mandolin to play and we built a fire in our fire pit. Obviously we had to make s'mores. That's a given. 

We had the perfect low-key evening with friends and food and fun. 

Before going to bed Evangeline cried her eyes out. She said this is been such an amazing day that she wished it wouldn't end. I assured her that there would be many amazing days in our future.