Douglas Baptism

Douglas got baptized on June 19th. It was on a beautiful Saturday at our stake center with a small crowd of family and friends who love him very much. Aunt Sue, Grandma LaMont, Aunt Mona, Cousin Krista and Cousin Kelsey all came for the special day. Grandma said the opening prayer and Krista gave a really cute talk about the Holy Ghost.

Aunt Amber came with Baby Malleya. See Kira wandering in the background? She did that most of the ceremony. We were glad the doors shut to the room.

My mom played the piano for our small ceremony. She is so talented!

My cute family after the baptism. TJ gave a talk on baptism. He did a great job talking about the promises we make.

My dad and brother (Brady) were also there for the big event- don't know how they missed getting in a picture. My dad confirmed Douglas. We had a picnic in the park afterwards. I asked Douglas if he wanted sandwiches or sloppy joes, and he suggested nachos. So, we had nachos at the park. A little different, but still awesome. Thanks to the crock-pots for keeping the taco meat and cheese warm for us.

My favorite part of the baptism was when Douglas first entered the font. He wandered right up to the front of it and folded his arms and cheesed right up at us. It gave us a good giggle before getting reverent. Douglas' arm came up out of the water the first time, so we had to do a "take 2". I'm not sure was an accident because he asked me if he could get baptized twice a few days before...

He was also VERY excited to get his very own scriptures from Grandma and Grandpa Olson. He got a black Book of Mormon and a green bible (much to the dismay of the store staff). He got called up in sacrament meeting to be welcomed as a member of the church, and took his scriptures right up there with him. So cute. So grown-up. I love his enthusiasm about being a member of the church and studying the scriptures. Hope it lasts. I'm so proud of you, Douglas!