Macee's Special Day

Today was the big day.... My princess got baptized and confirmed a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! You were right Tiff, I am super glad I got all the pictures of her in her dress last week because with people everywhere... I didn't get many taken today.

So we started off the big weekend when my brother Clint and his family arrived in town. We always love hanging with them... I think we laugh ALOT the whole time. Well.. the kids wanted to get in the tub so we decided to put swimsuits on and let them have fun. Quayd nor Mays really understood why they needed swimsuits in a bathtub so theirs didn't stay on long.

My sister, Janet, her girls and my mom arrived shortly after. We all (all 18 of us) decided to go grab something at IHOP. I am not the best hostess and didn't have anything planned for dinner. It was a long, busy day with work and time just got away from me. I had good intentions but.... So that was pretty much a joke... IHOP that is. Waited 45 minutes to sit down, another 45 minutes to order and another 45 to get our food!! Live and Learn!!!

When we got back Jenny and Chris and their kids were here and we were ready to party. We didn't stay up too late knowing that today would be a busy day so all the adults got their own room and bed and this is how the kids slept! We had bought Madagascar 2 and they were totally content!

We woke up early and had the special day. It was wonderful! Macee and Kimmaree woke up bouncing off the walls and were so cute all day. They did think the water was a little chilly. Eric did such an awesome job. He was able to baptize and confirm both girls and I felt so blessed for the priesthood he holds. He is a great man! So here is 1 of only 2 pics I took of Macee all day!!! She is an angel! This was after we got home post... wet hair!The rest of the afternoon we spent with family.... eating good food, good pie, keeping great company... resting... playing air hockey, basketball and just visiting. It was super fun! This is a picture of my 3 boys and Clint and Kori's Quayd and Jack Jack... they were in Macees bed watching Cars!Macee and Kimmaree played Webkinz most of the night. We took a short break for our Cafe Rio we ordered and my brother came and whispered to me, "you need to come see what's on your computer..." That is when I found this...How sweet... it brought tears to my eyes!!! What sweet girls. We showed them how to use spell check and they finished their first journal entry. I wanted to record it now so Macee can look back and be proud of this day.... so in closing.... The Baptism Girls... written my Macee and Kimmaree.... straight from the mouths of eight years old.... grammar too..

"Today was the best day ever. Me and my cousin got baptized together it was so fun. We got baptized because we wanted to become a member of the church do you no what it is to be baptized? You get the gift of the holy ghost it is the most important gift you could ever get because this one cannot be broken. When I got baptized Kimmaree got baptized first and Macee did second. Macee got the gift of the holy ghost 1st kimmaree got it 2nd this was the most important day of are (our) lives if we follow the comments (I think they meant covenants or maybe even commandments...) so we can live with God again if you make a mistake you can repent some of the things you can do to make God proud is pray read scriptures every night be nice to every one and just be you and not some one your not. (This is where they forgot to do spell check) We rote this story on the day of are babtism Feb 7, 2009 some day we hope to pole (pull) these papers out and show are (our) kids and it can be a life long thing Kimmaree and Macee were 8 years old when they got babtised by Eric he is really nice he held Kimmaree under really long and Macee longer we am really glad we got babtised together and kids if you find this and we are no longer here you may take them!"

I asked them what that meant and they said after they were dead. Isn't that sweet? I seriously copied that straight off the paper. Hopefully you don't think I spell and have the grammar of these 2 adorable 8 years old. Love you Macee and Kimmaree!!!