Zackary's Baptism

It was kind of nice having done the first baptism in our family already, so we kind of knew what to expect this time. It was fun as a family to prepare for Zack's big day. We had several family home evenings and discussions on the importance of Zack's choice. It was fun to see the other kids get excited for him. Zack was the only one in the ward getting baptized so he was able to choose the program. I ran through some names and he picked all of it out all by himself. Krista played the music, mom did the opening prayer, opening song "When I am Baptized," grandma gave the baptism talk, Lily gave the Holy Ghost talk, dad performed the baptism, Bumpa and uncle Jeff were the witnesses, dad performed the confirmation, closing song, "I Am A Child Of God," Closing prayer by Bada. With some help from me, he wrote down his thoughts from the day. This is what he wrote:

It was a special meeting full of the Spirit. Zack is an amazing kid with a strong desire to do what is right. He loves his new scriptures and has a few he will readily turn to that he claims are some of his favorite. We love his example to all of us and his choice helped strengthen my testimony with the opportunity to feel the Spirit so strong in preparation for the day and on that day. We love Zack and are so grateful for the path that he chose to head down. 

We had some food at a church down the street. I never know how much to have and with some contributions, we had a ton of food!!!! After the baptism some family stuck around, so we entertained the kids at the RUSH. Always a good time and a good cherry on top of a great day with family.

 Zack received a tie from Bada for his baptism. He worked on it over and over till he learned to tie his own tie that night. He then woke up at 7 am and got dressed for church so he could tie his tie:) That is Zack for you. When he wants to do something, he does it!!!

 Celebrating Emmery's birthday at Grandma and Bumpa's house.

 Our twins!

 Spanking machine for the February and March birthdays.