Adelah's Baptism

My sweet little girl was baptized and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints last weekend. She was such a beautiful angel! I am so proud of her. Addie is afraid of water, so I know it was really difficult for her to be immersed in the water. As she stood in the font with The Babe, she said, "I'm scared, Daddy." He whispered in her ear and tried to comfort her. It took a few minutes for her to summon the courage, but she did. And when she was ready, she was baptized. When I took her in the bathroom to help her change her clothes, she said, "Mom, I was so scared, but it wasn't so bad." It was such a special experience. The Spirit was so strong. I cried through the entire thing. (which isn't a surprise, but I wasn't the only one!) Adelah was beautiful! It was such a precious experience. I'm so proud of my little girl who has chosen to follow Jesus' example!

8 is Great

I cannot believe my little girl is 8! What happened? Where did the time go??? My precious little baby is growing up so fast! I love her so much. Adelah is a child with a heart of gold. She is so caring and always puts others needs above her own. She is so motherly at this tender young age. Sometimes I think she's a better mother than I am, and she's only 8! Adelah has chosen to be baptized this Saturday. I'm so proud of her. She was feeling very beautiful, as she should, in her new baptism dress!

 

 

Her friends and cousins helped her celebrate the special day.

And then, she had a special birthday date with Grandma and Grandpa. What a great and special tradition. My kids love it!

Time Out

Three years ago, Mom bought us tickets for Time Out for Women. It has become one of our most anticipated events of the year. We have so much fun. We shop. We eat delicious food because we like to spoil ourselves on this trip. And we have our vessels filled with the most inspiring speakers! We laugh. All-in-all a perfect weekend with the girls.

 

We spent the morning on a fantastic shopping spree. Then off to the Cheesecake factory for lunch! I don't even like cheese cake, but they have more than just cheesecake and its divine!

 

Sara introduced us to sweet corn fritters.....DIVINE!

Chicken Bellagio......DIVINE!!!!

The best part is, its enough for two meals so you get spoiled two times for the price of one!

 

DESSERT....mmmmm mine was a lemon cello cake DIVINE

White chocolate macadamia nut cheesecake.....pretty tasty for a cheesecake I must say

This one I hear was a little disappointing, but I didn't try it.

(I know I took a lot of pictures of food, but its just that good!) 

Now, are you hungry yet?  :-)

Words cannot express how much fun we had, but I think this picture can....

LOVE IT!!!

 

Like I said, We had SO much fun. I can't wait for next year. Who knows we just might have to go in Kansas City....Now that would be fun! Thanks Mom for this amazing gift!

Sometimes our feelings are best described with the words of a song...

Through the back window
of our '59 wagon
I watched my best friend Jamie
Slippin' further away
I kept on wavin', til I couldn't see her
And through my tears, I asked again,
Why we couldn't stay
Momma whispered softly.
"Time will ease your pain.
Life's about changin'
Nothin' ever stays the same."
And she said, "How can I help you
To say goodbye?"
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to cry.
Come, let me hold you, and I will try...
How can I help you
To say Goodbye?"

But how do you say goodbye to your best friend/sister/confidant when she is moving halfway across the country? I just don't think I can.