Reagan's Baptism

Reagan turned eight on November 19, 2010. Almost a month later on December 18, 2010 she was baptized. We were able to move the date so that she could be baptized the same weekend that baby Bryan was blessed. My parents and Kalene and her girls were able to come from California.

The day turned out to be a bit crazy as we also had a ward Christmas party that morning and the building was scheduled for a funeral as well. To accommodate all the events we pushed the time back a bit on Saturday. This worked out wonderfully. All of our family was able to come to our home for lunch and then we were able to head over to the church without having to worry about any hungry kids.

Reagan is so special. She was baptized by her Daddy with her Grandpa's standing as witnesses. The circle of men around her during the confirmation was amazing. There were so many family and friends, worthy priesthood holders that we love.



It was a fantastic day. My friend Betheny made cupcakes for Reagan that were truly to die for. We had chocolate cupcakes with raspberry filling and strawberries and cream cupcakes with an almond buttercream frosting and yummy filling. Betheny also took pictures of Reagan and her sisters when we picked up the cupcakes.

My favorite part of going to New York this past year is the story of Reagan's baptism dress. Matt and I had just finished visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was a hot day and we popped into Century 21 to cool off before we continued our walking around the city. The department store looked to have some unbeatable deals, so as Matt was perusing the men's section I visited the girls area upstairs. As I was looking around I saw a white dress in the middle of a clearance rack with other clothes. It was the only dress and completely out of place in the rack- not to mention that was white and gorgeous.

The dress looks like a mini wedding dress and looks extremely expensive. It was marked down to $49. However, when the cashier rang the dress up she announced that it was on a further sale and my total was $24! So I purchased the most beautiful dress I could imagine for less than I would be able to make a dress and Reagan got to have a baptism dress from New York City!



I am so proud of Reagan and the choice that she made. I am even more rpoud of her actions the following night when she came to me and said, "I did something wrong. What do I need to do to fix it?" She understands repentence and the sacrifice that our Savior made for us. I am honored to have her for my daughter.