Jocelyn's Baptism

Jocelyn's baptism day fell on Valentines Day's. We had a crazy weekend, but everything went really smoothly, all things considered, and she was thrilled to be baptized! She kept saying, "Mom, I am just so happy."

One of the funniest things about her baptism was that she wanted Kyle to hold her under the water for a full ten seconds. He didn't count to ten, but he did hold her under much longer than most other
Kyle baptized and confirmed her and then we went to Pizza Pie Cafe for lunch. After words we went to Mac and Kelly's to relax and had a little Valentine exchange. All the cousins were together and they had a blast!

Lynn and Cindy gave her white shoes, a pearl necklace and bracelet with hearts, and her baptismal Barbie doll accompanied with a bookmark about Three White Dresses. Mac and Kelly gave her a super cute purple scripture case and scriptures. Mom and Dad--me and Kyle-- gave her a white dress, headband, and a silly little stuffed animal with eyes the size of saucer plates. Lisa and Lee gave her a little medallion for her scriptures. Her best friend, Paige, gave her an awesome ball-style necklace, and Paula and Blaine and Emery gave her a baptism necklace, too! All of them are so pretty and each of them have something special about them!

We forgot to bring a brush to do her hair after her baptism, so we had to wing it. Poor girl's hair was a tattered mess, but it looked super pretty before hand.

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