Zachary's Baptism

At Taylor's baptism, I remember thinking that in 16 short months, it would be Zackie turning eight and getting baptized. Well that time flew by and here we are 17 months later -

Last Saturday was Zachary's baptism day. Everything went wonderfully. I must say that having a boy baptized is much easier than a girl--no blow drying hair or fussing with fluffy, white dresses. Zach and Andrew went into the dressing room, changed back into their suits and were out in few minutes. We were so happy that so many family and loved ones could share the day with us. My parents came down from Utah to spend the weekend with us. Zach's 2nd grade teacher even came, how cool is that? (He was more excited that she was there more than anyone else!!) After the baptism we enjoyed a nice family brunch at Mimi's Cafe - yummo!!

We were so happy Great Grandma Helen could make it to Zachary's special day. She turned 99 years old in January!!

I completely forgot to take family pictures at Taylor's baptism, so I'm glad I remembered to do it this time, even with the squinty faces! Getting a shot of the kids however was a different story. They were less than willing participants and eager to get in the car and leave. I finally gave up after a few takes.

It was a great day and we are so proud of Zachary and his decision to follow Jesus and be baptized. He has such a sweet spirit about him. We gave him a set of scriptures and a journal as a baptism gift. We asked him to write his feelings down in his journal and he said that he felt the spirit when he came out of the water. Later that night before bed, I asked Zachary what his favorite part was and he smiled and said, "Getting dunked!" We love our Zackie Zoo!!