Courtney turned eight about a week ago, but I put off posting the pictures because I knew the baptism was coming up and I thought I'd do them together. Now I have so many pictures I don't know which ones to post! So I started with the birthday.
Here she is with her mermaid cake. I told her that mermaids don't have short hair, but she was determined that was how she wanted it. She was excited to have her friends and cousins for a party.
We painted our nails and added stickers to make them beautiful. We made bracelets and ate cake; in short we had fun. I was grateful that Phoebe slept and stayed pretty happy so that mom could be my extra pair of hands with the girls and their projects. I don't know what I'd have done without her help! Courtney even got to have Leanne and Chantel stay the night before the party. Her first slumber party was a success. Despite the lack of sleep, they were all smiles. Poor Dylan was a little overwhelmed with the sheer number of females in the home, but he was a good sport and gave them advice in playing the Wii.
Last night was the baptism. All went fairly smoothly. She did have to get dunked twice because she let her toes float to the surface, but I don't think she minded. She was so excited to wear her new white dress she would have put up with almost anything. Once again I was just overwhelmed with the support of family and friends. Thanks to all who came.
Nearly all of my family was there, even though it was a weeknight and they are busy people. A friend from my ward said, "Are ALL these kids your nieces and nephews?" I proudly said YES! The grandfathers gave the talks, and it was a family affair from start to finish. I've been making cookies for the past couple days for the baptism and the kids just swarmed them after the prayer. I hope they didn't overdo it but I'm afraid no one was really monitoring just how many they ate. Thanks again to everyone.
Here she is with her mermaid cake. I told her that mermaids don't have short hair, but she was determined that was how she wanted it. She was excited to have her friends and cousins for a party.
We painted our nails and added stickers to make them beautiful. We made bracelets and ate cake; in short we had fun. I was grateful that Phoebe slept and stayed pretty happy so that mom could be my extra pair of hands with the girls and their projects. I don't know what I'd have done without her help! Courtney even got to have Leanne and Chantel stay the night before the party. Her first slumber party was a success. Despite the lack of sleep, they were all smiles. Poor Dylan was a little overwhelmed with the sheer number of females in the home, but he was a good sport and gave them advice in playing the Wii.
Last night was the baptism. All went fairly smoothly. She did have to get dunked twice because she let her toes float to the surface, but I don't think she minded. She was so excited to wear her new white dress she would have put up with almost anything. Once again I was just overwhelmed with the support of family and friends. Thanks to all who came.
Nearly all of my family was there, even though it was a weeknight and they are busy people. A friend from my ward said, "Are ALL these kids your nieces and nephews?" I proudly said YES! The grandfathers gave the talks, and it was a family affair from start to finish. I've been making cookies for the past couple days for the baptism and the kids just swarmed them after the prayer. I hope they didn't overdo it but I'm afraid no one was really monitoring just how many they ate. Thanks again to everyone.
