A Baptism and A Blessing

Today was the big day. A baptism and a blessing day. It was a beautiful day. We were so glad to be here. Gma and Gpa Nichol were here. Gma and Gpa Quick were here too. Emalee would have been here too but Kendal is in the hospital. She’s where she ought to be. We missed them.

It started with the talks in the chapel. Jacob was the only boy. There were three other girls. Jacob he was baptized first. You could really feel the spirit as his baptism was performed. He seemed happy. Then while we waited for him and Steve to get dressed, Mandy bore her testimony to us. Mostly about choices. She was grateful for the choices that had brought her to this day. Steve’s mom bore her testimony and so did Paula. You could really feel the spirit. Then Jacob was confirmed. After which Steve blessed Isaac. He gave a special blessing to him.

It was a good day. I’m glad we could be a part of it. Family is Forever and they are Fabulous.

Visiting with Isaac & Jacob

We made it to Vegas today. We took the boys out of school early, Josh and Zac on their first week of school, I might add. I felt like it was important for us to do. We were going to be able to be part of Isaac’s baby blessing and we would be able to see Jacob get baptized too. Two birds with one stone so to speak.

With Mandy and Steve living in Vegas now, we figured we could drive. I forgot how long it is to drive. Six hours is pretty long. The boys couldn’t believe we weren’t flying. Wonder what that means? Maybe they’re a little spoiled or something. But it was all well worth it.

It was so fun to see their family. The girls have grown up so much and Jacob seems so mature. The boys loved hanging out with their cousins. Josh loved holding Isaac and cuddling with him all weekend too. There wasn’t many times you didn’t see Josh without Isaac in his arms. There were plenty of people he had to share him with though. It was fun for me too. It was so much fun to rock him to sleep and cuddle with him. He’s such a sweet boy. We are glad he’s here.

Tomorrow will be so special.