Cali's Baptism

July 23rd was a special day for Cali, she was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was a very exciting weekend for us, lots of family, lots of fun, and lots of food. We had several tender moments with our sweet Cali reflecting on the past eight years.

I snapped this picture in the dressing room right before I helped her dry off. I think her crazy smile and her drippy face is so precious. I want her to stay this precious and innocent forever, I know she won't, but I am glad I have a picture of it.

Here's a collage of our wonderful supportive family members who able to share Cali's day with her. Top Row: Grandpa Neal and Grandma Gwen, Brandt and Alexis, Tyler and Bethany, Melissa, Parker, Brock, and Devin. Bottom Row: Dory, Brittany, Grandpa Carl and Grandma Vicki.

I also have to say a big thank you to my friends who helped me so much too. I was running around like a crazy mother and forgot to get a picture of these wonderful ladies, but their help was very much appreciated.

Here's Cali in her "fancy woman" dress. This girl has always been a very fancy girl. When we started talking about her baptism dress she had a lot of ideas of how she wanted it to look. She drew me a few sketches of what she wanted it to look like, I found a few patterns that were acceptable to her, and this is what we came up with! It turned out very pretty, with only a few minor glitches {one being the zipper and the other being the fact that the material is very slippery, and not as sturdy as I had hoped}.

Cali is very grateful {and so am I} that she has a lot of supportive and kind friends.

It was a great day. I still can't believe that she is THAT old, and I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around how old that makes me. I am just very grateful to have a such a great girl, and I know my life would not be complete without her...fanciness and all!