On Saturday, May 31st, Parker was baptized and confirmed a member of the church. He has been looking forward to his baptism for such a long time! He was able to share his special day with his youngest sister, Madison, because she was blessed on the same day. Parker also had the privilege of being baptized on the same day as his best friend, Nate Perkins. Parker turned eight on March 23rd but Madison was too small to bless at that time and had really wanted to have her blessed on the day he got baptized (just like Pieper and Harrison). So we thought about doing it in April but we had General Conference and when Parker realized that Nate would be baptized at the end of May he decided to wait and do it at the same time. It turned out to be a beautiful day and we are thankful that we were able to share it with our family and friends.

Jeff had been working on a large job the night before and didn't have a chance to run through the sprinklers so he had to go early Saturday morning and make sure that the sprinklers were working so the new sod could get watered. At 9:15 AM I called Jeff and asked him who he wanted to baptize Parker because they were supposed to be at the church at 9:30 AM and I didn't think he was going to make it. He promised me that he would be home on time and somehow he was.

I don't think Parker stopped smiling the whole day. He loves attention and he got plenty of it that day! He is such a fun little boy and we love having him in our family. He always keeps things interesting around the house in more ways than one. He is a very sensitive little boy and is constantly aware of other people's feelings. He has a big imagination and loves to pretend. He is definitely all boy and loves every sport ever invented. He is fun to be around and we love him to pieces.

Madison was a little fussy up until the time she got blessed. I had her blessing dress made and the top half of the blessing dress was made out of my wedding dress. I had a lady that use to live in my old ward make it for me. She did a wonderful job and it turned out so beautiful. When I showed the dress to Adriana and told her that Madison was going to wear it for her blessing dress Adriana said, "Is she going to grow that much by Saturday?" I didn't understand what she meant at first but I quickly realized that she was referring to how long the dress was.

Madison is such a sweet little baby. She is always happy and loves to be held! She has such a fun personality and we are so happy to have her in our lives.

After the baptism and blessing we met at my house for some lunch. It was fun to visit with everyone and bask in the warm sun (unfortunately we haven't seen the sun since then).