B's baptism

Brennan was baptized in the midst of our moving chaos. Grandpa & Grandma Morello flew in from St George, Nana & Papa Williams flew in from Boise, and Kim & Rich and their girls drove in from Springville.

The weekend of festivities began with Collin & Brennan participating in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Friday evening. Due to all the busy-ness of getting the house ready for the market, we didn't have time to make new cars this year. So in Brennan's first year getting to participate, he used one of Collin's old cars. Sad, I know. Collin used another of his other old cars. Neither did great, but they had a lot of fun, and we were able to cross it off our to-do list. Pathetic.

Saturday morning was the baptism. Our stake does Stake Baptisms, so unfortunately, we didn't know any of the people doing the music or speaking assignments. Brennan broke out in a horrible rash - from nervousness or an allergic reaction is unknown - but it stopped as soon as he was out of the white jumpsuit. Ryan performed the ordinance, and Grandpa & Papa were the witnesses. Ryan also confirmed Brennan and gave him a beautiful Father's Blessing of peace and strength for the upcoming changes in his life.

It was a very nice service. Afterwards, we returned to our house for lunch. A family friend from Ohio (Katie Luce) came up from the south-side of Denver and came to the house too. Brennan requested Chick-fil-a catering, so we got nuggets and sandwiches from there. We also had salad, fruit and a giant Costco chocolate cake.  The cousins all played together, and it was even warm enough to go to the park and fly Ryan's drone.

Due to the weather forecast, Kim left Sunday morning for their drive home. The rest of us held a beautiful little family meeting about the Holy Ghost, and Ryan & I both received Father's Blessings from our dads. It was a very sweet morning. Then the grandparents all came to church with us, and then we had steak, baked potatoes and steamed broccoli afterwards.

In the afternoon, Nana & Papa had to head straight to the airport for their flight, Grandma & Grandpa started gearing up for their week with the kids, and Ryan & I started packing for our 15th anniversary trip to Mexico.

Brennan wrote a really sweet testimony about his feelings during his baptism and confirmation in the journal Grandma got him. He also got a fleece blanket from Nana to represent the comfort of the Holy Ghost. He really had a wonderful weekend. I love our wonderful family!