Carter's Baptism/Jamie's Baby Blessing

What an awesome day! We combined Carter's Baptism with Jamie's Blessing. Carter had to wait a couple of extra months, but he didn't mind.

As we were waiting for the baptism meeting to start, I started to get emotional when I saw Nick on the stand--he was giving the talk on the Holy Ghost. Then our family started to come in--Grandma Peterson with Scott and Tracie's family, Terry and Sherry, my parents and grandma. Plus our ward friends--the Rouskas, Hunts, Melines, Powells and Timothys. Nick did a great job on his talk--I knew it was hard for him but could tell he was glad he did it. Logan Timothy was baptized first--we were so glad to share that with him because a lot of his family and friends were there for Carter also. I sat next to his mom, Liz, as we watched and shared the same tears. Carter was beaming when he entered the water and he and Michael did a great job. (I knelt down with the kids so I could see.) It's indiscribable the feeling when you witness your child being baptized--so much love and spirituality combined.

When they were confirmed, both our family and friends gathered in one of the larger rooms, and Liz and I gave our testimonies so our familys could hear. They confirmed Logan first, then Carter. Jamie was blessed right after, which was, of course, a little overwhelming. His binky dropped out of his mouth right in the middle so he started crying, but stopped after a few seconds. My dad later told me that when he was crying, they all just "took it up a notch," which means they bounced him higher and faster. Then Nick was ordained to be a teacher. How awesome to have all of those men who mean the most to you be there to assist in that ordination! Needless to say, it was wonderful, spiritual and emotional. Lots of gratitude also.

After, we all met at our house and had a wonderful lunch, thanks to everyone who helped and brought stuff. We sat around and ate, talked and laughed. What a great day! Everyone went home except Aimee and the kids, who stayed overnight. FUN!

(There were two little glitches that worked out: Bruce, my brother, couldn't make it because his basement flooded, but it looks like there wasn't too much damage. That is why Aimee and the kids came w/o him. The Ottos, (my sister's family), came a day late! There was a major miscommunication with her about having the baptism and blessing on the same day, so they thought they were only coming for the blessing, which is always on Sunday, so they came Sunday! OOPS! But, it was still a great day--they came to Sacrament Meeting with us and the kids played the day away late into the evening. We got way more one-on-one time so it was all good! That was the first time they saw Jamie also.)