Caleb's Special Day

He did it!  Caleb got baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!

Caleb got baptized two days after his birthday.  Here is the invitation.

Before the baptism we took the opportunity to snap a few family photos since everybody looked so sharp.

My handsome boys!  Growing up way too fast!

Our sweet Caleb on his special day.

Here is the sign-in table.  Caleb greeted everyone as they arrived.

Caleb sure is loved.  Here he is with both sets of grandparents, his great-grandparents, and Bev and Kelly, who are practically Caleb's adopted grandmas too.

It was a wonderful baptism!  So many family and friends came out to support Caleb in his decision to enter the waters of baptism.  The room was packed.  I was so grateful to every one of them!

The program was simple and sweet - a family affair.  Brothers said the prayers and led the music, both grandmas gave really great talks, Dylan and I sang a duet of a sweet primary song, and of course, Daddy baptized and confirmed him.  It was a joyous occasion.

I was so proud of Caleb who was so reverent and listened attentively to the talks as they were directed right at him.  He really understood what he was doing.  It was so cute, at the end, when the bishop finished, Caleb really wanted to go up and bear his testimony for everyone, but when he got up there he   decided he needed to just read it, because he had written it down to be included on the program.  Maybe he was afraid he would forget something, or maybe he figured he had already worked hard to write it down so why should he have to come up with it again?  So he read his testimony and it was just a great way to finish off the whole thing.

I personally really enjoyed this baptism.  I remember some of my other kids' baptisms being stressful for me - so many little details to be taken care of and screaming babies to attend to and such.  But this time, for some reason, I was prepared and everything went smoothly.  I was really able to sit back and enjoy the day, feel the spirit, and reflect on my love for this sweet boy, for the wonderful people in attendance, and for the Lord and his glorious gospel.

It was a very special day indeed!