Twins Baptism

What a fantastic weekend. Just fantastic. The twins were baptised on saturday and the day just went so well. It was nice because we had the 10:30am slot so we could enjoy breakfast and the morning before heading to the church. We only had one other family there, the Wagstaff's, with their daughter, so it went pretty quickly. I was proud of the boys but the best part was, I fell in love with Sam all over again. He looked so handsome all dressed in white. We had our family and friends there and it was just a great day. Emily and AJ came (with the Krispie Kreme doughnuts) and I must say that Emily needs a daughter because she has already got a good diaper bag started. Her purse just needs to be a little bigger and she's there. She was very entertaining. AJ gave the closing prayer and DJ gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. We went back to the house for lunch. Plenty of food, plenty of people, plenty of fun. Scott & Val came with Bailey & Natalie. Steven & Alexandra came with Nichollette, Audra, & Garrett. My sister Marrianne came with Phillip. Grandma's and Grandpa's were all there. Allan Reynolds, Sam's best friend from High Scool was there. Lacey, my niece came and our good friends were all there. I thought dinner went great and Ruth had Jaycen Tate go back for 3rd's on her potatoe's so she had a good day also. As typical, the Long's ate and left. The Stewart's claimed a table and stayed and talked for a while. It was great. It was a relaxing day, (for me). Sam was a little nervous with confirming 2 kids on the same day. He was great, just great. I asked Ben what he thought about the baptism and he said "It was good. I got stickers and stuff. The water was nice and warm but then I was freezing after!" Jackson said, "I liked it because I felt the Holy Ghost touching me. I was proud of my Dad and glad I was baptised" We were a little worried because Ben had chosen the neighboor to baptise him, Jaycen Tate, so I talked to him and asked him to gently send Ben back to his Dad. Then he wanted Jaycen to confirm him. Cracked me up. The weather was good. The neighbor's oven saved me. And the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has two more enthusiastic members. And their mother couldn't be happier.

Conference Weekend

What a fantastic day! It's General Conference weekend and it's one of my favorite weekends of the year. My favorite being the end of daylight savings time weekend, of coarse. Anywho, so we had a very inspiring morning session (at one poimt in the afternoon session I looked over from doing dishes and every adult had their eyes closed, there is a reason I do dishes instead of sit!!)and then enjoyed a fabulous dinner with Grandpa Long and Stewart, Grandma Long and Stewart, Em and AJ, a funny little couple from the ward and, of coarse... Sam and the fam. And apparently the boys have been couped up to long because we're at the point of no return with the Madagascar "Move it" and they're running and jumping all over. I figure, hey, it can't last forever. Those little bodies will get tired eventually. I've got Em and AJ working out Sudoku puzzles. For those of you that are not hooked yet, you ought to try it. Very fun. You can find a pad of them at Walmart in the game section, well, the card section. One point you might try is to NOT figure it out before your spouse, let them be first. Really. Point of interest, my feet are healing up nicely. (I had 13 warts taken off, I know, Ewww!) We're out of it a week and I'm not walking normal, but I am walking. Love to all, Laura