This was an exciting birthday for Trevor. He had been looking forward to it for quite a while. This was the year that he would be baptized and also become a cub scout.
We started the celebrations off with a birthday party at home with the family. We had a nice dinner and then Trevor opened his presents. He was very excited when he opened his cub scout shirt and book. He can't wait to go to his first cub scout meeting!
Trevor's baptism happened later that week. Unfortunately, none of our extended family were able to attend the baptism, but we had the next best thing. Our good friends, the Hancocks (who our kids refer to as their cousins) were able to come for the day to celebrate with Trevor!
It was a really nice day. Everything, for the most part, ran smoothly. The only snafu we ran into we literally ran into! When we were getting ready to pull out of the garage the garage door button was pressed instead of the back car door button. The car door caught on the garage door and dislodged it. We quickly reversed what we had done and assessed the damage. Chad and Mark got out of the car and assessed the damage. They worked on it for a little while, but we had to leave, so they just pulled the door down and we left.
Luckily everything else went off without a hitch. The baptism was really nice. Trevor personally asked all the people on the program if they would be a part of his special day. Two of the people are two brothers in our ward that Trevor really looks up to. They did a great job and they were quick. It was kind of funny that the whole baptism and program took less than half an hour. It was short, but sweet!
Trevor was baptized by Chad. It was very neat. What a blessing that Chad has been able to baptize Trevor, Kaden and Tanner.
Even though our family couldn't be with us, our ward family was with us. Many people came to support Trevor. We felt very blessed and loved.
After the baptism we went back to our house and had a really nice dinner with the Hancocks. Before dinner they gave Trevor a cool candy bar poster for his baptism. He was very excited!
Then of course, we had to have cake. An "It's Great to be Eight" cake!
We are very thankful for Trevor and the choice he made to be baptized. He is growing into a wonderful young man. He is kind and helpful and is always looking out for others. We love you Trevor!
3 comments:
Oh man, Trevor.. we are so sad we weren't there.. but we LOVED looking at all the great pictures of your day! Hope you liked your frame with the gold coin in it. At least a little part of us was there with you! You are a great young man & we love you very much! We are so glad you chose to be baptized! love, nana & papa
Trevor, first of all, we are so happy for you and your decision to be baptised. But we are disappointed that we could not be there with you. We hope that the gold coin will always be a reminder of this your special day and that all of your life you will continue to make "Golden" decisions like your decision to be baptised. What an honor to be baptised by your worthy father! Love ya--Elder and Sister NAPA
Way to go Trevor!
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