Jack's Baptism

I don't know how it happened...but somehow it was Jack's baby blessing one day...

Then I blinked and it was his baptism day

 

 

It was such a special day.  Made even more special by the fact that Jack's GREAT-Grandmothers Jean...

and Marian were there.

I am so proud of Jack and his decision to be baptized.  He has really worked hard to be prepared to make this special promise with Heavenly Father and even though he is only eight, I think he understood what a special and wonderful event his baptism was.  I challenged Jack to memorize our Church's
13 Articles of Faith (click on the link if you are unfamiliar with them)
before he was baptized.  Man alive did he work hard to learn them all.  I think the promised reward of unlimited toppings at Golden Spoon helped a little too.  The day before his baptism he recited them all to me perfectly! And today at church he recited the 10th article of faith for the whole primary.  I asked him why he chose the 10th and he said "it's the hardest one!"

Jack is such a great big brother...which is not always easy when you have little sisters and a little brother who take/break your stuff, cry when you tease, and demand lots and lots of mom's attention.  But somehow Jack often finds a way to be incredibly sweet and helpful to all the littles.

(side note:  in the car, Jack sits in the back row between Lucy and Marian.  One night we had my brother Robby with us and so I squished in the back seat and had Jack on my lap.  I gained a lot of respect and understanding for Jack's lot in life that night because being stuck between those two girls in the back is NO FUN.)

I think Jack was happy most of the day but he was less than happy to have to stay in his Sunday clothes while we posed for pictures.  He was DYING to get into his play clothes to go run wild with his cousins.

It really was a great day.  All of the Pugh cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents were there.  Jack's great grandma's were there, even my Aunt Barb came to support Jack as well.

  We had a great web-cam chat with my parents and Robby in Australia the day before which was so fun.  The kids sang for them the song "If the Savior Stood Beside me" which they performed with all of Jack's cousins at his Baptism. It was so sweet.  My parents were lucky because they got to hear Lucy sing it.  When it came time to sing at Jack's baptism Lucy wouldn't have anything to do with it!

My sister Anne (who was out of town for the big day) dropped off for Jack his very own batch of cookies to do with as he pleased.  She also brought these flowers from her/my mom's garden which was the next best thing to having them there.

they smell even better than they look...if you can believe that.

 BONUS pics! Just for fun...cuz these babies are

SO

Stinkin

CUTE!