Hola!
This was such a good weekend. Thought I’d stop and write down why.
First, Frank is home this weekend—yippee! It is so nice to just…have him here. I picked him up at the airport late Thursday night, then Friday he had a couple of conference calls scheduled, but in between…it’s just so good to have him here. 
Then of course there was a scout campout Friday night, and what a great coincidence that he was home this weekend, and h
e could go on that with David (12). He turned around and left with the scouts Friday night. They hiked up a mountain to a “Bridge to Nowhere,” crossing the same icy river about 20 times. At midnight, in the dark and cold, in shorts and t-shirts…and we wonder why Frank has lost his voice by Saturday? Please…
But besides that, Kara was baptized Saturday. She was so beautiful, smiling the whole day, excited that her Grandma Kay (my mom) came to visit, and soaking in every detail of this neat, neat day for her. In the morning we drove to the church Bookstore, a tradition with my parents—now just my mom—to get the special grandchild getting baptized, her own set of scriptures and a case, with her name imprinted on them. Kara knew exactly the ones she wanted, a burgundy quad (With tiny print! She assured me she could read it just fine.) The "quad" has 4 books of scripture in one book.
Then we drove across the street to the temple, and walked around the grounds. The flowers are in full bloom; it is such a pretty setting.
At the church that afternoon, Kara was just beaming in her white dress to be baptized! She listened intently to the talks, the first (on baptism) given by my mom. Grandma Kay told how when she was a little girl (in Arizona), their church building was an old schoolhouse, and they didn’t have a font so they went to the public swimming pool for her to be baptized. They had just filled it, with cold water from the Colorado River! So Kara's grandma was baptized there, in the cold water.
Then Frank (Kara’s dad) walked with her into the water, and baptized her. I cried. This is my baby, the last one to be baptized…it was really neat! A wonderful service, and a very special day.
Happy New Year 2023
3 years ago
5 comments:
I love the picture of Frank and Kara. What a special weekend for all of you and I'm glad Mom could make it over there for it. She does give great baptismal talks, doesn't she! It's hard to see our 'babies' grow up, huh! Dallas keeps doing that to me too - guess it's a good thing!
Look how beautiful Kara is. I hope you frame the picture with her and Frank!! And the scout activity? Oohh, Neal would have had such fun! He came home from school today missing his friends and school. He was drinking a Capri Sun ( he forgot his lunch so it was his after school snack) and he was telling me about how is used to have fun with the pouches after they were empty. It was extra cute because he hasn't had a Capri Sun since moving here. Great picture with all the old gang, in fact some kids never change:)
What a great weekend for Kara! (& to have the family together again) She looks absolutely beautiful!
what a wonderful weekend for your family...kara looks so pretty with her dad...those are the best days..
Hi Kari-
Great Family Weekend for you! Give my love to Kara- she looks so happy in her picture. I hope things are coming along for you with the move. Did you ever get a hold of Michelle Berrey? I hope you guys can hook up again- it is so nice to have a familiar face or two. Plus, I think her younger girl, Anna, may be close in age to Teresa. Kara will be the same age as Sam. Anyway, good luck to you. Same old same old here except that we have beautiful weather- yeah! The pool is getting refinished and the landscaper starts tomorrow. I love spring. Love, Tiff
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