Charlotte’s Baptism

Charlotte was baptized on January 20th.  Heidi made her a beautiful dress:

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Grandma Bunny and Grandpa Bird came from Ohio.  Bethani and Dan came from California.

She was so excited on her special day that she got up at 4:45!  I made her pancakes for breakfast and Grandpa Bird bought whipped cream and strawberries to go with them:

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We borrowed a jumpsuit from the stake for her to be baptized in:

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The meeting and the ordinance were beautiful and we had a big group of family and friends there for her special day:

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After her baptism, we invited everyone back to our house for soup, rolls and dessert.  Dan took some great pictures of everyone for me.  Here are some of them:

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After everyone left, we took a break and watched a movie (Frozen).  In the evening, we gathered the family so that Charlotte could open some gifts.  She received a tithing bank and some candy from our neighbor (Sister Prestwich) and scriptures from her grandparents.

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She also received a white towel with a CTR symbol on it and the year 2014 and a wooden #8 from the primary.