Oh, the joy of being four!

Last month, when the weather was actually warm some of the time, the boys played in the sprinkler whenever they could. This picture was taken on a particularly hot Family Home Evening. I think it was about 95 degrees in the evening. Whichever boy was in charge of the activity chose a campfire, so we had hot dogs over the fire. Of course, it was so hot outside that evening that we tried to stay as far as possible from the fire, and it didn't take long before the activity turned to playing with water.

Brandon's Birthday

Brandon's birthday is on June 13th. If you read my last post, you may recognize that date. Yes, it was Ben's Baptism. Brandon wasn't too excited to have to share his special day with Ben. But, we don't have a choice when it comes to when the Primary Baptisms will be. They picked a day, and we could either do it that day or wait a month or two for the next one. I didn't really feel that Brandon's birthday was a good excuse not to have Ben's Baptism, so we had a party for the both of them afterward.
Aaron was, again, in charge of the cake. Some of the boys made up some sheet cakes beforehand, and he was in charge of the design and assembly. Melissa and Emma (and Jessica, too? I don't remember) happen to have some talent in the area, as well, and helped Aaron with it. They came up with this treasure chest. Isn't it great?

Ben's Baptism

I just downloaded pictures from my camera for the last while, and it appears I haven't done it since June 5th. Wow!

On June 13th, Benjamin was Baptized by his dad. It was a neat experience. Since our building is under construction (they are adding on to it, as we have had a lot of growth in our ward over the past two years), we had to find another location for the Ward Primary Baptisms. One of the boys who was being Baptized happens to live on a farm, and they have a swimming pool in the back yard. Their parents offered to host the event for the three boys being Baptized that day.

The weather was perfect, as you can see. Luckily, it was warm for part of June. If it had been scheduled for this month, we wouldn't have been so lucky (so much for global warming). It was in the mid-80s, and sunny. The pool was a little cool, as the weather hadn't been very warm for the prior week, but Ben didn't seem to mind.

Ben is a very sweet boy, with a good understanding of the gospel. I am so proud of Ben for the decision he made to follow Christ's example and be Baptized into His Church!

Birthday Cards

I renewed my resolve to get birthday cards out to people a couple of weeks ago. So, if your husband gets a birthday card from me, and I haven't sent you one in a while, it doesn't mean I like him more than you. It just means I've started it up again, and he happens to have a birthday before your next birthday. Hopefully, I will still be on top of birthdays when your next birthday comes around!

P.S. I put Tom's in the mail today, so it might actually be late.