Hollie's Special Day

Our sweet Hollie was baptized on July 3rd. It was a very special day for us as a family. Not only was she baptized, but Shaun got to baptize her. It was incredible and I'm sure a moment none of us will forget any time soon. He did such a great job.

She got a little nervous just before and I just kept reassuring her that she looked beautiful and we were all there because we love her so much!!
There was one other ward with one girl there that combined with us. The talks given were great and the Spirit was very evident to me. Such a neat feeling!!

Afterward in the dressing room she told me that once she got in the water she no longer felt nervous. :)

She's absolutely beautiful & I'm so proud of her!

Grandma Leslie made her baptism dress; absolutely beautiful as well. Grandma has now made her blessing & baptism dress. We've joked (sort of serious though too) that she'll need to make her wedding dress to finish out the tradition of the 3 white dresses!! :)

Shaun, Hollie & Uncle Randy who confirmed her. Then after the confirmation Bishop Sanderson talked for a few minutes and then put me on the spot to share my feelings and testimony with Hollie. Can we say, "Oh my gosh!?" and it's not as if that was one of the moments where I could've even said, "I'd rather not". :) It was extremely nerve-racking as I just don't do those things in front of people, but I'm grateful (in hindsight) that I was able to share my testimony with my family as that isn't something we do near often enough.

All of my family except Chris. We were so grateful for those who came to share her special day.
All of Shaun's family was also there except for his dad. Unfortunately, they left the church before we took any pictures.

Hollie, cousin Maddie, Kambri & cousin Haddie. Such cute little girls!

After we took a few pictures we changed clothes and headed to the park for a luncheon with the family. It was a fun time with good food and great company!