The girls turn 8!

It's true, Elizabeth and Emily are 8 years old!!! Man, I can't believe that it's been 8 years now since I became a mother. I remember when they were wheelin' me down the hall to the operating room for the C-section....I was scared. I asked the nurse if it "was too late to change my mind." She laughed and said, yep, definitely too late. Good thing, look at what I would have missed out on!


Good morning birthday girls! Everyone was excited for them. The triplets actually did a good job keeping the gifts a secret! Elizabeth wanted a dog cake and Emily wanted a mermaid cake, so these were my best attempts.

We invited girls from both of their classes to a swimming party at the city Rec Center. They all had a blast swimming and having cake and ice cream outside. Unfortunately, the mosquitos were so terrible that we skipped opening gifts and went back to swimming!

What a special day, June 5, 2010. The girls were baptized by their dad. What a special, unforgettable experience. Both girls were so excited to be getting baptized. After their interviews, the Bishop commented that they were some of the best prepared children he had ever interviewed for baptism. Elizabeth and Emily have strong testimonies. I hope that this ordinance will lead to the next one. Another day dressed in white. Not for a long time now, but someday!

The triplets were so excited that their big sisters were getting baptized. Everyone and anyone around town knew about it! Even in Wal-Mart, they were practically shouting it from the roof top! Gotta love them!

We were so excited that Gpa. and Gma. Romney and Gpa. Reynolds were all able to make it for that special day. Gma. Reynolds, who is a nurse, had to work and couldn't get the time off. Both grandpas acted as witnesses for the baptisms and helped in the confirmations. Gma. gave a talk on baptism and Gpa. Reynolds gave a talk about the Holy Ghost. Gpa. Romney and I gave the prayers.

We had 30+ people attend, it was great! We served mint brownies and lemon bars after the closing prayer.




This is Sis. Ledford. She is a wonderful lady in our ward. The girls love her to pieces. They sit by her every Sunday. With Lee now being in the Bishopric, this helps me out quite a bit. They love her and she loves them.

This is our neighbor friend, Mr. Smith. So glad that he came to the baptism as well. We have invited him to church many times. He came to our ward Christmas choir presentation as well. You never know the seeds you are planting, right?

The Primary pres. made a special gift for the girls. She colored them in each of their favorite colors, blue for Elizabeth and pink for Emily. Wonderful momentos for such a wonderful day.

Both of these girls have been given special and wonderful gifts from our Father in Heaven. I just hope that I will be the kind of mother that will help them develop these gifts and to help them learn how to use them for the benefit of others and the kingdom of God. I love you Emily. I love you Elizabeth. Daddy and I are so honored to be your parents and so thrilled that you have made the right choice to be baptized. You are on the right path, just hang on tight, never let go!