Baptism Day

Chase was so excited when he "passed" his baptism interview a few weeks ago. He went around telling everyone..."I passed"! We were all a little worried he might not make it ;)




These were taken BEFORE the baptism. He got his new scriptures with his name on it - way cool! The baptism was special, but what even made it MORE special was that he got to share the day with his best friend Allie. They were the only two in the whole stake getting baptized that day. They have been best buds since we moved here 5 years ago. They are SO cute! I couldn't help but giggle when they were on the stand together the next day sharing a hymn book singing their little hearts out! They were adorable, and just in case they end up tying the knot one day, I thought I'd take a quick shot of them in their formal attire - perfect for their wedding video...





Allie's brother gave the talk and my 5-year old niece Hannah sang "When I am Baptized". It was really sweet. Allie and Chase were fighting about who would be batized first (they fight like siblings). Allie won of course! Frank baptized Chase who gasped for air when he came up - HE NEVER PUTS HIS HEAD UNDER WATER. I was glad there wasn't a panic attack!

After the baptism, my niece Emma sang "Since this is counts as my family history too, I'm going to quickly list the guests who came to support Chase: Grandma and Grandpa Jenson, Stacy & Cade Seeley Family, Brad & Kalisa Jenson Family, Grandma Lancaster, Marsha Lancaster, Rick & Wendy Stringer, teachers Velma Clark, and Evelyn Gowans, Nora Maxwell, Bishop Devashrayee, Ashley & Gideon Cook, Sister Horiuchi, and all of our family of course!

I was thinking of all sorts of menu's, but Chase insisted on Pizza. Since it was HIS day, I wasn't going to argue (and because it would be WAY easy). We just ordered a bunch of Pappa John Pizza's and set it out buffet style. I made a big salad, lemonade, and VOILA!