Kate's Baptism

 Kate got baptized on June 1st 2013. It was a special day and filled with lots of family and friends. My Mom and Sara came over early to help prepare food for the dinner after the baptism. It was nice to have their help. 

My Mom made Kate an American Girl Doll dress to match the baptism dress my Mom made for her. Amazing!

My Mom has kept a journal since she was 8 years old so she gives a journal to the grandkids once they are baptized. 

Sara's baby boy, Zane, loved all our kid toys and had fun exploring. He liked this table top toy and this picture is awesome because it shows his amazing jowls and eyelashes. 

Before her baptism...She was nervous, but excited.

After her baptism. So happy and not nervous anymore.

Getting dressed in her baptism dress. It had layers of tulle which made it poofy and she loved it. I had picked some pictures of white dresses online and asked Kate which dress she liked the best. Then we asked my Mom to recreate it, which she did. Such a talent!

I thought these pictures of her surrounded by friends and family were cute.

With Grandma Dee Ann

With Grandpa and Grandma Sabin

With us ;)

With Aunt Marci

We had family and some friends join us after the baptism for a dinner. We had it at our ward building since our house is too small for everyone. I made tacos and fruit kabobs. My mom made some white cupcakes with green frosting and I made mini mud pies in cupcake liners. It turned out good. Since Kate's favorite color is green I went with green and white. I lucked out and found the green and white polka dot napkins at the Dollar Store. I kept the decorations simple. 

{Picture thanks to Marci}

These were the mud pies. They were delicious. This is Kate's favorite dessert. You take 1 pkg Oreos and crush them. Then add 6T of melted butter and stir until all coated with butter. Put some of these Oreo crumbles into the bottom of a cupcake liner. I used a glass to pat it down. Then put a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and push it down so it's smooth. Spoon hot fudge sauce over the ice cream. Sprinkle some more Oreo crumbles on top and freeze for several hours. Yum!

I made a collage of Kate through the years. It made me laugh to see all her different faces and things she would do. She has such a fun personality. She's very social, outgoing and likes to have fun.

In her beautiful baptism dress. Aunt Melanie did her hair and the braid was beautiful. 

With the Bushman cousins (Melanie's kids). L-R: Dane, Reed, Kate, Kathryn, Nathan and Owen.

Sara and Zane

We are grateful for all the family and friends that came to her baptism! For family we had: my Mom and Dad, Marci, Jeni & Kevin and their kids, Sara and Zane, Dee Ann, Melanie and her kids, Lynn (Kyle's Dad), Craig & Jill and Maddie.

Kate got new fancy scriptures, a green highlighter and a Book of Mormon puzzle pad for her baptism day.

Kate dressed her doll in the dress and it's so adorable they match. We are so proud of Kate for choosing to be baptized. We hope she always remembers this special day and how happy she felt after her baptism.