Aidan's Baptism

Aidan was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on March 3rd, 2012. It was a very special day for all of us. My parents were here to be with Aidan on his important day. We were also very blessed to have so many of our dear friends here attend and support us. The program here is short and sweet. Our Bishop actually only wants one talk, instead of the usual two. Aidan had the choice of who he wanted to have speak, and he picked me, even though I strongly encouraged him to pick someone else. I don't speak well publicly anyway, but it gets much worse when I am very emotional. For a minute there, I was afraid that I was going to have to have Spencer take over for me, but I was able to calm down enough to finish the talk. It was a very beautiful opportunity for me to share with my sweet boy my thoughts and feelings on baptism, the Holy Ghost and his new membership in the Gospel. We are so very proud of this sweet young man and his choice to be baptized. We love having him in our family and he brings us immense joy. We love you Aidan!

Aidan's 8th Birthday

My poor Aidan. He has somehow ended up not having very big parties compared to the other kids for the last few years. I swear it's not a middle child thing. Last year I just wasn't up to it right after having Lucy. This year, eight, was going to have to be huge! Aidan is in love with Harry Potter, so we were going to go all out. My parents were here in town for his baptism, and my Mom is also a huge Harry Potter fan (who isn't, really?). She's thrown huge HP parties before, so I was very grateful for the help. 


We made wands for the boys, which they got to pick when they arrived. We had a sorting hat and sorted the boys into their houses. They got felt ties with their house colors. We had a huge assortment of treats, including cauldron cakes, chocolate frogs, owl snacks, chocolate wands, and acid pops. We also had the absolutely necessary drink, butterbeer! The kids seemed to have a blast, especially running around and casting spells at each other. Aidan thanked me over and over for the party, so I think he felt loved and important, and that's exactly what we wanted for this special day. 

My Dad as Lucius Malfoy

Lucy was in LOVE with the Butterbeer. 

She was practically trying to climb into that cup!