Above was the invitation that I made for her big day.
Ellie has been looking at dresses since about September. She loved all the ruffles on all the dresses.
(She loved PINTEREST for baptism ideas.)
THEN, I took her to look at some dresses that she had pinned at JC Penny. She saw a dress she was dying over. We tried it on & she was in love. All those ruffle dresses went out the window!
I didn't tell her, until she was 100% sure it was the one she wanted, but it was a clone of my wedding dress! ha ha.. Luckily, she was so excited.
I kept teasing her that I might wear my matching dress to the baptism, but she didn't like that idea.
My sister, Alisse was so nice & took pictures of Elle in her baptism get up, at the Mesa Temple.
... Theres are just a few of my favorite shots...
March 24th was a special day for both Lance & Ellie.
Ellie was the first person that Lance had ever baptized & confirmed.
Our neighbor, Maggie was born a day after Ellie, in the same hospital.
They were baptized back to back by their dads.
Lance and I were so happy for Ellie.
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{THE AFTER PARTY}
While on my cookie kick, I had an idea of making 2 circle cookies close together to make an 8.
So I tried it out.
Here's how they turned out.
(Choc. chip & oatmeal with butterscotch.)
Most people thought their cookie was just stuck together, so my mother in-law stood/sat by them for a long time & would say things like "OH, the cookies are an 8 shape! How clever!" ha ha
The Subway Art I made for Ellie.
(Next post will be the baptism Subway Arts from the last 6 months.)
I lost a lot of sleep that week, but it was well worth it!
Ellie loved all the details.
Our front door- representing Ellie turning 8 & Easter. ;)
The DRINK station.
Sodas, Waters & Lemonade.
(Banner overload. I really need to buy the Chalkboard Markers.)
Food Area #2.
Cookies, cheese crisps for kids, etc.
We had Mexican food.
Everyone helped & everything was so delish!
I started making Ellie a video back in January.
When I got my new computer, everything was a jumbled mess. No pictures in order, no dates, etc.!
It took a long time to organize the pics in the right order & then once I did- I added the music.
THEN, I found out my computer did not actually have the right software to make a DVD. I about died.
Shalae & Brad helped me make it so that everyone could watch it that day.
It was great.
Our family hung out,
kids swam,
weather was beautiful.
This painting was a gift from a lady in our ward when Ellie was born.
She made it herself after finding out what Ellie's whole name meant.
It was a perfect little detail to add that day.
It is so true.
I regret (big time) that we never got a group picture of everyone that came that day to support Ellie.
It was really crazy when we were leaving the church. Both baptisms in our ward were together & we had huge families. Not only that- but my grandma wasn't feeling good & they thought she was having a mini stroke right before the conformation. She was taken out & the ambulance came... we were a little worried about her- so a picture was not on my mind.
Besides that- It was a very special & emotional day.
A day filled with love.
It really was A Perfect Day to Become Perfect.
We love you, Ellie!
