Liam turns 8 and gets dunked!

Liam had a birthday on the 26th and turned a whopping 8 years old! A lot of things happen when you turn 8. Here are some pictures of our fun...





Liam got a Pokeball cake for his birthday. Baked by mom, and decorated by dad.








Let's open some presents!

Liam chose to go to Red Robin for his birthday dinner. Guess we forgot the camera, or forgot to use it. I also forgot to take a picture last Wed. of Duncan and Liam both with their cub scout uniforms on for Liam's first time going to his den meeting.

Then yesterday, Sunday, May 1st, Liam got baptised! Here he is in his new suit just before we left to go to the church.

Dad and Liam on this special day.

Dad and Liam all dressed in white and ready for the program and baptism.

Afterward, we had some dinner at the church building. The kids got to draw on the paper at the kids' table.

More of the people that came to the baptism and stayed to eat.

Liam got a few gifts at the baptism. One of them was a "money ball"! Here's Liam under the pile of steamer paper left after unwinding it all to get the money.



A big thank you to all that came and helped with the baptismal program, the food, and the well-wishes. We are so thankful for you all! (We're also thankful for those that wanted to be here but weren't able to come.)

Duncan's Big Day

Sunday, December 27th.

Duncan's baptism day had finally arrived!

Here is Duncan in his new suit, shirt and tie, along with the other kids, Sunday morning before church. Jennan is wearing a necklace she made from beads given to her from grandma Foutz. Liam is wearing the blazer and tie Duncan used to wear. And Tegan is wearing her favorite dress- It has Mickey Mouse on it.


There he is... our eight year old.

Daddy and Duncan before we headed out to the building for the baptism.

Duncan and Dad with their white clothes on. Duncan is also wearing the white robe that Grandma McAlister gave him.

Duncan was so excited to be getting baptised. He said many times that he felt "happy tears" coming during our getting ready and the program, before and after his actual baptism. We are so proud of him.

After the baptism, we had family come over for some food. Here are a bunch of our kids' cousins eating around the coffee table in our front room. A great picture.

Here's Duncan opening some of the gifts he received that day.

Here's Duncan looking at a book Anna made for him with a bunch of candy in it.

Brand new scriptures with his name embossed on them from mom and dad.

It was such a special day. Anna and I had decided early on, that we weren't going to stress about all the details and such from the day. We made our plans and we let them happen as they did. That really helped us to enjoy the experience as well.

As for the program:

Opening prayer- great-grandpa Letterman

Baptism talk- grandma Foutz

Musical selection- "I Am a Child of God", sung and signed by Tegan, Jennan, Liam, and Duncan

video presentation- The Touch of the Master's Hand

Confirmation talk- grandma McAlister

Closing prayer- Richard Bocanegra (family friend)

Auntie Sara conducted the music

I had the privilege of baptising and confirming Duncan that evening. In the confirmation circle was myself, great grandpa Letterman, grandpa McAlister, grandpa Foutz, uncle Kevin, uncle Ken, uncle Josh, uncle Danny, and Bishop Denkers.


Thank you to all that came to share the experience with Duncan and our family.