2 months ago today....

they handed us this beautiful, scared, grieving little girl.

And now look at her! Her hair is thicker and getting long, her skin is glowing, her eyes are bright. This picture was taken on Sunday morning when we had her baptized in a dress that my great aunt crocheted for my sister and me. My sister and I both wore it, my niece K wore it, my cousins daughter (same side of the family) wore it, Hannah wore it and now Sarah. It will be passed to K, Hannah and Sarah's daughters so they can each wear it when they are the right size.

And a few more pictures from her day -
She was a little nervous with all the new faces but did great during the baptism. You can see Brandon peeking on from below and the back of Hannah's head. You can't see the pastor because the elder that is holding the baptismal bowl is in front of him but I love the look on Sarah. She isn't sure but hey is that water! She loves water. I kept thinking she would love to get her hands in that bowl and splash around a bit. (The elder holding the bowl - you can see the back of him - was one of both of our Sunday School teachers a long time ago. He told me he was thrilled to be able to participate in Sarah's baptism.)
And Sarah with Pastor Ted after the service.
It was such a great day: One of my best friends was able to come to the service then to my parents house later for more celebration. We figured out we have known each other for about 14 years and have been through so much together. It was great being able to introduce her to Sarah.
Most of our family and friends that live where we had the service were able to come save a few that had other commitments or health issues. I think we may have overwhelmed the church - our family alone had brought 10 kids to the service and 8 or 9 of them went to Sunday School. I think they are used to having about 5-6 kids and we doubled it easily. Good thing the kids are all pretty well-behaved!
It was also Brent's grandpa's birthday and he would have been so thrilled to see all the kids together and meet the grandchildren he wasn't able to.

This one makes me laugh! My parents went to Scotland for 2 weeks to visit/sightsee. My mom has a cousin that still lives in Scotland so she and my aunt (and my dad) went to visit. They brought Sarah back a Tam. So, here is Sarah connecting with her great-grandmother's heritage.

Wednesday is another big day in our family....

ps: thanks Susie for the pictures!