Emmrey's Baptism

On October 11th Emmrey was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Both grandparents were able to come out for her very special day:)

The grandparents arrived Friday night.  My parents stayed at a hotel in town and Mark's parents stayed with us. We played a round or two of UNO the first night before heading to bed....true colors came out if you know what I mean;)

She was one of three kids getting baptized on Saturday. She was second on the program so she got to see one before her which I think was nice for her. 

She ended up getting baptized twice.  The first time she was holding too far up on Mark's arm and so her elbow never submerged completely.  The second time was legit:) I was worried that she was going to be upset about that happening....she doesn't like to have extra attention on her for things like that.  She surprised me and really took it in stride and was even laughing about it in the dressing room after.

Her little buddy Shelby and her family were at her baptism and she was pretty happy about that.

Shelby, Emmrey and Deana

The weather was beautiful, although a little on the chilly side. We still had to take advantage of the fall scenery and get some photos outside. 

We decided rather than go back to Wellington right away, we would stay in Fort Collins and grab some lunch and then go see Meet the Mormons. Gpa & Gma Fortie opted to go rest instead.  We had some time to kill before the movie so we drove them by the future site of the Fort Collins Temple.

Then we headed to the movie....it was excellent!!

We served soup and salad for dinner at our house later.

Gpa & Gma Fortie brought along this Shark game where you try to not get your finger snapped off....it was a huge hit!!

They also brought this candy gram for Emmrey ....maybe an even bigger hit:)

She received some nice cards and jewelry from thoughtful family members and a scripture case from my parents for her new very own scriptures that Mark and I gave her.

I am so proud of this girl for making the choice to be baptized.  I know that this will bring so much happiness to her life:)