Baptism Time



The boys at the airport in Salt Lake City





Wes and Jon at Monticello



 

My family standing with Thomas Jefferson



From left to right: Jack, Amelia, Stephen, and Matt

My nephew Stephen turned eight this year so we planned on making a trip out east (Richmond, VA) to be there for his baptism.  My brother and his wife, Amelia, were very kind to plan Stephen's baptism for a time when my family and my mother would be able to come out.  Stephen's birthday was in October, but they planned the big day for November 12, 2011 so we could come out.  My mother gave one of the talks and I got to lead the music.  Amelia's mom even got to come out for the big day so she gave the other talk.  It was a great day and wonderful to see Stephen baptised.  The next day Matt took us out sightseeing since we were going to be in town just for the weekend.  We went to Monticello since it was somewhere I wanted to go see.  I have never been back east and was somewhere I really wanted to go.  It was great to see Thomas Jefferson's home.  It is a very interesting place.  We headed back home the next day.  So we flew out on Friday, spent Saturday at Stephen's football game and baptism, Sunday at Monticello, and Monday flying home.  It was a crazy fast trip, but great to see my brother and his family and celebrate Stephen's baptism with them.  Matt and Kyle even got to watch the Boise State game together.  My brother and husband act the same during football games.  They both yell at the TV as if the players can actually hear them.  I have always found it funny to see grown men yelling at the TV screen and jumping up and down.  The boys did really well on the plane.  In fact, Jonathen fell asleep during take-off every single time.  Wesley slept on the second leg of each trip and did pretty well.  He was a little grumpy upon waking.  We were extrememly tired when we got home on Monday.  Jonathen will tell anyone who asks that he got to fly on a plane like Batman.  It is really funny.  He really enjoyed the plane even though he had to sit on someone's lap the whole time and wasn't allowed to go anywhere.  The last plane trip from Dallas to Salt Lake was extremely full.  The entire 1st class section was filled with leaders of the church.  While waiting to get to our seats Wesley got to shake hands with Elder Christofferson and talk to him.  He also got to talk to the pilot about the plane.  We had quite a wait and it was good for Wesley to be able to talk to people while waiting.  When asked about talking to one of the twelve apostles he usually tells people that Elder Christofferson's name is silly.  Kyle and I thought it was really neat and I hope Wesley will remember some of that experience.