As most of you know our oldest son, Cody, turned 8 last November. Our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, doesn't do baptisms until the child is 8 and old enough to make the decision for themselves. There is more to it but that is the basis.
We have had a lot of stuff going on since November and it has been very difficult to schedule his baptism. We were finally able to get Cody baptized yesterday, Saturday the 18th of February.
Because of Jason's work schedule we weren't even positive Cody would be baptized yesterday. We had it tentatively scheduled for a week. It wasn't until Friday afternoon that we knew for sure. Friday morning Jason received an email saying he was going to have to work during the whole 3-day weekend. Thankfully that wasn't the case.
Jason and Cody all ready for the baptism. This day took a really long time to arrive. It was very much worth the wait though. Cody is the first person Jason was able to baptize. Now he is ready for the other two boys :)
The whole family right before the baptism began. Wyatt of course, had to bring his Yankee blanket. I tried to hide it but there is no hiding it from him. He is actually reaching for it in this picture. I am really hoping that he won't be taking it on his honeymoon some day :)
This is Bishop Davis. Cody's baptism was his first as Bishop. I feel bad for him because of how things got put together. He has been really great in this whole process and we are so grateful to him for all he did to help us with Cody's big day.
This is Sister Nope, Cody's Primary President. This is also her first baptism as primary president. She was really great. We not only asked her to be there as the primary president but also to speak about baptism.
After the baptism we had some cookies in the cultural hall and played with some friends. Of course my boys find the football that is hanging around.
Jason told me later that while he and Cody were changing out of their white jumpers and into their suits he asked Cody how he felt. Cody replied, "I feel crazy" and then he said "I feel like I am going to be nicer to Wyatt". That is so sweet, unfortunately it didn't last too long but everything was handled much smoother than they usually are. We all were more patient and kinder to each other yesterday. It was a beautiful day I will never forget, just like I haven't forgotten my own baptism that was just over 15 years ago.
I guess the water was a little colder than Cody had hoped. As Cody stepped into the font after Jason, he said it was cold and hesitant to walk any further in. He did great remembering how to put his hands and waited for Jason to say the prayer. He knew to plug his nose and went into the water. Right after coming up out of the water the first thing Cody said was that he couldn't breath and had to walk to the edge to feel a bit better. Cody caught his breath and heading into the bathroom to change.
We are all so proud of Cody and the choice he made to be baptized. I wanted to make sure this was his decision and not something he thought he had to do. We asked the missionaries to talk to him to make sure Cody understood the point of baptism. We told him several times that he had to make this decision.
We are also so grateful to everyone who attended Cody's baptism. Having everyone there was special and appreciated more than you could know.
It was sad not having any other family there. Because it was such a last minute thing aunts, uncles, cousins, grandma, grandpa and Nana weren't able to be there but I know they were all there supporting him in spirit.
On a side note, I asked Wyatt later if he was excited to be baptized, granted he does have 2 more years, he said no. I asked why, he wouldn't tell me. Then he said he would be baptized if it was only our family there to watch :)
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