Big day for Mikenna

My baby girl turned 8 a few weeks ago, and since I haven't been great at blogging, I didn't tell any of you :)

For her birthday we went to the cabin. It was a partay at the cabin store, we played games, stayed up late, and had some great movie nights. The cabin always makes the same stuff WAY more FUN!

Mikenna decided that she wanted to be baptized, so a few weeks before her baptism, we had some family home evening lessons to help her get ready, specifically on baptism. The week before her baptism, Doug gave her the 6 missionary discussions so that she would better understand some of the promises that she would be making at baptism.

We went to the book store and picked out some scriptures and a case for her, ordered a cute little dress online (cuz who doesn't LOVE a new dress :)), and got ready for her baptism.

Mikenna was SO lucky to have her Granny and Grandpa come down from Idaho. Granny played the piano for us all and Grandma Walter gave a talk on Baptism. She was able to get baptized with her friend, Hannah, and that was very special for her.

Some of the people that came were Uncle Doug and the two twins, Aunt Lollie and Maxson, Uncle Logan and Aunt Natalie with Carter and Charlotte, Uncle Adam and Aunt Chelsea, Granny and Grandpa, and Grandma and Grandpa Walter. Cousins Jamie and Kenna, and Hayley, and their two sisters whose names are escaping me. Trisha and Chad and Janey, Russell, Parker, and Brenna, Sister Martineau and Gov and Max, Jr., Kami, Brett and Julie and Rusty, Jacquie, Karter, Becca and Rachel. Bishop and his Wife, Natalie, Paulina, Olivia and their mom and dad, Amy, Eliza, and Sara.

Overall it was a great day.

(Our Little DIVA)

And it was super fun to have Granny and Grandpa. They were such Troopers. Their flight was canceled due to the brakes on their plane not working. (go Delta, I am sure I have NEVER flown on a worse airline) And if that wasn't bad enough, they LOST one of their bags, sent it with an another woman. NICE. It had some irreplaceable items in it, but don't worry they compensated them with a $25 credit to use on a future flight.... (THANKS for NOTHING). They did eventually the bag, AFTER THEY WERE BACK IN IDAHO, but at least we were able to get the items that were SO important.... like the original pics of grandma that there weren't any duplicates of, and the 2 quilts that Granny made for Mikenna and Baby Girl Kunz.

When G & G got here, we took them out to dinner, and kept them up late talking into the night. On Saturday, we dragged them into the GORGEOUS AZ weather to a soccer game where we sweat in the 95 degree weather at 830 in the morning. After we all melted we came home and got ready for the baptism. Afterwards we had a huge lunch, with WAY to many SUPER DUPER yummy sugar cookies, and swam in the pool to cool off a bit. On Sunday we went to church and visited Daxton's grave and some of his other angel friends. And then had words with the airline to find the missing luggage... to no avail. They sat all the way in the back of the Tahoe and overall just spoiled the girls rotten with attention. It was very fun. Reminds us how much we truly miss them.