we had a lot to do to prepare for kalei's big day! thankfully, wil & tauna (james' folks) came in early and wil entertained the kids while tauna & i made cookies..... lots and lots of cookies. (by the way, the time to start weight watchers is NOT the week before you make dozens of scrumptious cookies - just to let you know.) anyhoo, here's tauna with the lemon cookies (they tasted like lemon meringue pie in a cookie - awesome.) we also made chocolate chip (the gold standard) and whoopie pies - yum!
kalei was so excited for her baptism! she & i were able to scoot up to indianapolis for spencer's baptism the day before, and that only heightened her excitement. here are kalei & james before the baptism started (sure, she looks calm, but inside she's super excited, trust me).
and here she is right after her baptism - lovely! i asked her how she felt and she said, "great!" there was such a sweet feeling to the baptism, and i know that heavenly father is so pleased with her decision. (fyi - i was able to keep it together and just had some tearing up, no actual crying - woohoo!)
afterwards, we had a cookie reception (the kids were loving having cookies before dinner):
we are so thankful for all our friends and family that came to support kalei in this great event! (especially considering the tornado warnings and storms blowing through at the time!) all the kids had a wonderful time with their grandparents and we are so appreciative that they took time out to be here - thanks for making kalei's big day extra special - we love you!
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congrats kalei! we are so happy for you and proud of you! we love you.
way to go on the marathon james - tui is jealous! we might have to drive out so he can join you next year...
looks like you had a great mother's day bess! cute pics with the kids - what a great idea. i'll have to try to remember to do that next year. we're all hashed now and the younger ones are in bed anyway. hope you had a fabulous day!
Sure thing! Tui is always welcome to run, if he doesn't mind going at a slower pace than his usual. It's a fun course (if you can call running 13 miles fun). Mark your calendar for April 30th, 2011. --James
Congrats Kalei! What a special day for you! We love you!
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