Labor Day Weekend

Besides the baptism, this is how we entertained the masses over Labor Day weekend:

We went to the Capitol of Texas Zoo,

grabbed some burgers at P Terry's (yum, good choice Angie), then headed down to the Congress Bridge to catch the flight of the bats. The black smoke in that picture is actually hundreds of bats heading out for the night. But Andrew was more interested in Angie's new growth and spent the weekend rubbing her belly and asking searching questions.

Then we had various other forms of entertainment like the park, meditation, flight lessons, Steed faces, and balloon battles

I held the kids over those last hours with some Face the Cracker (from Minute-to-win-its "Face the Cookie"- get the cookie/cracker from your forehead to your mouth without using your hands) but that was probably more to entertain me than them.

Thanks to everyone for coming and playing with us and supporting Emma! We loved having ya'll!

A Special Day for a Special Girl

It's Great to be 8!

Emma turned 8 and got baptized over Labor day weekend. She's been excited and preparing for this big event. Our bishop extended a challenge at the beginning of the summer to read the Book of Mormon by September 2. I thought that was neat, because that was the day Emma turned 8. Emma had already started reading but accepted the challenge and picked up speed and even finished a couple weeks early. What a great way to prepare to be baptized! She amazes me! Nana decided the little dear deserved special scriptures and bought her a nice little quad with her name engraved.

We were so blessed to have so much family to celebrate Emma's special day! We are so very spoiled. Look at that nice-looking group of Steeds. So glad you guys could make it!

And of course Texas has become a popular stomping grounds for Cannon-folk. Thanks goes out to the Liddiards for hosting my parents along with their own. But for anyone ever wanting to visit, I have found we can hold quite a few here and give beds to most.

Can you just tell how special this moment was for Andrew?

He's thinking "I'd rather be rubbing Angie's belly"

Love this sweetheart! She makes me want to be a better mom. Congratulations Emma, we are well pleased!

I hope she doesn't mind me sharing but I thought this was cute. She was filling out pages in her baptism book and this is what she wrote for "My thoughts on my special Baptism day..." (and keep in mind that she is very literal, so she really wrote down the thoughts that went through her head that day): "The water is warm. I have to do what's right now. I wonder what will happen next. Maybe they will give me the Holy Ghost. I can't believe that Nana is crying with happiness. This is a special day."