Today was such a special day for our family, Tagg was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We are so incredibly proud of him for making this big step in his life and for the wonderful young man he is becoming!
Here are some photos I took of Tagg to mark the special occasion. I am not going to lie and say that when I was editing and looking at them I didn't get choked up, because I absolutely did. I can't believe what a little man he is now!
After church was over we hung around and got things ready to celebrate Tagg's big day, and then the baptism began. Tagg looked so handsome in his white, clean baptism clothes. Love this boy!
The baptismal program and service were beautiful, and as a mother I was overcome with emotion. To see these children grow up and make correct choices and strive to do what is right is absolute pure joy. Nothing compares to the feelings I felt today watching Tagg go down into the font with Todd. I hope he will always remember how special this day was, that he was able to be baptized in London surrounded by his family who loves him dearly.
We had a little celebration after the program with our ward family, which was fun.
The cake was rainbow inside, I wanted to get a good picture but was busy getting everything served up. It was so fun to make!!
I always want to remember these wonderful faces of these great people who we have grown to really love like family. It is amazing when you are in a situation like living in a foreign country how quickly you build great friendships. We felt so supported and loved today even though we were far away from our friends and family in the states.
On the cab ride home we were all exhausted, and Tagg was very pensive looking out the window. When we got home he found Todd and I in our room and told us that he was thinking about today and being baptized and that he felt so good inside. He told us that he never wants that good feeling to go away. It was such a sweet moment, and a great memory. I hope today will be a wonderful memory for him for the rest of his life, I know it will be for me. Add a comment »
