Amazing Eight

Paige has turned eight years old!

She has been planning her party since

last year, when she turned seven. :)

She chose to go to the rec center and swim....

Then have ice cream cupcakes....

And, as luck would have it, the Homecoming Parade
was on that day, so we got to watch a parade, too!

Paige's birthday extended over a week long.

First, the party,

then her actual birthDAY,

then her baptism day.

Here she is on her birthday,

at Trey's football game...

scrapbooking.

(one of her buddies gave her the CUTEST scrapbook!)

There's a preface for the next picture.

She says, "Mom. I need a picture of me on my actual

eighth birthday and then you can put it on your blog."

Actual birthday pic, coming up!!!

And, now....

The day Paige has been waiting for since

she was four years old...

Baptism Day!!!

She looks gorgeous!

She's just glowing with excitement!

(a pretty dress helps, too) :)

Here she is with her Daddy.

And her family.

She asked Grandma Patti and Grandma Nae to talk.
They did a beautiful job.
I'm so proud of my little girl making the choice
to be baptized. She fully embraced the occasion
and took it very seriously.
It was amazing.



We had cake afterwards.
It was her choice to have "the cake"
at her baptism rather than her party.
So sweet.
She designed it herself. Complete with
instructions on the ice cream flavors
and a drawing for me to follow. :)

Nothing is cuter than girls twirling in their pretty dresses.

Amazing, wondrous eight...