Emma Claire's Baptism

Yesterday, Emma Claire was Baptized!!!!! She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior a while back and then recently began really asking questions about walking down at church and letting everyone know!!!!!

It was a beautiful time! Will's parents are on the baptism committee and they work behind the scenes helping those being baptized get in their gowns and showing them what to do, so they enjoyed being back there with Emma Claire during this special time. I chose to be in the back with her too, so I could take pictures and see her up close and then dry her off in the end.

Here is Nana helping her into her robe.

Do you notice Emma Claire's new glasses - you can hardly see them!!!!! She LOVES them and we do too!!!!!

Here she is with her Nana and Grandaddy Bud

With me

Bro Gil telling her what's going to happen and also telling her she was his sister now - she got a kick out of that!!!!!

Here they are waiting

One last reminder of how to hold her hands!!!

He told her she could look anywhere she wanted. She looked out at the audience the entire time! Afterwards, she told me everyone she saw - her cousins, Wilson, Ga Ga, grandaddy, aunts, uncle and friends! I was really glad she chose to look out in the audience. I mean, that's what it's all about - telling everyone that she LOVES Jesus and wants to live for Him the rest of her life!!!!

I'm kind of surprised she didn't wave!!!!

Raised to life in Christ

I'm so proud of her!!!!

Afterwards, we had my mom and dad, Will's mom and dad, Ellen (Will's sister) and Stan and their 4 children and Katie (my sister) and Matt and Charlie over for a chili and hot dog lunch and roasted marshmallows on the fire outside!!! It was a wonderful day in celebration of Emma Claire and Jesus!!!! Emma Claire will always remember that she got baptized on Halloween :)