ben is 8

 

over the weekend, my adorable nephew ben turned 8! doug, maddie and i made the trip to kalgoorlie, along with my parents to be there for his baptism. it was such a fun family weekend and i was so stoked to spend some time with them all and be there for such a special occasion.

 

ben is such an absolute joy to know, he has been blessed with a caring and giving personality and a wicked sense of fun - i mean c'mon - check out those facials!! hahaha. i am so glad he is a part of our family.

 

in our church, we are not baptised as infants (although we do receive a name and a blessing at a very young age, from a father or another important man in the child's life, involving inspired words.) but have the opportunity to chose at age 8 to be baptised and officially join the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. it's so wonderful to watch the children make that choice and to see them so excited on their special baptism day. ben was no exception, raring to go from the minute we arrived on friday afternoon.

 

i managed to get some beautiful pictures of my nieces and nephews (jared david, grace, emma kate, laura & benjamin l to r) and couldn't resist sharing! i am a very proud aunty and i love them all so very much.

 



 

jared (my old brother) donna and the kids

 

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ben and his dad before his baptism