Amber's Baptism

Amber had been looking forward to her Baptism for quite a long time, but as the day came nearer she was concerned about all the invitations that had been sent out. She can be very shy at times, and the Baptism was no exception. She did not want any photos, but we did manage to get a few.

The talks were great - Amber listened to her Granny, Nan & Aunt Jenny as they were talking to her. When she came down into the font, and it was just Amber and I with Mummy on the steps , all the nervousness seemed to have gone. She was wearing the same dress that her cousins wore when they were baptised, she also wore a calm smile (not the giggly/cheeky smile that makes you smile right back, but the kind of smile that tells you she is thinking, a smile that makes her look older than her years).
I have baptised quite a few people, but this was only the second time I had performed the ordinance for an eight year old. My bother Matthew was waiting for me to baptise him when I returned from California after serving as a missionary. But this was a first... my own daughter, now a baptised member of the church. I'm so proud of her, and the example she is to her younger sister. Leah wants to be just like Amber, and do all the things that she does.
Leah is now eager to countdown until her 8th Birthday (less than 3 Years and 3 months to go).

Journals

Last Monday Night we had a lesson about Journals during our family home evening. We talked about writing things that showed the real you - and to focus on the positive things. As this Blog is like a journal I thought I'd flick through some old journals and add some bits to this blog. I will be adding them on the date they happened.
One of my journal entries that I read just made Katie & I laugh so much... and when you are 28 weeks pregnant laughing can be serious business.

Craft work clear out

A few weeks ago we did some serious clearing out of Junk. I have tried to freecycle a lot of stuff, we have moved a massive box of clothes into the loft and donated a bib bag full of clothes to charity and thrown away loads that were just too worn out to even give away.

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Originally uploaded by adcottrellski.

Another area to make huge gains on is the category of arts and craft.
After just a few short years of school our girls have amassed a huge volume of stuff - and that is just the best bits.
Well I thought that we could take pictures and then chuck it all :o)
And here is the picture that gave me the idea in the first place.

School Governor

In a recent letter from the school to parents, we were informed that there was a vacancy as a school governor. So a week ago on Friday after discussion with Katie I dropped into the school office with my form and a short written 'factual statement' about me.
The expectation was that the statement would be published as part of the election for the new governor.
Well there has been no election - and I have been appointed as a governor! The first meeting is tommorow so I'll find out more.
When we moved house last year and came to the new school we talked about how we could become more involved in the community. We discussed that it would be good to get involved with the PFTA, for Katie to volenteer at school, and perhaps I could become a parent governor... well here we are.