Today my baby girl was baptized. Well I call her my baby girl, (Actually my sister Kelli started calling her baby girl when she was little, not sure if you remember that kelli, but it has always stuck with her.) was baptized! I can't believe how fast time has flown by. The last ten years have gone by fast, the last five years has sped, and the last two years have gone in a blink. I can't believe it is already June and I already have an 8 year old! Hannah was very excited. I decided to teach out of "Preach My Gospel" for four months before her baptism. I wanted to take a line in each chapter and work on it for FHE each Monday nights so she could make the decision if she wants to be baptised. Later, after her Bishop interview the stake had made their own "Preach My Gospel" for kids!! I love it. Hannah has been such a sweet spirit in my life. I try to caluse her so that she doesn't have to go through pain and is a tough kid so that when life happens she won't suffer. Problem is, I am trying to make her immune to why we are here. I don't want her to go through similar or the same trials I have. But, I know she is stronger than I am and that her trials may even be harder. So instead of trying to toughen her up, I need to cuddle her more. How many women can say they can hold their 8 year old and it feels like they are holding their 2 year old? Hannah is a petite little thing, but has a huge heart. She is very sensitive and feels bad when others don't like her (Wonder where she gets that from...)She will stand up for truth even when the rest of the crowd won't. Hannah has had her ups and downs in life and I am so grateful for these precious moments of talking about what life and Jesus Christ is all about. I treasure these teaching moments. Hannah wanted to be baptised. I wore a dress at my baptism and I wanted her to wear it. However, she was too small for it. She still wanted to be baptised in a dress and I asked my friend Lyndee if she would help me (Which we know I don't sew, so that meant DO It for me.)It turned out so cute. I am glad she will have this little dress so she can look back and see how small she was. I found a towel at Walmart and had my neighbor Hilary emboss it for me. SO many people came to support and help out with the baptism. Thank you all for being there and for doing all you do to support our little family. Hannah was very grateful her cousins, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and friends were able to attend. She was very excited that her two best friends Alina and Greta where able to witness it. She received so many presents and testimony's from people. We came to the house after and had cookies. I worked so hard to clean my house and Faith thought she would help by one day pouring powdered sugar all over and then the next day brown sugar and white sugar all over the floor. People probably thought why I takes me so long, now you know why. :) It was very special to be able to help Hannah out of the font and to wrap her in a towel. I helped her with her dress and looked into her eyes, she had tears in them and was very happy. That was a precious moment I can't forget. Ever. The next time I help her with her white dress will be her wedding, and before I know it, it's going to be here. I am going to do my best to continue teaching these spirits I call my children the truth and to be LOVING to ALL regardless of what others believe, or do, or say. I know our heavenly Father is proud of Hannah, and I can sense the overwhelming love He has for my children. I wonder how I got so lucky. I love you Hannah.

FHE- Baptism Prep

Here is the monthly list of lessons. 1-4 means Each Monday in the month and that lesson to be taught.
These topics are all located in "Preach My Gospel" The "Character Trait" lessons however, are not. I just am making them up as I go.
RESTORATION DISCUSSIONS

Jan - .Loving Heavenly Father
Teach the children that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have resurrected bodies of flesh and bone. The Holy ghost does not yet. Teach them that God wants to hear from us. We communicate to others through phone, with God we can through prayer. He suffers when we suffer and he rejoices when we rejoice. Teach them that God gave us bodies and that we should respect our body and others.
Character Traits w/ lesson:
RESPECT. Teach Respect to body, prejudice,racism, sexism. Everyone is Different/ Children around the world coloring page.
Quotes to put around house this week: "If one doesn't respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.
must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them. "
Pictures to be Used: Heavenly Father- GodHead- Prayer
FEB
1. Gospel Blesses Families
2. Heavenly Father reveals his GOSPEL in every dispensation/ Savior’s earthly ministry
3.The great apostasy/ Restoration through Joseph Smith
4. Book of Mormon / Holy Ghost

MARCH- Plan of SALVATION
1.Pre- Earth Life- God’s Plan and Purpose
2.Creation/ Adam and Eve
3.Earth Life/ Atonement
4.Spirit world/resurrection. Kingdoms of glory

APRIL-
1.Gospel of Jesus Christ/ Sin/ Faith
2.Faith/ Repentance
3Baptism- our first covenant(Baptism Covenants)
4.Gift of The Holy Ghost/ Endure to the End

MAY
THE COMMANDMENTS
1. Law of Chastity
2. Sabbath Day Holy
3. Follow the Prophet/ Ten Commandments
4. Tithe, Word of Wisdom/ Fast

JUNE-
1.Laws and Ordinances
2.Eternal Marriage/ Temple
3.Service/Missionary Work
4.Recognizing g the Spirit

JULY- Role of BOOK of MORMON
Christlike Attributes aka character Traits continued….

THe Key

I decided since I have four months until Hannah is going to be baptised, I am going to do discussions with her. I am going to take lessons from "Preach My Gospel" and read up on it. Then I am going to turn around and make it age understanding and cute. There are four discussions to teach. FEB 1. Restoration. MARCH 2. Plan of Salvation APRIL3. Gospel of Jesus Christ MAY 4. Commandments.

I am going to teach these with our daily night routine and remind them in my FHE lessons as well on Character Traits. Character traits that we are aiming for are those that Jesus have. I am using this motto I made up ...The "KEY" to growing a "FOOT or TWO" in righteous character traits are: Honesty, Respect, Virtue & Integrity, Obedience, and so on. Now in next weeks lesson, RESPECT I am going to teach them about prejudices, racism, sexism, and treating others the way you want to be treated. I am so excited to put time and effort into these lessons and hopefully if you are reading this, you to can take what I have put together and copy the lessons! I love finding ideas and being able to share them with others.

Ok now that I have birthday on my brain... I am going to do a Black and hot Pink/Zebra stripped party for Hannah. We will make Black and Hot pink pom poms, black table cloth, hot pink boa, hot pink balloons and candy jars. Then I found the CUTEST cupcake holders that will go great!!! Her chair will be in black with a hot pink bow around it . If you know me you know I love SPARKLES and GLITTER!! Well, here is some edible glitter and pearls for the cupcakes!! Then for her baptism I am going to have a white table cloth with white pom poms~! She is so excited for her baptism!

Then for Faith I am going to do her favorite person on the plant... Cinderella! We will probably have a cinderella party,. Who knows however, since it is far away but I get so excited when the ideas come. I am taking the colors from this dress and using it as my theme. Light baby blue with silver. You could even get white twinkling lights to hang above the white and blue pom poms. Light blue table cloth, with little white pom pom napkin holders. Then for fun we could get plastic goblets to drink out of. I found the cutest cookie cutter of a glass slipper we could use and put the edible glitter all over it! Then she could have a light blue chair cover with a silver or white with sparkle ribbon over it:

The give away treat boxes:

Invites, but "Make it Blue"

I would do both paper and netting pom poms: