Thornton Mom

Maddie's family who came to the baptism.  Maddison was baptized on Saturday!! We are so proud of her and the choice that she made to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Her daddy baptized her.  The water was very cold but she was very brave.  After being put under the water she jumped back up and left the font.  She was so cold.  There were two other kids who also go baptized.  One of the speakers afterwards said that he truly saw the children of the latter days "springing" out of the water. Michael wanted to be part of the pictures.  He was a little/lot jealous of the attention Maddie was receiving. 4 kids of ours ahve been baptized.  We only have one to go in about 3 years.  Wow, am I really that old? Samantha is so happy for Maddie and wanted to make sure Maddie felt loved! Maddie and Daddy Our Family (notice that Samantha does not have her shoes on.  If ...

 Maddie Celebrated her 8th Birthday on Friday!  She had a Shopkin Party and had so much fun!! Elizabeth Made the Cute Cupcake Ice Cream Cones Daddy helped with the Pinjata, photography, and mom's sanity. Elizabeth also made a punch out box for the girls to punch and then get prizes.  It was a huge hit. Samantha painted a "Pin the Sprinkle on the Shopkin." Mommy Made a Strawberry Shopkin Pinjata.  It reminded me of when my mom would make us pinjatas at almost every party. Samantha instructed the girls on painting a letter.  They all wore garbage bag smocks and had a delightful time. Elizabeth and Samantha really put the party on.  We got the house decorated and then the girls took over.  What amazing daughters I have. On Monday for Family Home Evening we talked about the 5 Love Languages.  I had us all take a test so that we could discover what our love language is and be able to help each other feel loved. ...