Emma's baptism

Emma...our "copper-penny"- haired daughter! What a surprise that red-hair was when she was born!I've heard a lot of comments about red-heads since she was born.  For example, they have a low-pain tolerance (true), they will eventually fade out of society (not true), they have a fiery-temper (some days) and they burn easily (very true). The special thing about her baptism day was that it was her great-grandmother's birthday who passed along the red hair! Since she died when Emma was a baby, I brought out a Grandmother's Remembrance book she made and Emma and I read it together. It was funny to see what things they had in common. Emma's baptismal program went really well. Since it was just Emma getting baptized, all of our family got to help. Emma's grandma's gave the talks, her grandpa's were the witnesses, and her uncles said the prayers.  She also played "Teach Me to Walk in the Light" on the piano. Nick performed the ordinances and I just sat back and cried! I couldn't believe that Emma was already getting baptized! She is such a great daughter! She is smart and always works hard in school.  She loves to read and I know she stays up late reading. She is a good older sister to Brielle and it is so nice when they play all day together. Emma is usually pretty competitive, but on the soccer field she is still a little timid.  She loves soccer, though.  She's very sensitive sometimes and we've had a few discussions this year about friends/friendship.  She loves to be outside riding her scooter or bike and she is wants a dog so bad that she offers to play catch with all of the neighbor's dogs. I can't believe she'll be in 3rd grade this fall, but she has already started practicing cursive and multiplication!  We love her so much! She is a wonderful, fun, cute, and imaginative girl!