The other half of June was just as fun and crazy with Duncan's actual birthday and his baptism, yes I said baptism- Hard to believe that he is 8 yrs old. Here are some pictures from his big day.
Thank you to all of our friends and family that came and supported him, sent cards, made phone calls, and are a part of his life. He's a lucky kid to have such neat support from so many.
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| Opening his presents from us in the morning... |
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| Then after a day of getting ready, we were all dressed and ready to go!! |
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| We had dinner in the gym following the baptism and what a lucky little boy he is- We had lots of friends and family support him on his special day. It was a wonderful evening. |
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| One of his favorite basketball girls... |
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He was spoiled rotten, but he especially loved this horse halter that my cousin and her husband gave to him.
That is what you call a personal gift:) |
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| Another favorite basketball girl |
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| and these two are like his big brother and sister, or something like that:) |
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| Aunt Dana & Uncle Val |
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| Then we had cake!!! |
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| of course we had to have one of these... |
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| and he loved every minute of it! |
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| then we opened presents |
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| and more pictures with Aunts and cousins |
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| Uncle Jeff |
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| The White family and his new Louisville Slugger from them:) |
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| Uncle Stephen, Aunt Allison and Kaitlyn |
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| Aunt Sandy and Linda and Zane! |
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| Aunt Karen |
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| His favorite Joni |
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| Uncle Jim, David and Logan |
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| The Pay family |
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| The Aagard family |
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And our family!! We had such a special day. We were so lucky to have a wonderful Bishop that allowed us to have Duncan's baptism on his actual birthday and it was such a special day. We are lucky to be his parents and he is lucky to be loved by so many people. What a wonderful, special and neat day.
We are so proud of him for his decision to be baptized! |
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| My boys in white! The look on Duncan's face after he came out of the water was priceless and left the entire room with smiles on their faces. |
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| Our little man! |
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| On Sunday afternoon we actually ate his cake and had ice cream |
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| Blowing out the candles... |
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Our birthday boy
It is hard to believe that 8 years ago he came into this world a little early, well a lot early, and everyday for the first
2 1/2 months of his life he fought every day to live.
You would never know it now to watch him run down the soccer or football field and play or ride his bike, the horse, his 4 wheeler or a tractor but we will forever be grateful to our loving father in heaven that watched over and blessed this special little boy so much, more than we will ever know. |
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| the classic "dollar bill" picture |
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and the wedding ring picture-
Yes, that is his Uncle Jim's wedding ring on his arm:) |
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And our little miracle man once more
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Here are a couple of "now and then" pictures. The then are from his blessing day. It doesn't seem that long ago, but he will never know how what a miracle he is to us. And he doesn't know it yet, but he will always be our baby boy:)
What a special little guy we think he is and he is such a joy to watch grow and learn. We love him to pieces and feel blessed to be able to be his parents.
Happy Birthday big boy!! We love you lots!
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