Sidney's Baptism

 In June, we went out to Seattle to see our oldest niece get baptized.  It was a very quick weekend trip (way too short), but we're so glad we were able to make it out for Sidney's special day.  It was so good to see everyone, it makes us miss them all over again.  

Telisha did a great job putting everything together.  The day turned out beautifully.

 Sidney, "Sunshine" Packard.

Sean's Mom was able to fly in from California for Sidney's special day too!  I thought this was such a great picture of Owen and Grandma.

Look at how cute she is!  Our little Sid bid, looking SO big!

 Telisha's Mom did a great job playing the piano for the baptism.  I however, was not the greatest conductor.  She carried us through every song!  Sherrie gave a talk on baptism, and Sean spoke about the Holy Ghost.  They both did a great job on their talks, everything was wonderful!

Nathan and Sidney. :)

I've always thought Sean looks exactly like his Mom.  This bodes well for the future!

 Nate did a great job, it was a beautiful baptism.

Say hello to the newest member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!  Sid and her Grandpa Berry (T's Dad) performed a touching duet.  Sean recorded it, here's the link:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10100583329257224&l=3856284747730413637

 

Refreshment time!  The popsicles were a great idea, the kids LOVED them.

 EVERYONE'S favorite part, family pictures!  I thought the kids did a great job, there are a ton of pictures I took with some pretty cute faces.  This is one of my favorites.

 The Nathan and Telisha Packard family.

 And then it was our turn...oh Sean, always so dramatic with the pictures.  I love how everyone is smiling or laughing at him, at whatever fiasco he was causing. :)

 YAY, a cute keeper!  We love all these people so much.

My favorite, as always, the funny picture.  This is definitely my favorite picture from the entire weekend.  Thanks for having fun with us, we love you guys!

 We are so proud of Sidney for choosing to be baptized, and become a member of the church.  Sidney is such a sweet and happy girl, and we're so lucky to have her as a niece!

The most handsome little boys!  As usual, they were dying to play with my phone the entire weekend.  I'm pretty sure Nate and T wanted to kill me for allowing them to play on it...sorry guys.

 Sidney is by far, the funnest little girl to watch open presents.  I remember at her 2nd birthday party, every single present she opened she trembled with excitement and screamed.  It was basically the cutest thing ever.  I love that not much has changed, she is one of the most grateful and excited receiver of gifts.  Her faces are priceless!

 Sid's turn to open the present from Uncle Sen and Aunt Becky!

Her face, it kills me.  I love it.

This picture and poem of the three white dresses I also received on the day I was baptized.  Like a crazy old Aunt, I started to tear up a little bit as she was opening it...I kept thinking, come on Becky, get a grip!  It was so sweet watching her open it up and read the poem.  It brought back a lot of great memories, for which I am also grateful for.

 

 When we came to Seattle the first time at Thanksgiving, it was too cold to do a lot of stuff outside.  It was nice coming in the summer, so we could go and play in the pretty outdoors!

 Nate and T took us on a pretty hike at Wallace Falls.  Sean has got himself a pretty cute hiking buddy!

 Look at Owen down there!

 So pretty!

 A bunch of hikers!

I was super impressed at what a good job the kiddos did hiking.  They were champs! I still can't believe how big Taryn is, so crazy!

Just as we were getting to the top of the hike to eat some snacks, it started down pouring!  We tried to wait out the rain, but it kept raining harder and harder.  Eventually we just toughed it out and headed down the mountain.  Of course, just as we were finishing up the hike it stopped raining.  It wouldn't be an adventure without a little excitement. :)

PRESENT TIME!  Uncle Sean and Aunt Becky are notorious for bringing gifts when we come and visit.  We don't get to see these cute kiddos very often, so when we do it's nice to give them a little something.  I love watching them open presents and get so excited, it's always worth it.  Love these cuties!

 Owen thanking Uncle Sean for his little presents.  I'm pretty sure Taryn was more excited about the gift bag than she was anything inside it. :)

We miss these sweet little kiddos so much!

 Funny pics, they're essential.

Sidney, she's such a pretty little girl!

There were tons of people over, and it was SUPER loud, and these boys slept through all the noise.  They must be brothers...

In T's family, when someone gets baptized they get to go out to dinner with all the adults.  It's like a rite of passage, I think it's a cool tradition.   Sidney chose Red Robin, with bottomless fries--what's not to love?!

On the way to dinner we all squeezed in Nate and T's car so we could all ride together.  T accidentally knocked Sid's loose tooth, and it came right out!  We decided to do a little reenactment!

We came to visit the weekend before the 4th of July, so there were plenty of fireworks to be bought!  Nate and Sean put on a little show for us in the driveway.

 This is what happens when a 5 year old has your phone, hundreds of selfies!  It turned out to be a good distraction while we were driving around. :)

 Oh Owen, you crack me up!  Every time I see these pictures I still bust out laughing.  Nate kept screaming in the background, "Owen, take those shoes off!  Those are girls' shoes!" 

Love these boys, as always...I miss them terribly!

Thanks Nate and T for letting us come out to visit you, and for letting us be a part of Sidney's special baptism day.  It's something we'll always remember, I'm so glad we were there to celebrate her getting baptized.  As always, thanks for being amazing hosts, and showing us a great time.  We miss and love you all! Xoxo.