Penny started her 5th birthday with a trip to Urgent Care to get some medicine for an ear infection. She's had a cold and cough for a few days and last night the illness moved into her ear.
Despite the pain in her head, Penny is enjoying her birthday today.
We watched the new Sonic 2 movie recently, so the kids were thrilled when the Sonic characters appeared on Penny's birthday cake.
This is one of Penny's birthday presents.
Penny with her siblings and birthday presents. She's a happy birthday girl!
With Douglas before the start of the baptismal program.
In the baptismal font. Maxwell Frye (far left) and Gideon Frye (far right) were the two witnesses. The other children watching up close are (left-to-right) Schofield (Douglas's cousin), Penny, Porter (a friend in our church group), Denali (Douglas's cousin), and Harrison (Douglas's cousin).
Douglas and Colton - the two boys from our church group who were baptized today.
After the baptism we came back to our home to enjoy some food and family time. Here is Gideon on Thomas the Train.
Margaret, Marcia, Joseph, Sara (holding baby Kendrick), Kelly, Ari
Doug, Kate, Lauren (our neighbor), Nate, Valerie
Diana being goofy
Sara holding baby Kendrick
Jori, Spencer, baby Ivy, and I think I already mentioned everyone else.
Family photo with the Ogden side - Ari, Gideon, Sara, Maxwell, Kelly, Marcia, Denali, Joseph, Penny, me, Diana, Sam, Douglas
Chatting in the living room
Family photo with the Coombs side - Diana, Kate, Nate, Valerie, Douglas, Sam, Penny, Jori (holding baby Kendrick), Spencer, Schofield, Doug, Margaret, Harrison
Douglas's journal entry for today.
Douglas received this card from his Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Kate, and Aunt Stacie
Douglas received this card from his Aunt Taylor
Douglas received these pages from his Granny Ogden
Douglas's Aunt Kate made this drawing for him
Douglas had a goal to finish reading the Book of Mormon before he was baptized. He accomplished his goal. Along the way we would often sing "And it came to pass," which is the phrase that begins many of the verses of the Book of Mormon. So, we decided to make a shirt in honor of Douglas accomplishing his goal. Unbeknownst to us, Douglas's Aunt Taylor sent a game called "And It Came To Pass" as a baptism gift for Douglas.
Twas a wonderful day! Douglas was very excited and happy all day. We are grateful for our friends and family members who contributed to making this day special for him and for us.
I got to FaceTime the family to participate in the birthday fun.
Grandma participated in person.
Sam made a LEGO cake with edible LEGO candies.
This is not a birthday photo. Diana is being potty-trained these days. In this photo she received a sucker for using the toilet. Douglas and Penny also got suckers for Diana using the toilet. Diana is quickly transitioning away from diapers. Hallelujah!
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