Mayah's Baptism

Hey, so Mayah turned 8 in February.  That was a while ago, I know, but better late then never, right?  Instead of getting baptized on the first Saturday of March we had her baptized on March 18 because we had family in town then--my parents.

It was such a nice experience, seeing my little girl get baptized by Duane.  It was also pretty surreal.  I mean, I still can't believe I have a child that's old enough to be baptized.

Anyway, Mayah was lucky enough to share her big day with Jacob Bellanger, a boy in our ward.  I was so glad that his mother, Christina, was kind enough to let us jump onto the program last minute.  You see, originally we were leaning toward having Mayah wait to be baptized, when we were out west during the summer months so more family could be there for the event.  But in the end we realized that the baptism was the most important thing, not having mass quantities of blood relatives witness it. 

Mayah was so excited, she's been talking about getting baptized ever since she saw her cousin Alexander get baptized when she was four years old.  It went well, for the most part, the exception being that Mayah had to be baptized three times.  The first time her left toe wasn't under the water.  The second time her entire left foot and ankle wasn't under the water--by the way, the power in the building went out, for no reason whatsoever, between the first and second try.

I guess the old adage is true: third time's a charm.  Mayah was able to keep her feet on the font floor, thus making the third attempt successful. 

At first I was sort of bothered that things didn't go super smoothly but I've since realized that it's better that way.  The imperfections made it a much more memorable occasion.  I doubt Mayah will forget much about that day--not everyone can say they had to be baptized not once, not twice, but thrice.  She was so happy to finally be baptized and confirmed with the Holy Ghost.  Such a happy day for everyone.

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 Just for funzies: an outtake

Pretty much the norm when we try to take pictures.

Mayah The Writer

Ariel and I went shopping this afternoon and left the kids home with Duane. When we got home, we discovered a story (or possibly a poem???) that Mayah wrote, all by herself. No joke. Duane swears he didn't help her write it.

Here it is:

Are words like, Flopping, Hopping, Stopping and Narrow part of the kindergarten curriculum now? Because, when I was in kindergarten, I was reading words like Fat, Pat, Mat and Cat. Have things changed so drastically since I was five?

I swear I'm not one of those people who insist that their kid is themostamazingsuperspecialgeniuskidever, but, Mayah keeps surprising us. I mean, really surprising us.

I'm going to have to talk to her teacher after the holiday break, to see if this is normal. Because, really, I don't know.

Amazon Is The Devil

So, we went to my brothers house for Thanksgiving this year, and he had just purchased Rayman Raving Rabbid's TV Party for their Wii system. Right off, it was a favorite with all the kids because they could all play it and it's pretty cute to boot.

Ever since then Mayah has been talking about the game, asking for it non-stop, and we don't even have a Wii system...yet. She's even been drawing pictures of the cute bunnies from the game. Duane and I have found the whole thing amusing. Really.

Well, it is funny up until the point when your five-year-old gets on the computer and actually purchases the game. Okay, to be fair, she purchased the wrong game. She actually purchased Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, which, it turns out, is another game altogether.

But, she is only five...

I know, I should be mad at myself for letting my five-year-old daughter on the computer to begin with. Don't worry, I am. But, I'm also furious with Amazon. You see, apparently there is something called '1-click' and it's just sitting there, all innocent-looking, on a little orange colored button on the right-side of the screen. It just says 'Buy now with 1-Click'. You don't even need to SIGN IN.

YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO PLACE ANYTHING IN THE CART!

All you have to do is push that innocent-looking button and BAM, you've got yourself a game for a Wii system that you don't even own yet.

Oh, and, she really did purchase it. REALLY. Aaand, even though she just barely purchased it, it's too late to cancel the order. Already!

Apparently Amazon is really on top of things because my invoice says: "We are preparing these items for shipment and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed."

The best part: We should have it by December 24th. Talk about insane luck.

Amazon. Is. Evil.

Okay! Just One More, I Swear.

So, I'm supposed to be cleaning because Ariel is coming to visit, TONIGHT. But my Malia and Matilda are sick and between taking care of them and all the cleaning, I'm tired. So, I'm taking a break and watching viral videos.

I LOVE this one:



I wish I could travel around the world, DANCING!!!

P.S. Mayah wants me to type her name, so I am. MAYAH. MAYAH!!!

Ariel Is Coming To Town

Yep. Ariel is going to be here tonight. We couldn't be more excited!

Ode To Joy

This is probably one of the cutest viral videos of 2008.

Remember Beaker?