Chase's BIG Day!

Well, most of you probably celebrated Independance Day on July 4th but we had better things on our agenda. Chase turned 8! With turning 8 that ment he was ready to be baptized!! Chase chose to be baptized on his birthday. It was such an awesome day. He wore his new suit and had a grin on his face all day. The baptism service was held after our regular church service. We invited everyone who goes to church with us but figured only close friends would stay. Well, we were very wrong! The whole congregation stayed to support Chase. We were all crammed in to the Relief Society room but the love we could feel was amazing. Chase asked Bailee to give a talk on Baptism. Bailee wrote the talk herself and did an amazing job. Chase asked me to give a talk on the Holy Ghost, Talynn to give the closing prayer and his father to perform the priesthood ordinances. It was a great day with lots of tears shed from the mother!
Since it was also Chase's birthday we invited some friends over for smores. Chase asked for a Donut Cake (shouldn't surprised anyone!) and for a gift he wanted a fish tank. Since his Birthday was on a Sunday we took him the day before to look at fish and make a purchase. He studied the fish hard but then determined which three he wanted to bring home. He named them Goldie, Prince and Fin. He loves those fish and so far has taken very good care of them. He also received his own set of scriptures and a couple of movies.
Chase is a great son. He loves to play with his sisters. He is very much in to playing the computer and Wii. He also loves to play sports and begs for us to go out and play anything with him. We love Chase and are so glad he took the BIG step to baptism. HAPPY 8 BIRTHDAY CHASE!!!!