Riley and Payton's Baptism May 29, 2009

Riley was Baptized first.

Payton was next.

The 4 of us with Grandma Bessie.

Riley and Payton trying to stay warm.  The water was soooo cold!  

They got their towels mixed up, but at least they didn't seem to mind!

Riley and Payton were Baptized this past Friday evening by Grandpa T. (Jon's Dad).  We had the Baptism ceremony back on my Grandma's farm in the cold waters of Deer Creek.  It was an awesome evening!  To have as many friends and family there as we did, and to have such an important event happen on my family's land, and to have their Grandpa be the one to baptize them... simply amazing!  The 4 of us have been fortunate to all be baptized by Jon's Dad, what great memories!   Jon and I are both so proud of our children!  We love you guys!

I'm so thankful for everyone in our family for all of their help and support while we were getting things together!  The food was awesome, back on the creek was fabulous, the sand bar was smooth and felt great between our toes.... Thank you all!  We love you so much!  Only one thing could have made this evening any better... having my Mom's Mom and Grandma there!

To all of our friends that drove the one and a half hour drive... thank you!  We appreciate you taking your Friday evening and coming to share in our special day!  Riley and Payton were so happy to have you there!

I have about 45 pictures to share... so I will post a link to view them online soon!  :)  We are off to our neighbor's Graduation Open House.

Here's the link to view more pictures of our amazing night!

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I L-O-V-E Love you!

Tomorrow is sure to be an exciting day for us!  Riley and Payton will both be baptized by Jon's Dad down on my Grandmother's property in Deer Creek!  I want them to know how proud of them we are and how much we L-O-V-E them!

I had a photo session today that was held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the gardens.  It turned out to be a really nice place to take pictures.  I really enjoy seeing the "LOVE" statue by Robert Indiana.  Payton thought it was interesting that the statue was made in 1970.... then he said "Mom, this thing is really ancient!"  Hmmm, ancient?

Art Show, Young Author, and Awards!

The kids had their Art Show and Young Author celebration at school this last week.  Each student had one piece of art work in the show and then their Young Author books were on display in the Media Center.  

Riley received an outstanding award for her artwork.  Her apple was awarded the "Principal's Pick" for the third grade!  This means that her apple will now be framed and put on display in the hallways of HHES for many, many years!  How awesome is that????  Only one piece of art was chosen in each grade level, so that makes it even more exciting.  Way to go Riley!  We are so proud of you!

Payton's artwork was very nice, but his Young Author book stole the show.  When he is able to bring it home I will share some of what he wrote about.  It was about his family and it was absolutely amazing!  Payton really has such an awesome heart and it really shows in this book. I can't wait to share some of it with you all.  Great Job, Payton!  We are very proud of you!

** Edited to add Payton's book!!!  This is one of the best books you'll ever read!  Trust me!  :0)

My Family By Payton Tindal

My family is nice to me.  I love my family.  I have a dad.  His name is Jon.  My mom's name is Felicia and my sister is Riley.  My name is Payton.  I have a Golden Retreiver named Barkley.  My dad is a policeman and he is 36 years old.  My mom is a teacher's assistant and she is 30 years old.  My sister is in 3rd grade and she is eight and I am seven.  We like to read and play school together.  My dad, sister, and I like to ride motorcycles.  My mom does photography for weddings.  I like to take pictures too.  We like the country, we have fun outdoors.  My family likes to eat carrots and cucumbers too.  My sister has a retainer and my mom had one too.  I really love my family!

About the Author:  

Hello, My name is Payton.  I have one older sister.  My favorite things at school are spelling and math.  After school I have fun playing.  In the summer my favorite thing is riding my motorcycle.  I hope you like my very first book.

The End.

Finally, a break from the rain!

After 5 straight days of record breaking rainfall, we were blessed with a nice weekend!  The kids were able to play soccer on Saturday morning and were able to not sink on the field!  After the soccer games, we had a nice weekend of play, fun, more play, and more fun!  Riley was having fun with bubbles and Payton set up his own army barricade.  The last picture is of the Silver Maple tree that Riley was given at school on Arbor Day last week.  We planted it, now we are just watering it and waiting to see if it will make it!