Kiptin gets baptized

Today was the day..rain or shine you were getting baptized! 8-22-18

Since your birthday is in December, and you REALLY wanted to get baptized outside at one of your favorite fishing ponds.... we had to wait til it got warm enough to venture up the mountain. Well every time we had a date in mind it just seemed to not work out... at first we had planned to take you to Hawaii for your baptism but just  couldn't make it work out...and when we decided that we just needed to get it done for you, that's when you said you wanted to do it at your fishing spot... "Aspen Mirror Lake" up cedar mountain by duck creek village.

We finally set a date and told everyone about it. Well that morning came and it was sooo stormy and so cold. I was so worried and knew that it just wasnt going to be good for everyone traveling... my heart was soo sad seeing you so sad.  You were quite. I was trying to talk with dad and see what he wanted to do.
I was standing in our kitchen and you were sitting on the side of the couch looking out our big giant window, just staring so quietly.

I said, kip I dont know if we will be able to make this happen for you today. We may have to wait until next week.

You sat without looking at me or saying a word for a minute. And then you said..
Mom, I prayed this morning to heavenly father and asked him if it could just be sunny long enough for me to be able to get baptized.  I really think he will answer my prayer, I just want to try.

My heart sank and tears filled my mommy eyes. I knew how much kip wanted this and how long we had already made him wait. 
He had more faith then I did and it really hit hard that he was willing to have the faith even though it was so dark outside and so stormy. 

I sent out a text to everyone and told them that kiptin still wanted to go up and that we understood if anyone didnt want to travel in the storm but my little boy still wanted this to be his date and had faith in his prayer that heavenly father would make it happen.

We drove up the mountain, it was raining and dark most all the way up, in was so scared that in just a few minutes my little boy was going to get his heart broken.

Just a few miles from the turn off to the pond...it became sunny and bright.  My heart just thanked my heavenly father and prayed it was like this at his spot.
His eyes were so big and bright, his face was so happy and my heart was so full.

As we pulled in most everyone we invited was already there..my heart was happy yet again that no matter what, they weren't missing it.

We walked down the path to his little pond and the sun was shining so bright on us...the warmth was like a big hug from heavenly father just saying, this is your day and I love you.

The next cool thing that happened was there was NO ONE at the pond... we have never been to that pond and have no one there before.  He got to have his perfect spot, perfect day, and all because he had so much faith.  His daddy walked into the freezing water with him, hand in hand and gave him his day!

We are so proud of him and his sweet spirit...he is a light of hope in this world and will do great things!