baptism and cherry blossoms

Now that Spring Break is over, I can regroup a little and reflect on the past few weeks. We had a wonderful time with Mom and Dad Peterson in town. They came at the perfect time to go into DC and see the cherry blossom festival. It was just gorgeous to look out over the Potomac from the Jefferson Memorial and see all of the pale pink blossoms lining the water. I had to take a picture of Seth to remember his baptism weekend amidst such beauty!

The baptism itself was so sweet. Besides Grandpa and Grandma, the Jenkins, and other friends from the ward, one of Seth's kindergarten teachers, neighbors and a few friends from school came to celebrate with him! He was so excited to have them there and was such a great little host. He welcomed each of them when they arrived--just so grown up!

Some highlights from the baptism:

• Grandma Pete's talk on baptism that Seth participated in (much more than I think Grandma had intended, but SO sweet). After that first question, Seth just had to have his input on all of the points Grandma made!
• Brother Jenkins' tender comments about "his friend, Seth". So dear.
• Caroline coming up to sing with Mom, Eliza and Rachel. She was not to be left out of a performance! She stood still in front of the microphone and could be heard, "lalala" during "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus".
• The yummy food afterwords: Damien's amazing guacamole, Arlene's fruit salad (a request from Seth himself), Sonya's beautiful veggie tray and of course, cake!