Up Close and Personal with Ellie

The last post  showed a nice little glimpse of Ellie's baptism day.   This post will give you a more personal, albeit more candid view of the day:  

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Ellie's dress may have looked pretty from a distance...

but look more closely and you will see that I still can't sew in a straight line. 

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I never did get around to printing her invitations, but I did send this by email to a few people who I didn't think would be insulted by receiving it a mere 12 hours beforehand.  

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Here's the ALL ABOUT ELLIE section I put in in the baptismal program:

All About Ellie

Full Name: Eliza Sandra G.
Eliza—after maternal ancestor, Eliza Ann Perkins
Sandra—after her Grandma Sandy

Born:
March 23, 2005
Virginia

Favorite Color:
Fuchsia

Favorite Food:
Homemade Bean Taquitos

Favorite Scripture:
Article of Faith #4
(she’s had it memorized since she was 5)

Favorite Scripture Hero:
Nephi

Favorite Primary Song:
“A Child’s Prayer”

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And here's a look at the "I apparently photoshop about as well as I sew"  picture of Ellie I put on the front of the program:

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I had nothing to do with this cute candy bar note the primary made for her, but I thought I'd put it in here anyway. 

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And one last glimpse of my sorry attempt to make up for the "C-" I got in Sewing 101 at BYU. 

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And last, but not least.....

Ellie's slightly menacing note written to Adam the night before her baptism: 

Translation:

Hi Adam,
Can you set the alarm clock for 7:40? 
Thanks,
Ellie

PS  Write back on piece of paper.  There's no choice if you want to see me get baptized. 




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