BethAnne's baptism and Joy's new favorite place

Dear Family and Friends,

We've had a busy week. BethAnne was baptized on Saturday and Lisa and her family came up from Logan to be here for it. The baptism was really sweet. BethAnne really seemed to understand the covenant she was making and she took it seriously. We are really proud of her for everything she has overcome and for her faith and goodness. She has become an awesome helper these last few months, I'm so grateful for her. She looked so beautiful in her white dress.

Our sweet Joy gave us a bit of a scare on Thursday evening when she started crying and crying in pain, but we couldn't figure out what was wrong. After Mark and a neighbor gave her a blessing, she calmed down a lot, but we felt impressed to take her to the E.R. in downtown Boise. We felt lucky to get a doctor who believed us about how upset she had been because she seemed totally fine by the time we got to the E.R. After listening to her symptoms and doing some testing, they found that she had had an intussusception, which is where the bowel folds in on itself. The condition can be really serious if not treated in time, so we are so grateful that she was diagnosed and treated. We have to follow up with the pediatric surgeon next week, and there may be more testing, but we are hoping that she'll be okay now.

The last two pictures are of Joy enjoying her new favorite place- the backyard. She often brings me her shoes because no matter what the time or weather, she wants to go outside. She's so cute! We are so excited for spring to come, I can feel it just around the corner. I hope you all have a great week. We love you!