Claire Elise

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Claire's Baptism Bash!

On Sunday, September 25, 2016, Claire Elise was baptized in water by Alston Causey, UpStreet Pastor, at Gwinnett Church in Sugar Hill, Georgia! Oh happy day!!

Dropping off our girl before service

Sitting on the front row with Mrs. Jessa, waiting for service to start

Claire Norton from GC UpStreet on Vimeo.

Climbing into the baptismal pool with Mr. Alston

After the dunking

At the end of service, all 12 kids were brought back on stage for another celebration. There were a total of 24 elementary-aged kids baptized at our church that day!!

We celebrated this special event all weekend! PopPop and MiMi came in on Friday night. Grandpa and Grandma Martin came in on Saturday morning. Tim and Amy Foster came in on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, we had a huge celebration after church that also included the Wildermuths (Uncle Dan, Aunt Carol, Alexis and Jared), the Martinezes (Jake, Anita, Gillian, Maury and Glory), Claire's second grade teacher at Level Creek Elementary School - Mrs. Wall and the Hayeses (Abe, Kelly, Jackson and Hayley). Claire's first grade teacher at Level Creek Elementary School - Mrs. Vogel - was also at church to witness Claire's baptism, but she was unable to join us for lunch.

For lunch we had fiesta dinner.
For dessert we had a cake...

And three cookie cakes that were part of the "party in a box" sent home with us from the UpStreet Team. The boxes also included confetti.

Claire received many special gifts to help her remember this day:

From Mommy, Daddy and Cale - a Willow Tree angel - "Courage"
From PopPop and MiMi - a silver bling Rustic Cuff bracelet
From Grandpa and Grandma Martin - flowers and a Willow Tree figurine - "Soar"

From the Wildermuths - a James Avery cross necklace
From the Fosters - a "Verse of the Week" chalkboard, made by Amy

From the Martinezes - tulips

From Mrs. Wall - a silver necklace with a heart and a "C"

From the Hayeses - a cross ring
From Mrs. Buff and Mrs. Callis (Claire's kindergarten teachers from Holly Springs Elementary in Douglasville, Georgia) - a silver and pink cross bookmark
From Grandpa and Grandma Gerdlund - a cross nightlight with Claire's name on it

From Grandpa and Grandma Wines - $20
From Aunt Lori Thompson - a crystal heart necklace
From the UpStreet Team at Gwinnett Church - "Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids" and a bag of Dum Dums lollipops

This was one of the most special and most exciting days ever! I could not be more proud of my sweet girl!

"A wise daughter makes her parents rejoice" Proverbs 27:11

Friday, April 10, 2015

"No Buttrs A Lowd"

Claire and Cale are best friends. However, occasionally, they need their own space, as most siblings do. We noticed a piece of paper on the floor outside of Claire's closed bedroom door.