Myah's Baptism

We had Myah baptized at our church on October 15th. We were so happy for Myah and excited to share this moment with our close family and friends. It was very touching and Pastor Kelly did a wonderful job of making us cry! He showed the same video that he had shown during his sermon on adoption that day in church when I fell apart! This time it was nice to watch it with Myah sitting on my lap and keeping me busy! She healed the wound in my heart! When it was our turn, Kelly's voice started to crack and he said "Mark and Leslie, you have done a good thing". Believe me, we didn't do it alone! So many people made our journey to Myah a reality that is for sure. Besides, we feel like she has brought so much joy and spirit into our lives that she should get all of the credit. I think of how brave our little Myah is and she doesn't even know it. It was a very special day for our family and it was nice to have our first of many occasions honoring Myah. Since we missed her first birthday, it was nice to have the family together to celebrate her life.Myah wore her Chinese dress that we bought in China for her that she wore on the famous red couch at the White Swan Hotel for pictures. Our good friend Liz made a very special cake for the occasion, it was delicious! A man from church makes beautiful oak boxes with a cross on top for all of the children being baptized as a place to hold their keepsakes, it was so pretty. Great Uncle Charlie made Myah a gorgeous toy box , this little girl is getting pretty spoiled! We received many special gifts for Myah, it was fun opening things for a little girl! This was a special date in our family's history because Mark's Grandpa Fahlsing would have been 99 years old. I know he was looking down on us with pleasure. We are so happy for Myah and are looking forward to many more special days ahead.