Our last Sunday in Missouri

We had to try one more time to get a good cousin picture, so our last resort was Sunday before church when everyone was all dressed up. Em applied her professional skills but it was just too crazy. I think the pictures turned out fine, but my photo-standards have sunk to  "as long as everyone's faces are in the picture." I guess professionals have to have higher expectations than that!

8 of the 9 cousins on the Brown side--we were just missing newborn Ezra 

Derek's world was falling apart, poor guy. 

 The girl cousins. Rose and her poses...

The three White kids 

 I was rather proud of Rose's perfect braids that day.

Sisters, minus two (Mel and Alivia). No, I am not adopted. Dani is the in-law here! Haha, story of my life. My brothers' wives look more like members of my family than I do. Thank goodess Mel is back from her mission--my one and only hair-allyin the family is on US soil once more.

At church, I showed my kids where I was baptized. I was baptized in this exact building 22 years ago. We visited my grandparents for Thanksgiving in 1994 and I got baptized in the Washington, Missouri ward building. We also saw The Santa Clause in theaters that same weekend. Viva los 90s! 

Sweet Jay, almost eight years old, standing in front of the place I was baptized. It felt special to show him this place.

Thanks for the treasure-photo, Em! I won't have to work so hard on Easter--I've already got a good one.