Haleigh's Baptism

Haleigh's baptism took place last Saturday and was a wonderful experience. She was lucky enough to have her grandparents from Hurricane, UT here to take part. We are also grateful to have Boomp & Dell here who have become her adopted grandparents. Bishop Hagedorn conducted as he was recently called to be in the Bishopric of our ward. Gramma Dell gave the opening prayer, and Whitney conducted the music. Maddi gave the talk on Baptism and did a fantastic job. She gave a talk about the Three Bears - the 3 bears of baptism. Bear the name of Christ, Bear your testimony, and Bear one anothers burdens. It was very good and there wasn't a dry eye in the house by the time it was all done. Haleigh was baptized by her Dad, who almost wiped out going down into the font. Luckily he caught himself before he went head first. Grandpa Campbell then gave a talk on the Holy Ghost and then Haleigh was confirmed by her Dad also. There were lots of friends and family there and we are grateful for all those who came to show their support of Haleigh's decision to be baptized. Grandma Campbell gave the closing prayer and then we took some of these pictures. Afterward we went over to Rick & Robins for tacos and had fun visiting with all of our family.

This was the whole group of us. In every one of the pics of all of us, Robin was hidden. Sorry Robin.

This is Haleigh with her grandparents. Bro. & Sis. Hagedorn who have so graciously stepped in as grandparents to our kids since their other grandparents live so far away. Haleigh was so excited to have Grandma and Grandpa come for her special day.

Haleigh with her BFF Amanda. It's so neat to see the two of them share these special occasions.

Haleigh with her brother and sisters. Hardly seems possible that she is the last in our family to be baptized.

Who's taller? You be the judge. Ronnie insists that he is taller but I'm not sure. Comment your answers and we'll post the results later.

This was Sunday morning before church. She looked beautiful all dressed in white. Her dad's not half bad either.

Did they have to go there!!

Classic Maddi

Well the party was a huge success. Everyone had a great time. I'll post more about that when I get some pictures from the photographer. Today's post is just classic Maddi! Ok, so last night during dinner the conversation drifted to a discussion about which would be better to die in- a plane crash or a car crash. Haleigh stated that she would never want fly on a plane and when asked she said because she didn't want to die! That's how it all started. Ronnie then quoted statistics about how more people die in car accidents than in plane crashes. Whitney put in her two cents about how atleast in a car crash you wouldn't know it it coming, blah, blah, blah. Ronnie then started to relay a story about how as a child he and his mom (Grandma Campbell) were in an accident. He said "I'll never forget it....we were in North Las Vegas right in front of the "Wienerschnitzel"... Now mind you our kids have mostly been raised here in Oklahoma and have never had the privelege of partaking of the classic Wienerschnitzel-

Haleigh then asked "What's that"?

Maddi just as serious as could be says - "Is that like a Port-a-Potty?"

It was all over after that. I had to excuse myself from the table.

Luau Invitation

Well Whitney's Sweet Sixteen B-day party is only 2 weeks away and I still don't have a menu put together. Ideas? Our front room is turning into a tropical... i don't know what. I've got tiki torches and tropical flowers everywhere. We cut out five 6ft. tall surf boards that still need a coat or two of paint. I've got center pieces still left to put together and hula hoops and silk leis everywhere. Where can I buy bamboo for a limbo stick? I'd really like to find some polynesian dancers to perform. It's starting to look a little like an island here. Here's the invitation we had printed she's also got it posted on her facebook. It's gonna be fun...just hope people come after all this work...and EXPENSE! Waiting for comments with recipes or luau ideas. More later.

08/08/08 Haleigh Turns 8!!!

Little Haleigh Bop turns 8 years old today. It hardly seems possible.

Eight Things about Haleigh at 8 on 08/08/08:

1) Her Dad's favorite quote about her... "That girl's CRAZY!" Haleigh is a special spirit who loves to make us laugh. She's quite a ham...hmmm wonder where she gets that? Ronnie!

2) She loves to sing and dance! She can sing every Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers song and make up a dance while doing it.

3) She's very quick and witty. She's known to let the zingers fly during dinner. Her brother and sisters have nothing on her.

4) Her best friend's name is Amanda!

5) Amanda taught her to love frozen fish sticks....still frozen! Ugh!

6) She'll be starting 2nd grade in just a few days - August 13.

7) She's very affectionate - and loves to give hugs.

8) We love her very much and couldn't live without her! We are so thankful to have her in our lives.

Campbell Family Quick Update

Ok to get us off to a good start, I guess I'd better give a quick update on everyone. In a nut shell-

Ron - As of Monday he is officially a SENIOR! Yea! He has a 3 week externship starting next week at the Indian Hospital in Claremore and then has a couple weeks off. He goes back to school in Oklahoma City the last week in August. It will be nice to have him home everynight until then. With gas prices as they are...he hasn't been able to drive back and forth as much as he had in the past. He spent a lot more time at his apartment in OKC this last year. The count down has begun...only 8 more months of Dental School! We can't wait.

Sherry- I'm working hard at the shop. It takes a lot of work and time. I'd like to be able to hire someone...but the thought of another expense is frightening. Business is growing leaps and bounds. It's too much for one person to handle now. Juggling has become my expertise. Ron and I are still in Primary! We've been there for like 4 years now. We've been in Primary longer than it's taken Ron to get thru dental school. We teach Haleigh's class now as CTR 8's. We taught them 3 years ago as CTR 5's. It's our second time around with them and we've truly grown to love them all. As much as we'd like a break from Primary...they'd be very hard to leave.

Whitney- Just returned from E.F.Y. and had an "amazing" time. She made lots of new friends and misses it a lot. This was her 2nd year to go to E.F.Y. Lawrence, KS. While she was gone, the kids and I got the bright idea to redo her room. We painted and moved things around and she had a great surprise when so got home. Girls camp is her next big adventure with band starting the same day as the last day of camp. This year she will be a YCL at camp. She plays the bass clarinet and is very good. Marching Band here in Owasso is not taken lightly. They don't mess around! She told me to add that she is aspiring to become a professional musician.

Maddi- Maddison just entered into Young Women's a couple of weeks ago and loves being a Beehive. She will also be going to girls camp as a first year. She'll have Whitney and her cousin Natalee to show he the ropes. This year they will have a new campsite complete with cabins. Hardly seems like camping to me. She is looking forward to starting 6th grade at the Sixth Grade Center in the fall. It will be a big adjustment from elementary school. She will be starting band too.

Riley- Riley will be in 5th grade and the big man on campus. He enjoys cub scouts where he is a Webelo, and just about anything where he gets to be with other boys. His sisters can be a bit demanding at times. It's hard be the little brother and only boy. He's looking forward to Dad being done with school.


Haleigh- will turn 8 in August and is looking forward to her baptism. She's already picked out a new white dress and can't wait to turn 8. Hardly seems possibly that our baby is about to be the last one to be baptized. She is looking forward to grandma and grandpa visiting. She will be baptized Labor Day weekend in case anyone else is in the neighborhood.

Finally gave in...

Ok, so I finally gave in. We now have our family blog. After reading the blogs of many of our family and friends for quite some time now... I've finally decided to become a part of the blogging world. Since life is so crazy for us right now, this blog will either be very scarce...or hopefully it will be a great way to keep everyone up to date as to just how crazy we really are. Hope you enjoy...