Colton's Baptism

We hope everyone had a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend. We spent ours up in Detroit and had Colton Baptized on Sunday. It was a whirlwind weekend but we had a great time.

We left early Friday morning and Clara blessed us with her first occasion of throwing up, times three, in the car on the drive up. We nearly turned around and went back home, but after debating ended up continuing on and she was fine. Who knows? Car sick for the first time, excited because she didn't know where we were going just that it was "something special", a little stomach bug? Whatever it was, she was a trooper and we all survived!

Colton was Baptized on Sunday by Deacon Eric Sorenson at St. Clement Church. It was a nice little ceremony. Colton's Godmother is my cousin Michelle and his Godfather is our good friend Dave Roos. Dave couldn't be there because of some family obligations, so my dad stood in as his proxy. Colton wore the baptismal gown that my grandmother wore 82 years ago! All of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other family members who have been baptized have all worn it. It has some stains and is wearing thin, but what a great family heirloom and tradition!

My animal-loving-sister is fostering a week old kitten. Clara was so thrilled to snuggle with this little kitty and she even got to help feed it.

Clara was so excited to see and play with her cousins at Colton's Baptism party. Papa fired up the sprinklers in the backyard and some of the cousins had fun playing in the "rain!" It's so fun for me to watch all the cousins play. The 15 cousins on my mom's side of the family were quite close growing up. I have so many fond memories of holidays and parties with all of them. It's so great to see our kids having the chance to make the same memories.

My sister has quite a knack for snapping the camera a exactly the right moment. Here are a couple of great ones that scream "Daddy Loves Me".



Be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom of the blog for some more good pics from this weekend.

Now that we're back in Kentucky we're spending a lot of time indoors because it's too darn hot outside. I did go out to water the flowers and garden and I'm geekily pleased to report we have cucumbers and tomatoes! Our little vegetable garden has taken off and I'm so pleased!

Happy July! Until next time, xoxoxox