Samuel's Baptism

Samuel was baptized on April 12. [My post about Beckett's baptism has a bit about why we baptize our children.]  It was one of my very favorite days of all time.  We had a lot of friends and family there to celebrate with us, and also Kolby preached that morning.  It was just a wonderful day. Here are a few pictures...

Samuel's godparents are our dear friends from church, Chip & Sherry. 

 Sealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own for ever. Amen!

We had a lunch reception after church and had more than 30 people at our house, and a LOT of young kids.  Thankfully the weather was absolutely beautiful so we ate outside.

I reused picture frames from Beckett's baptism reception, and as I was replacing the pictures I had to laugh--I think I could have just left in the other pictures and no one would have really noticed!

We catered Blue Mesa and it was divine.  And Kolby and I didn't have to do a thing, just enjoy the day.  I don't have many good pictures from the reception because I just enjoyed it instead, but here are a few snaps to at least help us remember what a crowd we have that love our children so well and help us point them to Christ.

Me and my boy.

Then Sadie moved in on him...

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We are so thankful for our sweet Samuel.  And what a privilege to raise him alongside such a supportive family and church family.  We pray that as he grows and learns about the God who loves him far beyond even our love for him, that he will stand firm in his identity as Christ's own and put his trust in Christ Jesus.

"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.  So now I give him to the Lord.  For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.”  1 Samuel 1:27