Behind the scenes at Jacob's baptism
Today a gigantic package arrived from UPS just as I had put Jacob down for his nap and GOOD LORD if that man didn't use his magical UPS powers to ring the doorbell extra-loud. Clearly I need a sign for the front door:
Dear unannounced visitor/delivery person/Jehovah's Witness:
Please rob us or whatever.
Just be quiet about it because my children are finally asleep.
The UPS package was from my mom, and my hatred for her and her ability to make loud noises in my house when she is three states away completely vanished when I found in the package a CD of pictures from our time at home. From that collection, here are more pictures of Jacob's baptism, complemented by the disarming beauty of some Dada took with his new digital SLR, to complete the scene for the little record we have going on here.
On the way to the church, Jacob fell asleep in his car seat like a good little baptizee. He is sitting behind the bench there while his big brother cheeses it up for the camera. From left: my cousin and goddaughter, Lucy; me and the ham; Isaac's cousins Sarah and Emily; Isaac's Aunt (and godmother) Robin.
A great picture of my Aunt Cindy (my dad's sister, also my godmother) and Lucy. I should maybe email them this one.
Isaac hi-fives his great-aunt Cindy as the whole Gage family (Lucy, her brother Ross, and her dad Billy) looks on:
Pastor Fiene and I discuss the gameplan:
Aunt Jean and the Isaac. Man, does that kid ever have some hot aunts.
An outtake from the group photo after baptism, as Jake starts to lose it. "Gimme that nap NOW!" he so calmly suggests:
The time/date stamp is wrong, but boy does this person's camera take great pictures.
Pastor demonstrates his time-honored "Pastor Dip" to quell the Jacob-fuss
Back at Meemaw and Papaw's house, our family, who traveled all the way from Missouri to see us (and to see my brother get married), literally showered Jacob with presents. With Isaac down for his nap, Dada, Jacob, and I had a fun and laid-back time opening them. Most amusingly, Jake was really good at helping:
Thank you so much to everyone who came to church with us for Jacob's special day! Thank you also to those who got him such nice gifts. You will be getting a more official thank-you in the mail soon. And a very, very special thank-you goes out to Jacob's new godparents, Uncle Chris and Aunt Jean!
Please rob us or whatever.
Just be quiet about it because my children are finally asleep.
The UPS package was from my mom, and my hatred for her and her ability to make loud noises in my house when she is three states away completely vanished when I found in the package a CD of pictures from our time at home. From that collection, here are more pictures of Jacob's baptism, complemented by the disarming beauty of some Dada took with his new digital SLR, to complete the scene for the little record we have going on here.
On the way to the church, Jacob fell asleep in his car seat like a good little baptizee. He is sitting behind the bench there while his big brother cheeses it up for the camera. From left: my cousin and goddaughter, Lucy; me and the ham; Isaac's cousins Sarah and Emily; Isaac's Aunt (and godmother) Robin.
A great picture of my Aunt Cindy (my dad's sister, also my godmother) and Lucy. I should maybe email them this one.
Isaac hi-fives his great-aunt Cindy as the whole Gage family (Lucy, her brother Ross, and her dad Billy) looks on:
Pastor Fiene and I discuss the gameplan:
Aunt Jean and the Isaac. Man, does that kid ever have some hot aunts.
An outtake from the group photo after baptism, as Jake starts to lose it. "Gimme that nap NOW!" he so calmly suggests:
The time/date stamp is wrong, but boy does this person's camera take great pictures.
Pastor demonstrates his time-honored "Pastor Dip" to quell the Jacob-fuss
Back at Meemaw and Papaw's house, our family, who traveled all the way from Missouri to see us (and to see my brother get married), literally showered Jacob with presents. With Isaac down for his nap, Dada, Jacob, and I had a fun and laid-back time opening them. Most amusingly, Jake was really good at helping:
Thank you so much to everyone who came to church with us for Jacob's special day! Thank you also to those who got him such nice gifts. You will be getting a more official thank-you in the mail soon. And a very, very special thank-you goes out to Jacob's new godparents, Uncle Chris and Aunt Jean!
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