Baby Dedication X3!

Yesterday, three out of our four summer babies were dedicated (the three that go to my church in Long Beach). We were so excited to celebrate this happy occasion with family. Every one's in-laws came to town (Sarah's, Mary's and mine - because Ian's sister's baby was one of the babies) and my parents of course came to the service. It was so special!

Levi was up first - here is our Pastor of Life Groups about to pray for him (sorry for the terrible quality - our church has awful lighting and I'm, um, not a good photographer). Levi was his awesome, smiley self though, despite some last minute spit up.

Next up was Abbie, Mary and Mike's little girl. Her other grandma made this amazing pink dress that she looked SO cute in. Our Associate Pastor is praying for her in this photo - she grabbed his face the whole time.

Then came baby Rowan, Heather and Rob's son - he was cool as a cucumber, as his awesome orange tie indicated. He just listened and took in the whole scene (Abbie actually babbled the whole way through his prayer, which our Senior Pastor led, but you could still catch most of it).

After the service, my father-in-law took a turn holding Rowan. They are so enjoying being grandparents, despite his face in this photo - he never smiles for photos. =)

Then, we were finally able to capture a family photo that wasn't at a wedding and included Rowan! He is actually starting to cry, which is why we're laughing. But it looks like he's laughing, so it is perfect!

It was a great weekend, celebrating the truly wonderful gift of children. May they all know the Lord at an early age and be his their whole lives.