Sawyer's Baptism

Sawyer got baptized on Saturday by my Uncle Gary. This was very special since he has baptized myself, my brother, Audrey, my cousins and their children. It is a family tradition. It was a beautiful day to have Sawyer baptized outside on my mom and dad's lake. A lot of our family members and friends were able to come and for that we are very grateful. Uncle Ryan made it in from Mexico. My cousins Matt and Caryn from Traverse. Ben's parents and my aunt and uncle from St. Joe. And the longest distance traveler award goes to Megan, all the way from Denver. We had a large crowd with a lot of locals too!! Thanks to everyone who came and made the day so special.

In the first picture you can see that we did make Sawyer wear the traditional christening gown that everyone in my family has worn. It was a little strange because he's a big boy! Audrey also wore that dress at 7 months and they look like twins. I almost put up a comparison picture but that would be too scary.

In the second picture you can see my Uncle Gary baptizing Sawyer. The third is Sawyer with the Godparents, Aunt Brandy and Uncle Brad. I'm not sure why Audrey is making a monster face in the picture. Not really appropriate for a baptism but I didn't realize it until after I posted the picture. She sure is entertaining. The last picture is everyone in the family that my Uncle Gary has baptized, it's becoming quite a crew!

Not pictured due to time and space are the pictures of all the girls running down my mom's hill and doing diving into the kiddy pool. They had a great time and it was a lot of fun to watch them. The dads are thinking that when they get a little bigger that it would be the perfect hill for a slip and slide. I can picture them all sliding down right now!

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