Autumn's Dedication

Jim and I had Autumn Dedicated today. Infant Dedication is a ceremony where Jim and I make a commitment before the Lord to submit Autumn to God's will and to raise her according to His Word. It's based on scripture found in 1 Samuel 1:11, 26-28. Once Autumn is old enough to make the decision to accept Jesus as her Lord and Saviour she will be baptized as a believer.

As luck would have it, she got hungry right before we got to the part of the service where the dedication was. I tried to get the bottle in her as soon as I could but she wasn't satisfied with the few sips she got so I had to take her up with the bottle in her mouth! Pastor Jim said it was the first time he walked around the church and introduced a baby to the congregation with a bottle in the mouth. But that's Autumn - I think she's going to be her own person!

Afterwards we went to Jim's parents' house and had a little celebration - complete with the Winnie The Pooh cake that was left over from my baby shower! My Mom wanted it out of the freezer and it seemed like a perfect time to eat it! Mmmm!

Abbi's Baptism

Abbigayle was baptized at the Catholic Church on Lehigh University's campus. Abbi was so good - even when getting the water dumped on her head! I'm so glad that we could be there for the celebration!

Christmas - Part 2

We are so glad the weather cooperated and everybody was healthy so we could finally all get together! With Jess and I having babies so close together, it was hard to make the long trip to visit each other. After 3 months, we finally get to meet Abbigayle! It was so nice to see Jess and Scott again, too! We enjoyed giving our gifts - a lot of baby-related presents this year! At one point we put Abbi and Autumn in the chair together and grabbed hands - very cute!

Christmas - Part 1

We enjoyed some time celebrating with at Jim's parents, Nana and Pop, and Grandpa. Lori and Steve celebrated thier first Christmas together as a married couple.