A Great Weekend!

This past weekend was such a great one for us! First of all, my parents and my sister and her husband came down to visit for the long weekend! It was so great to have all of us together! We ate great food, played fun games, went on boat rides, loved all over Isaiah, and just plain enjoyed each other!

Our church just so happened to be having a baby dedication at church the Sunday they were here so we decided to have Isaiah dedicated. We have been wanting to do it ever since he was born but we wanted to do it in a church we were involved in and where we knew we were loved. The church we attended in Indiana was a great church but just so big plus it wasn't very long before we moved. We were so glad that my family could be there and part of Eric's family too. It's difficult for everyone to travel so it wasn't possible for everyone to be there. We truly missed Eric's dad and Kathy, and Isaiah's Aunts, Uncles, and cousins who could not attend. Our pastor reminded us that the whole idea of dedicating your children came from Hannah in 1 Samuel. She made this vow in 1 Samuel 1:11 "Oh Lord of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be Yours for his entire lifetime." In verses 27 and 28 she says, "I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and He has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord and he will belong to the Lord his whole life." We have talked before about the responsibility God has given us with this precious son and we do not take it lightly. We fully understand that Isaiah belongs to Jesus but he has been given to us so we can raise him in a way that is pleasing to our Lord! Our prayer is that we will be good examples to him of what it means to follow Christ. Thank you, Jesus for this gift of life! We love him immensely and know that You love him even more than we'll ever be capable of! Here are some pictures we were able to capture from that morning.




Praying for us as parents and for our sweet boy!



We discovered a great way to contain children....throw them in the toy box!



My mom and sister had TOO much fun playing dress-up with Isaiah!






Isaiah's first wedgie! :)



Loving time with Auntie Jess and Uncle David!



Enjoying a red plum!



He was holding the phone up to his ear saying, "HI!" So cute!