Dedication Sunday

There are some things in life where you can't seem to find words to express your heart. I felt that way after Quincy was born. I kept putting off writing a blog because it was not possible for me to find the words to convey my feelings. When I married John, it was the same thing. But, I didn't have a blog then:) And no one wants to hear that mushy guschy stuff anyway (still more on that later). On Sunday, we had Quincy "dedicated" at church. In the Baptist church we don't do infant baptism, so the dedication is our way of recognizing a new life in our church. It was a special day for me yesterday, but as I look back at the pictures of the entire day, it became more special. I really don't know how to explain it except for that parts of the day felt like a dream and I didn't fully appreciate the of the day until I had a bit of time for it to sink in. I think I knew it was important, but until I had time for it to sink in, I did not appreciate all that it would mean.

It was a beautiful day in the afternoon. All of our family and friends had gone home. We tried to get Quincy to take a nap--he was very very tired. No luck. We were exhausted and were just like, "come on, kid....just 30 minutes". Nope. John and I were in the bed because we were really hoping for a serious nap, and in my opinion, a serious nap requires a seriously good pillow and soft sheets. Some people say a nap is like 10-20 minutes in the recliner. I'm not sure who gets to define nap, but in my opinion, a nap is best carried out in pj's, in bed, in time frames of hours, preferably 2 or more. So, that is what we were hoping for. Like many times before, Q had a different idea. After fighting sleep we decided to put him into bed with us, hoping that he would sleep there. We've only done this one time before. So, we have him in the middle and are hoping for some shut eye. No way. He was making us both laugh though. He was still, on his back, glancing from mom to dad. Not sure what he was doing in the big bed, but it wasn't going to be sleep. He was quiet for a few minutes (out of respect for us, I think) and then found out that it was really fun to grab and pull our noses. So, we gave up on the nap.

I wanted to be in the bed asleep, and if not here, then outside. We went to Pinnacle Mountain and just took a few hours to sort of catch our breath and enjoy one another. So, these pictures of of the dedication Sunday at church and then our family time afterwards. Here are the pictures. I must insert here that I am so very thankful to God for giving me John and Quincy. Today John and I celebrate our two year wedding anniversary. A year ago on this day we found out that we were having a baby boy. Two years ago, we committed our lives to each other. I can't believe where we've been in that two years and could not have imagined God blessing me so much. Thank you God for being a God of grace and love.




















Thanks to both grandmothers, Todd & Kim, Heather, Shannon & Rory for coming!