James has had a relationship with Christ since he was a child, but this day was still very special for him, as he had never before been baptized by immersion. Growing up in the Methodist denomination, James' relationship with Christ was nurtured and fostered as he learned to serve others as Christ would. Through UM Army and Young Life, James walked with Christ from an early age. However, when we decided to start attending a Baptist church, he decided to get baptized so he could become a member and lead Sadie by example of Believer's baptism when she is old enough to accept Christ on her own.
Making the day extra special, my Dad came to UBC for the day to perform the baptism himself. How cool that my Dad not only was able to baptize me as a little girl, but then later baptize my husband. Mommies all over would swoon at the thought of this cool experience for their little girls! Anyway, James and Dad did great!
Making it special for James, Jerry and Susan came to support him and see him get "dunked." We were so proud and, although we would have loved for Sadie to watch, we figured seeing Granddaddy and Daddy up in the baptismal may have been too much to take and prompted loud shouts upward of "LOOOK! GRANDDADDY! HIIIII DADDY!" So we had her join us afterward to celebrate. Uncle Austin and Great Granny also joined in the fun and came to see James.
We couldn't help but take a few celebratory pictures before leaving the church. Everyone looked so nice!
We headed to Angelo's Italian Restaurant for lunch, and enjoyed noodles, salad, and a buffet of desserts. Nothing like celebrating with a little food! Sadie was happy everyone was together and we enjoyed visiting and celebrating with James on his special day.
The day also happened to coincide with Paw Paw's 84th birthday, so we decided to go by to visit them while in the area. The guys (plus Sadie) enjoyed going in the backyard to take a look at Paw Paw's many plants and trees, while I stayed inside finding hilarious pictures from years gone by and enjoyed showing many to Austin - being a good sister by pointing out how silly he looked. OK, how silly we both looked. I'm pretty sure one picture was of us sitting on the greenbelt selling our "treasures" or junk to others, for a small profit. Dad had even made us signs and business cards I'm sure - always encouraging the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Sadie probably most enjoyed helping Paw Paw blow out his candles and sitting with Great at the table for some cake. She then hopped up in Mimi's chair with her and enjoyed cozying up to her. Mimi always loves Sadie's presence, and although Alzheimer's has robbed her of much of her health, Sadie seems to be one of the only people who can ALWAYS lift her mood and bring her into the present moment with a smile on her face. What a fun day with family to celebrate Daddy's baptism and Paw Paw's birthday.
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