The Baptism

Saturday night was a very special time for our little family. Our 3 kiddos got baptized. Now, most intelligent people do this kind of thing to their children when they are infants. And now I know why. It's pretty tricky to baptise a 7, 4 and 22 month old at the same time.

About 5 minutes before the service, Brennan told Abby that being baptized would hurt. She didn't take that very well. Unfortunately I didn't have time to undo the damage. After a brief homily, we brought the children to the baptism station. Here my parenting was put on display for all to see as my 2 older kids began acting like... kids. Lets just say they had a hard time standing still for 5 minutes! Ted was holding Henry. He REALLY wanted to get down and made that known the whole time. So, we were forced to parent as we desperately tried to engage with the liturgy. This was quite difficult.

Then things changed a bit. It was time for the main event. The baptism. Fr. Kenny called the kids over and they actually stood there... still, by the water. It was nothing short of a miracle. Henry got sprinkled first. Brennan thought it was so funny and started giggling. Then Abby started laughing. Fr. Kenny then sealed the three giggling kids with the oil. It was a beautiful, priceless moment.



So, I'm sure lots of folks have questions about why we chose to baptise our "babies." It's a little different then what we grew up believing. Well, I'll give you the short and sweet answer. We believe faith is a journey and it begins the day we're born. Ted and I have chosen to take very seriously our responsibility and desire to lead our children into faith in Christ. During the baptism we made this commitment along with everyone around us at St. Johns.



Thanks to Fr. Kenny for your patience. You were really tested with this one and you did great! :) Thanks to our photographer and unofficial Godmother, Jen, for taking these shots. :) And thanks to Glenn McClure for standing with us while we figure this whole thing out. :) We love you guys.