Baptism Weekend!

We had an eventful weekend in Birmingham this past weekend! Kathryn and I drove down on Saturday to help get everything ready for Elaine Mae's baptism and the dinner afterwards at Ivey and Tom's house. This post is full of pictures, and I will let the pictures mostly speak for themselves! 

 Elaine Mae is getting so big, and has learned how to "bootie scoot" around the house. It is hilarious to watch! She doesn't crawl on all fours, but sits mostly upright facing forward and pulls herself by her arms and  by moving her legs!

 On Saturday, in between playing with the kiddos outside and getting all set up for the dinner celebration, Ivey and I made this carrot cake! We were pretty impressed with how well it turned out! :)

 Saturday was a beautiful day, and we got to enjoy some time outside playing in the sandbox:

 And swinging...

 Sunday, we woke up to clouds and rain! But it did not spoil our fun! Even the rain was a reminder of how we long for God's cleansing of Elaine Mae's heart as she received the sign and seal of baptism! Getting ready...

 Thomas just taking it all in...

 All dressed up!

 Sweet family:

 Grandparents:

 Other grandparents:

 The gang (so sad that we were missing a few of the siblings!)

 Aunts:

 Granddaddy:

 Sisters:

 Chilling with Uncle NaNa:

 Nathan and Laura:

 Beautiful hymn we sang together before lunch:

 The table:

 The spread!

 Gathered for a hymn and prayer:

 Sweet baby girl! She was such a trooper!

 She didn't let her big dress stop her from investigating!

 Grammie:

 Aunt RuRu:

 Three generations of "Elaine:" Vivian Elaine, Ivey Elaine, Elaine Mae:

 All worn out after a big day!

We are so thankful for God's covenant promises that he will be the God of believers and their children. We pray that Elaine Mae will never know a day when she does not love and worship Jesus as her Savior!