baptism

Wow, what handsome guys! This was taken yesterday, before W's baptism. Jared performed it, and all the family contributed something- music, or a talk, or praying. It was great to see W choose this, understanding what it means: making a promise to God to follow His commandments. The sun was out, but a cool breeze kept the day perfect for an outside picnic after. I was so grateful to have all the family there! My mom brought up a salad and her famous brownies, and my sister Melissa brought some delicious grapes and a vegetable tray. I made up a meat and cheese platter, Jared made rolls for sandwiches, and some chocolate chip cookies. I love being close to family, and having an excuse to invite them all over! LOL, we have 5 babies due this year in Jared's family, starting in August and going through December. So we had all sorts of lovely pregnant info to exchange!

And since all of Jared's brothers and sisters were there, we talked John into taking a Gailey family photo. Don't know when we'll all be together again; with six kids (5 w/spouses), and 5 grandchildren (10 by the end of 2006), it may be a year or two!

Today, everybody but me headed down to Nate and Caitlin's for church, and lunch afterwards. I had to stay and attend our church here- I was in charge of the women's meeting, and had nobody to pass it off to! But, that meant I visited w/family this morning before they left, then had a lovely, quiet afternoon by myself- which is the perfect Mother's Day present right now!

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