Baptism

This picture was taken after the reception...he was SO tired and enjoying "Uncle Polanco"!

The light that shines in all of our hearts....we can never let it go out!

Showing him off to congregation

Nate's CUTE cake

Us with the grandparents

Sweet face!

Nate's godparents

Us with the Deacons

Well, we finally had Nate baptized this past weekend. It was such a wonderful service, done by Domingo Vargas, Sr. (aka Dad, aka Pepo). His homily was so great and personal, from the heart, and we will remember his words for a long time. DJ and I are so lucky to have the family that we have. All of my immediate family came (except for Bryson), and all of DJ's immediate family was there as well. My uncles both came, we were just missing my Aunt CiCi. My Uncle Mike did a reading, and also was able to participate in some other things in the service. My sisters Jenni and Lori each got to do a reading as well. DJ's uncle Peter allowed us to have the reception at his house, and it was very nice. His uncle Johnny smoked the brisket for us, and even got up at 3 am to get it started!! Again, we are so very lucky to have such a wonderful family!

Brisket, sausage (from Lockhart!), beans, potato salad, and a delicious cake....YUMMY! We are so thankful for all of our friends and family sharing this beautiful day with us. Nate behaved wonderfully, of course. He is such a good baby! I do know that eventually his behavior will change, and he is definitely starting to have separation anxiety when someone other than mommy or daddy wants to hold him in a big crowd! But for as many people that he had around him he behaved very well!

So....thank you to all who came and celebrated Nate's special day with us. We love you all. And to those who couldn't make it, we love you too! The important thing is that Nate is now on a journey with the Lord, and we intend to be there with him every step of the way. Love to all!