MD's Dedication: Part 2

Well, I finally got around to pulling out some pics from Michael Dean's dedication. We were so extremely blessed to have ALL our family there (minus Uncle Bob...he's in Colorado, though, so we'll let it slide this time...love you!) plus a few extra special friends and other people who love MD almost as much as us. OK, that's impossible...but they love him a lot!

BTW, Countdown to Christmas: 7 days...and all my shopping's done. Yeah :)

Our happy family

The Icenhour clan. Look at all those striped kids!

The...well...Courtney's side of the family!

Pastor Roger and Sister Hazel (remember them?!)

MD's Godparents, Matt & Bethany

Our Little Man, MD's Dedication

This past Sunday, we had our sweet Michael Dean dedicated at Mimi and Papa's church in Concord. Their beautiful pastor, Pastor Roger, gave a wonderful service and handled MD like a champ. He reminded us all that our children aren't ours. What?! They're God's and He's simply lent them to us for a short time. What an awesome thing. It's so heartwarming to look at MD and see a little, gift-wrapped present from God.

Thank you so much God for Michael Dean. Our world has changed 100% and we are so grateful.

I found a really great quote from, strangely enough, Susan Sarandan. "Children reinvent your world for you." Oh how true.

Oh, and I couldn't get over how much MD looked not like a 5-month old baby, but a little boy in this pic. I'll post more from the day, later. Oh, how time is so short right now...

MD Updates

Well, my camera's definitely been clicking but I haven't been posting. So, here's some of the latest.

Hey, and Happy Early Christmas to everyone! It's nice to not be sick this year (everyone, please knock on some wood!) and to actually be able to join in the festivities. I even decorated our tree this year.

He loves this thing! (And, so does mommy. He's about to outgrow the bouncy seat so I needed something else to babysit him during dishes and laundry.)

Pic says it all.

The boy loves to look at himself. Hmmm.

Mommy and daddy are teaching him well.