Blessed

As promised I am back to conclude Tyler's birthday weekend extravaganza! While we celebrated his birthday on Saturday the 4Th, that Sunday brought another significant milestone for our sweet baby boy and family as we had him Baptised in our church. Certainly it made for a HUGE weekend but it also made the most sense to celebrate both events in the same weekend for our out of town family & gosh were we blessed to be surrounded by such support and love.

For months we had been debating about the timing of the Baptism and then later about all the smaller details. What dishes to serve at the lunch following the service? Should we dress Tyler in a traditional Baptismal infant suit or something.....else? Would it be possible to blend aspects of his Taiwanese heritage into this ceremony? In the end we found an Asian inspired celebratory suit in white that we felt honored both his heritage and the blessing we had done for him during our travels in Taiwan, which was important to us. It just felt right. We also decided & with some degree of nervousness to serve Chinese food prepared by Scott & I for the luncheon afterwards. This was a first for us and it turned out great! Or so we were told. :)

And how about our 2 best blessings? Miss L, upon learning of our desire to outfit Tyler in Mandarin clothing requested a Mandarin inspired dress for herself as a way to honor and celebrate her baby brother! One of those BIG moments I described in For the LOVE of Lauren post and a very proud moment for both Scott and I. And Mr. T? Well, some kiddos have a hard time with this type of event....scratchy, unfamiliar clothing......loads of photographing.....lots of hugs and attention.......water and oil dripped onto forehead......but our social butterfly adored each and every moment and even made it hard for Mama to keep a straight face during several of the more serious aspects of the service. :) The irrepressible Tyler Pei-En!

Please enjoy all the pictures. Again far too many to share them all and probably far too many for one post! Maybe my next post can mostly be text! LOL

Our darling boy. One of the keepsakes we selected for Tyler was a bib with cross to wear with his special suit.

Always always in my heart............my two beautiful blessings. This photo makes me weepy. :)

Our happy family together forever.

Most babies cringe or try to avoid the water.....Tyler practically lunged backwards into the basin & had lots to say! Can you see me trying to suppress my grin.....unsuccessfully?? ;) Well, just look at all that hair......you would giggle too!

Cousins make the world a brighter place. Tyler, Alex, Allison, Lauren & Alyssa.

Tyler with his Godparents: Papa Mike & Aunt Beth. What a lucky boy!

Sharing a giggle with cousin Alyssa after the Baptismal Service.......all smiles!

And last but not least.......my 2 fellas sharing a moment! Even the weather cooperated for this sweet day!