And still more summer! Haley and Elias's Dedication

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."                 Jeremiah 1:5

The ceremony approached perfection.  Pastor J (Haley's grandpa) so engagingly elaborated on the first chapter of Jeremiah, which God had laid on my heart as the perfect passage for the occasion.  He and his wife Vicki worked like crazy to make it all so beautiful.  (I only wish I had written this sooner so my memories were fresh.)  My sister and her good friend Kelly performed the most lovely song.  My mom, Vicki, Yiayia, my sister, and probably a bunch of other people put together a super-tasty mexican meal for a crowd complete with Tres Leche cake -- one of our favorites!  I say approached perfection because there were a few pretty funny mishaps:

1. The fact that Haley's parents are Elias's Godparents and we are Haley's Godparents could have contributed to the ceremony and made it even more precious.  Somehow, we ALL failed to mention that to Pastor J.
2. A little camera mixup means that we have no decent photos of the ceremony itself, beautiful as it was.
3. To add insult to injury on the photo front, we failed to get a single picture of Haley and Elias together.  I think we have taken a photo of them every single time they're been together, except when they were dedicated together. 

We did still get some adorable photos of the kiddos!

One of my all-time favorite photos of Zeke -- he's just all boy and all trouble!

Elias and Aunt Betty

Uncle Jon is always so much fun!  Here he actually managed to carry Grace, Greta, and Zeke all at once.  He begged me not to try and take a picture because he couldn't manage it another second.

During cleanup, Zeke let his balloon bouquet hit the vaulted ceiling a half dozen times.  He is so blessed to have many tall men who love him and were willing to go to great lengths to retrieve it. (Special thanks to Uncle Chris, Daddy, and Papa J for loaning them his crutch!)

Grace looking beautiful!