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June 19, 2007
My Sweet Boy (Now with Pictures!!)
I'm back from the baptism road trip. Not really any good stories to tell. Post ceremony, Dave and I had the following text exchange (he didn't attend).
Sally: All done. Holy baby.
Dave: And no unusual weather phenomena?
Sally: Not so far. But Jesus gave me bunny ears.
Sally: Picture of sacred rabbit ears forthcoming.
(And it will be, as soon as my brother sends me the picture.) I should perhaps explain that Dave suggested, based on Kieran's being my brother's child, that I check him for the Sign of the Beast in case the holy water turned out to not agree with him. Also that my sister-in-law pointed out that I was about to have bunny ears in a photo in front of a statue. I moved and she moved so the problem went away. But when my brother heard about it, I was required to take Kieran back up to the front of the church and pose for the bunny ear picture.
I know the above makes us sound like a bunch of godless heathens, but we're really only a little godless. And my sister-in-law is not at all godless. She's a really wonderful person. It's the rest of us who are horrible. We think the trappings of religion are kind of silly, but not the emotional depths from which faith springs. I mean, the kid was baptized, and we all agreed to raise him in the faith (though I suspect definitions of that word may vary within the group).
On the other hand, the deacon (not sure of the correct term, he wasn't the priest) who performed the baptism was a very nice man, and the ceremony was really sweet. And afterwards we all went to Kieran's house for tortillas and eggs. (His godmother, who drove all the way from San Diego for the baptism, made us breakfast. It was scrumptious. Generous woman.)
Of course, you're really all here for the pictures. I know. And do I have some pictures for you. Presenting, My Boy:
Hatted
The above is the only one from Sunday. I took all the others yesterday, when I hung out with him and Mom all day.
Mmmm... Frog...
Kieran and Grandma
His t-shirt reads, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
Discovering Grass
Laughing Boy
Upside Down Boy
I have another set I'll upload tomorrow. I've got to get some work done tonight because I have a meeting tomorrow morning and I promised to have a timeline done for my fellow instructor. I did not do it this last week. Too busy weeding and planting and mulching and traveling. So now I must pay for my sins and put together the timeline.
But tomorrow, I promise. More pictures. I call them The Sock Series.
Posted by sally at June 19, 2007 07:18 PM
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