Elle's Dedication

On January 19th we dedicated Elle to God. I feel as though we have done this informally many times before now, upon the news of our pregnancy and of course the day she arrived to us in full form to name a few. However it was wonderful to have a formal day of dedication. We feel extremely blessed to have so many good friends from our faith community. Standing before them all, as well as our family and committing to God's will as parents as well as confessing our blessing was one of the richest experiences of my life. Thank you all who made this day so special for us!

All the LIDE babies being dedicated

We were so glad to have both of our families there.

Some of our life group buddies, Jeff and Damany.

Clesi and Hallie with her son River.

And of course the newly engaged couple blessed us with their presence.

Charlie and Evie endured a long church program. Thank y'all!

Elle was awake for at least part of her dedication ;)

The families gathered at our place for a lovely Sunday lunch to celebrate.

Papa offering Elle some tea.

Our sweet neighbors Brand and Brittany joined us for the dedication and lunch.

Sam enjoying his lunch ;)

We were so glad the weather was nice, it made for a great picnic.