Jackson's Baptism

What a fun day.  The whole family drove up to Midland this past Sunday for Jackson's baptism.  The sweet little guy was a trooper - didn't even make a peep as the minister sprinkled water on him.  He was even awake for that part! 

Not to overlook the sacrament, but the part of the service that we were most captivated by was the children's time.  I'd told Mason beforehand that the kids would be called up to the altar to talk for a minute, and that he could go up with the other kids if he wanted to.  Well of course he did - and so did Julia and Mya.  So all three went up and listened to a little lesson on serving.  The grown-ups back in the pews probably spent most of this time praying, "Please God, don't let my kid do something crazy."    

We escaped without incident, but then Mason proceeded to escape with the other kids down to Sunday school.  I followed after him, intending to bring him back with me. But when I found him sitting with all the other kids, looking perfectly content, I decided to just let him be.  I gave him a little wave and returned to the pew without him.  Mya spent the rest of the service crying every once in a while about wanting to go with Mason.  When we retrieved him after the service, we asked him what he'd learned.  Of course he wouldn't tell us anything other then he'd been given the job of candle lighter.  I just hope he didn't sign up to do it in church next week!

I know I've totally digressed from the point of this post, but the events from church gave me all kinds of warm and fuzzy feelings.  I've been so worried about the effects on Mason when we transfer him to our public school for third grade, when Mya will start Kindergarten there as well.  But watching him run off with kids he'd never met has tempered those fears a little.  And knowing that Mya will want to go to the new school too, probably just because Mason is, made me feel better about moving her away from her daycare. 

After the church activities had wrapped up, we headed back to the Burr's house where all the grown ups took turns holding Jackson and the kids were entertained by the unmarrieds.  Before we left, we let the kids get their chance to hold baby Jackson and took a few pictures.  They remind me so much of the pictures from when Julia was a baby, and from her baptism (http://mattensfamily.blogspot.com/2011/05/julias-baptism.html).  How quickly they grow.