Baptism

This past weekend David's younger brother and two sisters were baptized and we were able to take the boys to the celebration. About a week before I gave the boys a heads up because we were going to have to leave a birthday party early to go and I wanted them to be prepared. Of course at that time I had to explain what a baptism was. After hearing that the preacher dunks the person under water, Mason responded with "Well, I'm never doing that!" I told him I hoped someday Jesus would change his mind. So during the baptism celebration there were 30ish people getting baptized and the boys did great. They sat on our laps and really took everything in. At our church the water is on ground level and all family and friends are invited to stand around it during their loved ones baptism. So the boys also got an up close and personal look at three children "going under". Towards the end of the service I whispered to Mason that when Jesus does change his heart and it is his time to be baptized then Uncle Stan could come do it. His response... "Can I wear my goggles?" Guess that's what seems important when you're five!

A moment at the beach

Last weekend we took a very short, highly anticipated trip to the beach. Two nights is NOT enough time for the beach (David would probably disagree because he fried in the one day in the sun), but better than nothing! This is such a wonderful time for the beach because the weather is perfect and the crowd is low. We spent the day Saturday enjoying playing mostly on the beach. Daddy and the boys found a "gully" full of crabs so they caught them and put them back in the ocean. Such fun for five year old boys!! Mason's highlight was making a football field in the sand and playing ball day and night. Nathan's activity of choice was badmitton. I had taken a bag full of games that could be entertainment and he was digging thru looking for the perfect one, picked one up and said, "no I need something a little more challenging"!! Cracked me up!! So badmitton it was. Maybe tennis will be his sport (it sure isn't anything else). We enjoyed our visit with Nanny and Buddy and a brief time with Gigi and Pop. Gigi and Pop were able to spend this weekend at our house on their way back to Knoxville. They stayed with the boys while David and I went to the Bama game. The boys always enjoy their time with them.