Soccer signing day

Yesterday Declan and I went to Austin's soccer signing day. He's going to play soccer at St Martin's in the fall! I can't believe he's really graduating from high school and heading off to college. It will be 18 years ago in the fall that I first baby sat Austin and Taylor and began a life long friendship with their family. 

Austin and Declan 

Mike, Austin and Gina 

Declan, Austin and me 

Austin signing the papers! 

Super Bowl!

Declan, Brad and I made "Beast Cakes" on Saturday to get ready for the Super Bowl.

Putting blue food coloring in the cupcake mix

Stirring the cupcake mix

Sunday morning we got Declan in his Seahawks gear to head out to church. After the service Tor took a 12th man photo!

After church Declan helped us get the table ready with our treats for our friends to come over. The Grospe's, Linns, Missy and Christiane came over for the game! 

Declan by his beast cakes with an "S" out of skittles! 

Touchdown!

Snuggling with Sam 

Avery, Andria and Sage eating Super Bowl snacks 

Avery and Andria forced me to wrestle with them 

The girls forced me to wrestle with them. I was not the instigator. 

Sage, Avery and Andria 

Sandi and Travis 

Sam, Sage and Jason 

Andria petting RJ 

Sage wearing Brad's hat 

Sandi, Christiane, Avery and Missy 

Avery and Missy 

Andria tickling Missy's toes! 

Declan's Baptism

Declan was baptized today at our church, Bothell First Lutheran. It was a lovely service. His Nana Hamilton, Grammy and Pop Ogden, Uncle Scott, Aunt Kristine, cousin Elias, Aunt Amanda, Uncle Matt, cousin Ava, and our friends Carolyn and Eldon all came to church with us. Richard Edmonds planned a lovely solo song for him called Grow In Grace. Then Pastor Tor Berg had Brad, Declan and I come up with his Godparents Amanda and Matt (Ava came too). Declan sat in my arms and smiled and smiled at Tor! He just stared at him. We promised to help him grow in Christ and support his Christian life. Then Tor explained what baptism is, and put water from the baptismal font all over his head. Then his baptism candle was lit. We're supposed to light it again every year on his anniversary to remind him of his baptism. Tor then carried him down the aisle for the whole church to welcome him. It was really great. After the service we came home and had french toast casserole, quiche, blueberry muffins and fruit. Everyone visited all afternoon and laughed! Miss Ava kept us all very entertained. When she left at the end of the day, she gave Elias a big kiss and then said "who is that guy?" It was hilarious. We were able to talk with his other Godmother, Aunt Whitney in the morning before the service. Then we talked with his Uncle Grant, Aunt Melissa, Thomas, William and Elizabeth at the end of the day.

Tor reading about baptism

The baptism 

Baptism candle

Smiling at Pastor

Declan's godfather Matt, Miss Ava, Uncle Scott and Pop

Daddy and Declan 

Carolyn, Eldon and Declan 

Nana, Daddy and Declan 

Elias and Amanda 

Miss Ava and Declan 

 Here are some photos of Amanda and I trying to get three littles to look at the camera at the same time:

We finally get all three faces up and I'm looking away! 

Now trying to get three oldies and a little one to look at the camera... 

Declan and his grandparents. 

Declan's 40 year old Aunt and Uncle! HAHAHA!

Declan with Uncle Scott, Auntie Kristine and Elias 

Declan with his Godparents, Matt and Amanda and his children's Bible.