D's Baptism

A family picture on the way to little D's baptism.

Eight is a special birthday where we are eligible for baptism into our church. All of our children have chosen to be baptized when they turned eight, and all occasions were special days. D's special day was no different, except that we live in paradise and got to spend the morning at the beach. Here are a few pictures from the baptism.

Just before the baptism

Hawaiian tradition is to give a lei on special occasions. D especially appreciated

that many of these leis were made of candy. SWEET!

Grammy Joan flew out to celebrate this special day with D.

A rare moment of bonding

Used, abused, beat up, stung.... and going back for more!

Don't ever get tired of this... (insert sigh of content)

Saturday morning we took Grammy Joan to Bellows AFS for a rockin' day of Boogie Boarding. We were seriously beat up by the ocean, but despite our nasal/brain salt water enemas, our pulled muscles, and repeated attempts by the ocean to toss us out, we had an amazing morning. Because the waves were so huge and strong, when we did actually manage to 'catch' one, the ride was awesome! Grammy Joan put up a good fight and enjoyed her first attempt at boogie boarding. She and I were the only that emerged from the ocean unscathed by jellyfish. Supposedly, it hurts like the dickens, but the pain subsides after 20 minutes or so. I'll let you know when my turn comes.

D's poor little leg after the jellyfish stings. Both legs were stung, but he's a real trooper.

A got stung on the hand, but eventually got back in the water

Dave & Grammy Joan preparing their attack strategy

D's 8th Big Day

Happy 8th Birthday Little D!

When did THIS happen? When did my baby grow up to be 8 years old? Anyway, the big day is Thursday, the 24th of September. D has been a real joy in our family, with a fantastic smile, ridiculously long eyelashes, and a witty sense of humor beyond his years. His happy demeanor is evidence to me that God doesn't give us more than we can handle. We celebrated with Grammy Joan who flew out here to be with us, and even ate dinner at the historically significant (at least in my family) Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor for dinner and more importantly dessert.

The happy boy reading a birthday card

Dessert at Farrell's

Wings Over the Pacific

"Z"-22

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