Baptism

Last Sunday we had Ivy baptized! We drove up to the twin cities to have our good friend John do the baptism. We have a church here in Dubuque, but really wanted to have John involved somehow in the service and since his wife Jen just had their 3rd baby 6 weeks ago, we decided it would be easiest for us to do the driving! I was dreading the drive, but it actually went really well. On the way up there we stopped for 10 minutes twice to feed Ivy and then we stopped in Bloomington to see Grandpa Bill. Ivy had a tough time between Bloomington and Maple Grove, but other than that she was a rock star.





Aunt Tara was the Godmother and Uncle Jeff was the Godfather. Tara was able to fly in from San Diego for the weekend so it was great to see her and spend a little time together.





After Baptism, we all went down the street to a Mexican restaurant for some lunch. It was great to spend more time with family and friends and enjoy some delicious food! The drive back to Dubuque was also WAY better than I expected. All 3 kids were asleep at one point and we had to wake Ivy up to feed her because it had been 5 1/2 hours since she had eaten last! I definitely felt the difference between 2 and 3 kids on this trip. It's a lot of work, but it was definitely worth it!





Special thanks goes out to Tara and Jeff for being godparents to Ivy Anne, to Pastor John for all of his work and to everyone else who celebrated with us. We know weekends are really busy for everyone, so we appreciate you taking some time to be with our family for this special event!