Brylie's Dedication

For the last several weeks Nick and I have been taking a "First Step" class at our church.  The purpose of the class is to think about how to lay the spiritual foundation for Brylie.  It was a great class and we both learned a lot about what we want for our family.  We discussed the values that are important to us as parents, and how we are going to work towards instilling these values.  Our goal is to be intentional and purposeful as parents.     

The morning of the dedication we invited everyone over for a light breakfast prior to the service.  We had fruit parfaits, cinnamon rolls, coffee, fruit and bagels.  We then headed over for the 10:15 church service.  It was neat introducing our church to family and friends who hadn't yet been before.  We love our church and can see it being a great place for Brylie as she grows up.

After the service we headed over to Noah's Landing which is a room where the Sunday school is held for the 2-3 year olds.  We showed everyone where Brylie goes if we drop her off during a service, and where she will transition when she starts to walk.  The cool thing about the room for children who are walking is that they have a viewing window into Noah's Landing.  They are able to watch what the older children are doing during Sunday school, and what they will one day be able to participate in.

At the dedication we ate lunch and then our leader brought us up to front of the room.  She had us share the bible verse that we had chosen for Brylie, presented Brylie with a certificate and her first Chilren's Bible.  Then Nick and I read the dedication prayers that we each wrote for Brylie.  This will be such a wonderful thing to keep and show her when she is older.  Lastly the family members and friends were given a paper with prayers.  They were each asked to pick a prayer from the list that they would like for Brylie, or say one of their own.  As we went around the table and people read their prayers I felt so filled with happiness for the support and love that I felt for Brylie.           

I would really like to thank those who came to help celebrate Brylie's special moment.  It was wonderful to have family and friends there to share in such wonderful memory. 

Enjoying some breakfast at our house before church and the dedication ceremony.  It was so cute of Shelden to come from San Diego to participate.  We had a great dinner the night before, and were able to spend some quality girl time together.  

 Cory, Ashley, Gary, Pam, Barbara and Dad and the Dedication ceremony.

 Mom, Brylie, Darryl and Shelden.

 Nick reading the bible verse we chose for Brylie.

 Group picture.  Thank you everyone for sharing in the celebration with us.  

 Out little family.  Brylie had enough with her adorable pink shoes at this point.

 Mommy and Brylie.

 GrandBrad giving Brylie kisses.

Family picture as we were leaving church.