baptism day

Today is the 6th anniversary of Annie's baptism. I surprised her by taking her out of school early and we took the ferry over to the city for lunch with Joel - which was another surprise to her when he walked in. She was thrilled about the trip and it was obvious that she loved having us all to herself.


Being silly on the ferry ride over. We played "Would You Rather?" the whole way. She came up with some good ones.


She was excited that she got to order a fancy lemonade in a fancy grownup glass.


Being silly with daddy.


The highlight of the lunch was when the waitress offered her a second bowl of mac & cheese after she polished off her first one.

Her baptism verses were Ephesians 3:14-20 and it's still our prayer for her:

"My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us."