Baby Dedication and the Beach!

April flew by even though we spent lots of good time at home soaking up every minute with our cuties!  On the 22nd, many of our family members came into town to help us celebrate our Baby Dedication at our church.  It was a very special day and we were so thankful that those who were able to come traveled to be with us.  Here are a couple of shots from the day. 

Emerson was wearing the infant baptismal gown that I wore.  My grandmother made it which made it even more special.

 It was so special that the church allowed us to have both children dedicated in the same service.  This is a picture of the pastor reading to each child the meaning of their name, a special scripture passage for each one and a prayer written especially for them.  The volunteers and church staff did such a beautiful job of personalizing every moment.

 Emerson  turned 7 months old on April 25th.  She is growing up so fast and is just so pretty.  She is such a smiley baby and I actually think that she may have a dimple after all.  It might not be as pronounced as mine and Griffin's, but it's there!  And how about those beautiful big eyes??

 The week after the dedication, we packed up and headed to the beach for some fun in the sun.  Emerson has started clapping her hands and she knows that she must be doing something special because every time she does it she just smiles.  She is also so close to crawling.  She will get up on all fours and just rock back and forth.  She will be on the move in no time!

 She is also still teething!  She has her two bottom teeth all the way through, but it looks to me like there are two more on the bottom starting to grow.  No sign of teeth up top just yet...

 Our fearless boy was once again all over the beach.  He loved splashing in the waves and digging in the sand.  Here he is playing with Blake.  I took this from our balcony;  I was pretty impressed by how close I could get.

 My boys.

 Pop and Emerson on the beach.

 Family shot!

 Blake was trying to bury Griffin's legs, but he wasn't so sure about it... Check out the water behind them.  It was an absolutely gorgeous week in Destin.  I haven't seen the water this clear in years!!  We hope to get down there again before too long.