Baby Dedication and Picnic

Today was Evie's baby dedication at our church. We are thankful to the Lord for lending this precious little girl to us for a brief time, and we seek Him for the wisdom to raise her. We pray that we would "raise her up in the fear and admonition of the Lord." We pray that her heart would grow to love God more and more with every passing day!

Our family was able to be there, including my Grandfather. What a special blessing that Evie's Great Grandaddy was at her dedication. This is the husband of my late Grandmother (the lady who Evie and I were named after).

After church, we went and had a picnic in the horseshoe at the University of South Carolina. My younger sister and brother went with us. Here are some photos from this great time together - gorgeous weather!!! Thank you, Lord.

We tried to take some photos while there. We managed to get a few good ones, even with Wiley not really wanting to cooperate. Why is it that it's much harder to get a good photo of a 2 year old than a baby? Shouldn't the opposite be true?

Thought I'd post a few of the crazier ones since this is really how the "photo shoot" part of the picnic went.

Wiley kept saying he wanted to do "funny pictures" so this is his version of a funny pose apparently - and no, I don't have a clue what he was doing!

This is pretty accurate for what it's like trying to get a decent family photo!