On July 11th, Ruston was baptized at Living Word Lutheran Church in Moses Lake, WA. Ben and Kelli Hesse are his godparents. Kelli started out holding Ruston, but this was quite short lived.
SO... I got to hold him while he was baptized by my dad. I believe this picture is when my dad was putting the sign of the cross on Ruston's head, and Ruston swatted dad's hand away. After the service, Jim Nestingen (visiting pastor who had ordained dad the day before) said he likes "a feisty one!" Haha... Ruston's definitely a feisty one!
Ruston was not much for leaning over the baptismal font... he was clinging to me for dear life.
Then he got his baptism candle.
Ruston was pretty mesmerized by this, and really wanted to grab it, so Kelli soon got to hold it, and then it was extinguished.
Afterward, Ruston, me, Ben, and Kelli. Also, the blanket in the picture is a family baptismal blanket. There have been a lot of Hesse family members baptized in that blanket.
Ben and Kelli also took the opportunity to take a few family photos.
Nicholas was being less than cooperative, so he got held too. Ben, Kelli, Eli (less than a month old), and Nicholas (3).
After the service we ate Ruston's baptism cake. I don't have a picture of the actual cake, but this will suffice to say that it tasted good! Notice Nicholas does have a plate with a piece of cake on it, but apparently eating it right off of the cardboard is WAY better!
Welcome to God's Family, Ruston!!!
