Hey all of my Ninja Turtle shirt wearin', Cousin Jake is visitin', Church attendin' Peeps! So a few Saturdays ago I had an adventure that was so super awesome for Me and Mama and Daddy... I got dedicated to God!
I wasn't quite sure how preparing for this particular occasion would look like, but fortunately for me, my Cousin Jake was in town for the celebration, and he had already been dedicated; so I decided to follow his advice on how to prep and what I needed to do.
I was like, "Hey Cuz, so do you think I would be able to bring my remote control to the dedication?Sometimes my remote helps me keep focused."
And then Cousin Jake was like, "The screens at church are not controlled by that remote Cuz, they do not have Disney Junior running on the big screens." And I was like, "Dude, that would be so awesome if they did." So then I asked my Cousin if it would be appropriate to bring my simple, not too large activity ball.
Cousin Jake was like, "Well, show me how pocket sized this pocket ball is."
He proceeded to tell me that it would be way too much of a distraction at the Dedication and that it was definitely not pocket sized.
OK, I thought, maybe Cousin Jake would think my Mickey block would be small enough to bring in tow... Cousin Jake's response, "I don't think so Bro."
While watching Monsters, Inc. my Cuz told me that Papa Rich would do all of the talking and then he will also talk to God and then I would be Dedicated!
"Hey Jake, do you think Papa Rich talked to God for Sulley?" Cousin Jake's answer, "Definitely."
Gettin' dressed in my collared shirt and ready for church time!
The big moment finally arrived, the time I would be dedicated. I decided to take my Cousin's advice on this one and leave my fav toys at the home front. I actually made the decision to take a nap during this time, that way not to be too noisy or wiggly.
I'm so glad Mama decided to forget the Tom shoes for the mere fact that my toes sweat super bad and then they tend to get a lil' smell like they have been in Nike running shoes for about 5 hours and they even get like raisins. Look at my Papa Rich preaching and dedicating me... He is the best preacher in the whole world; if you ever have the opportunity to hear him preach any one of the Gospels I highly recommend it, he may even dedicate you! Amen.
At this celebration, I even received my very own, very first B-I-B-L-E! That's the Book for me!
Here is my Mama and Daddy and Papa Rich and my Noni talking to God. I love Jesus and I am going to grow up and tell everyone how awesome it is to love Him!
Right as we walked off the stage, I woke up. I knew at that point it was totally cool to be wiggly. Sorry Daddy, my cool hat is covering your cool smile. Here I am going, Ta-Da and raise the steeple ... This one year old is dedicated!
So many Peeps were capturing this moment that at one point Mama, Daddy and I were all looking at different cameras! Kinda funny.
Here we have 2 out of the 3 of us focusing... I knew I should have brought my remote control.
Folks, we need a Kodak moment with all 3 of us facing forward at one camera... ignore the other flashes...
Bingo! Was his name-o.
I was starting to get pretty hungry after taking a nap and a trillion pics... the paparazzi caught me thinkin' about my winner winner chicken dinner... mmmmmm...
But before we were off to go eat, my Grimm-stone from the Flinstones, my Noni, Auntie Lindsay, Papa Rich and Cuz Jake were asked by Me via my Mama and Daddy to take a Family pic commemorating my Dedication... high five to the 8 of us Peeps!
As we made Our way past the alter, Daddy asked me if I would like to have my first lesson on operating a video camera...
Dedicated and learned how to be a world renowned director in one evening.
I was born to run this!
Spielberg, here comes London!
Just when I thought it was time to make our way to Tahoe Joe's to watch everyone eat a steak, the Paparazzi found another location to capture my darling face in... up on stage!
It was a super special evening for Me and for Mama and Daddy; for multiple reasons. This was the night that I was dedicated to the Lord; nothing beats living my life for Him and having Daddy and Mommy teach me about His amazingness. To have my Papa Rich dedicate me in the very Church that God called Papa to build up, expand and to lead for well over a decade meant a ton to me. And to have my Noni, my Grimmi, my Auntie Lindsay and Cousin Jake there with Daddy, Mama and I was the best!
I am a super blessed Little Boy to have a super amazing Family who love me and Mama and Daddy and who are dedicated in helping to teach me about Jesus and the joy and awesomeness there is in living my life for him!
Hey Papa Rich, here I am practicing my preaching style... what do you think?
Life lesson #1... Jesus loves you!
