All the baptism details continue…
Maxwell was baptized at the 11:00 service at IPC this past Sunday. As you saw yesterday, a lot of my family was already in town but my Uncle John, Aunt Cara and my Granddaddy (the original Maxwell!) flew in from Arkansas Sunday morning. Robert’s family all drove over Sunday morning too. Everyone wanted to be sure and get a front row seat so they were all there nice and early waiting outside until it was time to go in. My mom snapped some shots of everyone outside….
Susan was there too! So special!
Meanwhile, Robert and I were upstairs with Maxwell also waiting for everything to begin!
How sweet is Maxwell in his little silk bubble with his knee socks? I just love him so much. He did GREAT during the service. He started to stick his lip out when Reverend Sharps took him from Robert but then quickly decided that Reverend Sharps was pretty nice and he was fine. There was another little girl getting baptized that day as well so we had to share the stage. It was kind of nice though because it let us stay out there a little longer and let everyone get a good look at our good-looking baby boy! 🙂 After the baptism, Robert and I left while the rest of our family stayed for the remainder of the service. Here we are after the baptism in the courtyard…
After church, we hosted everyone out at The Club for brunch. It was a great location to hold a group of 26! I actually got a photographer to come take some photos of all the generations together. I should have those pictures next week and can’t wait to see them!
I put together little goodie bags for the kiddos in the group to help entertain during lunch…
I think they were a hit!
As soon as everyone arrived, we headed outside to let the photographer snap away. I didn’t have my camera out but Jenny did! Love this one that she took…
And here’s a look at one of the many group shots we got – all the Pattersons in a row!
After we posed and smiled and said “Cheese!!” too many times to count, we all headed inside to eat. Maxwell took his place of honor at the head of the table!
Ronnie took that picture. It might be my favorite from the day!
Here’s a few more of our group enjoying the meal and the company…
I was so happy that Granddaddy was able to make it. Jenny caught some great images of Max and Maxwell…
Love those. All of the kiddos did so well both during church and at brunch. Delaney had fun…
and Katie and Anna were all smiles!
Somehow I didn’t get a picture of Nate, Yohannes or Tripp but they were there too. We had a big, fun crew! The excitement soon proved to be too much for the littlest ones though. Nate snoozed for most of brunch…
And Maxwell wasn’t far behind. Here he is starting to settle down with his best bud, Nanner…
His eyes then got really heavy…
and then he was OUT!
It’s exhausting being the center of attention! 🙂
More pictures tomorrow!
Jan says
Love each and every picture – what memories! So glad there were so many cameras on hand! Very special day not only for Maxwell but for all of the family units!
Jen says
Too cute! Maxwell’s first party! It was a hit!
Dad says
What a great day. Too bad everyone has to go, but I’m glad all of the Pattersons made it safely back to their respective homes. Looking forward to round two this weekend with the Browns!