Ty's Baptism

Ty’s baptism was wonderful. He was a good boy, crying only a little. Pastor Scott must have taken his Vitamin S on Sunday because he was able to lug around my 23 pound brother without much issue although he did ask if there was a chiropractor in attendance during the Announcements portion of the service. I was a little shy during the service clinging to Daddy like a koala bear but I did have lots of fun back at Grammy’s and Poppa Ray’s house running around and playing with everyone.

Thank you to all of the family and friends that were part of our special day. Some of you drove quite a distance to be there and we appreciate it very much. It was very special to see so many of you that day.

Later that evening, Mommy and Daddy visited Bethlehem’s newest attraction, The Sands Casino. Had the casino been there when Daddy was in college, history might have been different for Ty and I. Maybe Daddy doesn’t meet Mommy at the Center Valley golf course on that fateful day in May, 1993. Instead, maybe he meets a part-time waitress named Cora with 4 children ages 2-5. Maybe things do work out for a reason.

Spring Break and Spring Fun

Millions of years ago the dinosaurs roamed the earth but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. Today the dinosaurs are all dead but we can visit them in museums like the Fernbank in Atlanta. My friend Tyler and I and our respective little brothers went to see them last week. We had a really good time.

Ty turned 5 months old this week. If you haven’t seen a picture lately, let’s just say that he does the Chubby Chronicles proud. Next week when he gets baptized I am looking forward to the part of the service where the pastor carries the baby around the church. Unless our pastor has bulked up recently we may have to skip that or perhaps the church has a wagon we can use.

It is interesting how Ty’s girth is cheered by family, friends, and complete strangers. Many often react by saying “he’s going to be a linebacker!!!”. People may have forgotten but I was actually bigger than Ty at this point and people would often react to me by saying “don’t worry, she will grow out of it.”

Easter

The Easter Bunny came and delivered eggs filled with candy Easter morning. Last year I commented on the logic of an egg-laying rabbit so I will not go into that again. When I went outside the eggs were scattered throughout the yard and I gathered them as quickly as possible. I am quite good at the practice of egg collection as I had some practice at school earlier in the week. At school I gathered up so many eggs that my basket was over-flowing with eggs. Don’t worry - I did not share with the other kids who did not gather them as quickly as I did. They are “my eggs” I happily declared.

For dinner we went to Grandma’s and Poppy’s house. Grandma made a wonderful dinner and we all had way too much to eat.

Ty is getting fatter by the minute. It is actually quite extraordinary. Now we play the waiting game and see if he is going to have red hair…..