Happy FIRST Birthday!

Sam is ONE today and we are very excited! We are truly blessed to have such a happy, healthy, smart child. He makes us laugh and melts out hearts every day. He began walking around Halloween so now he is practically running! He babbles constantly and keeps mom company all day.

We also recognize today that halfway around the world Sam's birthmother is having a very different experience than us and so we ask for prayers for Mei-Chen. That God would comfort her sorrows in this loss.

Here are a couple recent photos. Sam bundled up for the cold winter, petting the Nina kitty, and then just being cute!

Baby Dedication Video

Here's the video of Sam's baby dedication. At our church, we don't baptize infants, but we bless them and dedicate ourselves as parents to raise them in a Christian home. You can see Sam try to grab Carter Moss's notebook. (Carter is our campus pastor). He also lets out a nice squeal or two near the end. Enjoy! Thanks to Opa Barsch for videotaping it.