seven months

what a sweet weekend we had! the cupcate turned seven months old on saturday. she celebrated in her red raider cheerleader uniform. sadly, cate's cheers were not enough to spur the raiders to victory.

on sunday, jared and i, along with the grands, great-grands, aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear friends the coxes and dicksons, dedicated the sweet little one with these words: "we want to acknowledge that cate is God's child. He has given us the privilege of telling her about His goodness and overwhelming love for her from the first days of her life. We commit our home as a place where she will be pointed to His purpose for her life and ours: to be in relationship with Him." thank you, thank you, thank you for this privilege!this pic is from a mini-reunion we had a couple of weeks ago with my lifelong friends emily, geetha, and amy (missed you sang, lyd, sunipa and anya!) with our contributions to the second generation. aren't they all beautiful? and cate's face kills me. "mom, look! the big kids are letting me hang with them. can you believe it?"