After the statue, we went to Paul Bunyan Animalland which is basically a wild life refuge in Bemidji. Interesting to say the least, but Blake had a blast feeding all the animals. He even took time to say by to them as we moved on. He is a very considerate little boy, gotta love him! Here are some pictures and videos from the week.
A new tradition hopefully we can do each year as it was such an enjoyable time. But if you thought our summer was just winding down...think again. We finally got Blake baptized at the end of July. We had delayed this ceremony for a couple reasons, one is that we didn't have a church family, and secondly we didn't want to just get him baptized anywhere. So we joined Immanuel Lutheran Church in January, and decided this is where he should be baptized. The ironic part of the whole thing is that my Grandma Soholt [mom's mom] was very adamant about us finding a good church home and getting Blake baptized. She was elated this spring when we told her that we joined a church and July 31st was the B day! Sadly, we lost Grandma Soholt, just days before the baptism. She was 94. Although it was an emotional Sunday I knew secretly that she was looking down upon us with a smile on her face knowing that her wish had come true. Blake was her shining light, and he always made her smile-so it was very fitting.
Below is the video of the baptism. It's a little long, but feel free to fast forward to 4:48, needless to say Blake was totally fine watching the other girl get baptized, but when it was his turn...NO WAY. The full arm brace and "daddy" came out, which led to a needed comic releif to such an emotional event.
Until next time...
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