We had a wonderful weekend surrounded by our family. Hayes’s baby dedication at church was on Sunday, so my mom and dad came into town for the occasion.
We picked up my mom from the airport on Friday morning and then my dad came in on Saturday afternoon. I helped a sweet friend with her son’s birthday party on Saturday. (Really, she did all the amazing creative stuff and I just helped her set up and take pictures. It was so cute!)
We watched lots of football and hung out at home. After church on Sunday morning, we came home and started cooking for post-baby dedication.
Our church does two big baby dedication ceremonies every year. This allows for all the families to come and older siblings and toddlers are able to be in a service that is “child-friendly.” Hudson was sitting on the pew between both of his grandmothers and he was going down the pew naming each of us. I kept joking that all of his “people” were sitting on the pew together.
Hayes fell asleep about ten minutes into the ceremony, which was great because it took place in the middle of his nap. So I just swayed back and forth until he dozed off. When it was our turn to come forward, Hayes was out cold.
Hudson came up with us, too, and did great until it was time to get down from the platform. Our children’s minister said he was either going to be President or a rock star because he loves the stage. We’ll see!
It was a beautiful service with a great message. We committed to raising Hayes in a Christian home with our primary goal being to help bring him to the Lord. We committed to loving each other. And we committed to rely on our church family to help us fulfill our parental duties. We committed to use all of the resources available to us to lead Hayes to experience a personal relationship with Jesus Christ to be like Christ.
We are so fortunate to have a loving church family that we can call on when we need them. Our kids are so fortunate to be growing up with a church home full of people that love them. I pray every day that both of my boys will grow to have a full relationship with Christ and be bold in their faith.
We visited with some friends after the ceremony and then came home. My mom had fixed a delicious pork tenderloin and I made this amazing tomato pie that I saw on Pinterest. I ended up making two of them because one just wasn’t enough for our crowd.
The recipe is from Clockwork Lemon and I “borrowed” her photo for the blog because I completely forgot to take a photo.
Click here for the full recipe. It was absolutely scrumptious and I am looking forward to eating some for lunch today!
We are so thankful for our families for all they do for us in helping us to raise our boys. And we are so thankful that sweet Hayes is with us. What a precious gift he is to us and I thank God for blessing us with him every day. And I pray that He can help us and guide us as we raise him. What a responsibility and what a blessing!
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What a special day. I love these pictures and Hudson totally has my vote for President. HA!
I am almost giddy about making this tomato pie. Seriously.
Sounds like it was a perfect day for your family. Looking forward to checking that ballot box for president Hudson.
Adorable pictures! That pie looks fantastic. Thanks for the recipe information!
Congrats on Hayes’ Baby Dedication:) Tomato Pie is definitely a South Carolina thing…I use to be able to buy one @ our Harris Teeter’s in Charleston when we lived there, but once I moved to Georgia everybody looked at me funny when I talked about Tomato Pie. I will definitely have to try the recipe. It looks delicious.
Erin, such a sweet post. The boys looked adorable and you looked beautiful!
I know you said in a recent post that Missoni isn’t your style and prints aren’t your thing, but I think you look fabulous in the bold, colofrul print you’re wearing here! Love it!!
Your boys are SO cute! And that tomatoe pie looks SO yummy! I will have to try it out for my family!!
Such a nice, loving post. Sounds like a wonderful weekend, your boys are adorable, handsome husband and I love your hair!
Where do you find knee socks for baby Hayes? I’m a new boy mom, and can’t seem to find them anywhere! Thanks!
Congrats on Hayes’ baby dedication! It looks like a wonderful celebration with your family! I can’t wait to try that tomato pie, YUM!
Congratulations to baby Hayes! What a memorable day for your family 🙂 Um, and you look BEAUTIFUL! My Mom made a tomato pie about a month ago, and while it was good, we couldn’t figure out what it was missing….then when I saw this picture I realized hers was missing a top pie crust! Ha! Looks good, I’ll have to try it sometime 🙂
So sweet. Sounds like the perfect weekend.
Such a sweet day!
I love so many things about this post starting with that sweet picture of sleeping Hayes (who totally gives me baby fever), that precious picture of Hudson and your dark hair (you look great)!
I’m a little behind on my blog reading but I LOVE your hair Erin!
Looks like a nice day! I think your hair looks very pretty darker! 🙂
Congrats on Hayes’ dedication! That pie looks YUMMY!! I’ll be making it this week!
Congratulations to Hayes! Hudson looked so cute up there too!
Such a sweet dedication! It’s great to know that there are other parents out there committed to raising their kids to know Christ! Our boys are just about the same age…we had Ryder dedicated 3 weeks ago and my MIL rededicated her life to Christ at the end of the dedication! It was beautiful!
Love your dark hair!! Are you use to it yet??
Aww, what sweet sweet pictures of such a special day! Such a wonderful family! 🙂 (and that pic of Hudson made me smile and giggle! :))
It looks like a wonderful dedication!
In our church we do the same… Jeff and I plan to do the same too 🙂
Such a good decision!
mmmm tomato pie reminds me of summer!
Beautiful boys! Congratulation to your adorable family. I love your dress. Where did you get it??
What a wonderful family you are!!! Hayes looked so handsome. And of course Hudson too 🙂 I love that yall take the time and make the effort to have them dedicated and raise them in a godly home!
how sweet. you all look great, and so glad your parents were able to join you for such a special day! congrats baby hayes!!
Such sweet boys! Congratulations to Hayes on his dedication!
OMG that looks delicious, mouth watering!!
Three things….1) I’ve never seen Hayes looking so big! He always looks tiny in pics to me. 2) Love your hair! It’s different, but in a seriously good way. 3) Hudson is just too much, I love him!
Those are great pics!! that tomatoe pie looks interesting and yum! Maybe I will try to make one soon!