After dinner we walked around the shops outside for a while. Vance was getting tired and as usual, he didn't want to sit still. He kept trying to escape from this stroller. Chris had to continue walking around outside while we shopped in stores. Daddy is such a great help! We only shopped for about an hour. The stores were closing soon so were were trying to get to all the kids clothing stores before they closed. We managed to get to carters and found what we were looking for. Both Lilly and Andi got matching dresses and Vance got pants and a shirt to match.
On our way back to the car, we stopped at the fountain. This one shot water into the air and had different spouts on the outside ring for kids to touch and play in. Of course Lilly and Vance wanted to play. Although, Vance wasn't happy with JUST touching the water. He wanted badly to get in. I'm guessing he thought it was a pool. I let him go in as far as I could reach, keeping a hold on one of his hands. He got down in the water and laid down on his belly. The water was very cold but it didn't seem to effect him.
Saturday Chris and I went to the Northwest Missouri State Vs. Pitt State Football game at Arrowhead. We left town around noon and didn't get back till around 9:30 that night. Northwest won! We had such a great time. Chris got to see most his friends from college. Vance stayed at Grandma Teresa's house. He was very tired once we got back. He was ready for bed.
Sunday morning was an early one at our house. I had to get up for church, I teach Sunday school. Chris and Vance were meeting me at the church for the regular service. Sunday was Vance's dedication service. Before Chris could get to the church, we was suppose to bring the outfit we bought for the dedication. Traditionally the baby wears an all white gown or suit. We are doing this a little late for Vance. He's in a size 18-24 month and most suits only go up to 12mo. I spent a lot of time getting his outfit together and had it embroidered. When Sunday morning came around, Chris couldn't find the outfit anywhere. He called the church to let me know he was coming without it. That wouldn't do! ;) I left church, telling the pastor that we'd be late, and headed home to find it. Just as I got there Chris, who had apparently stayed to look, called my cell and told me he found it... BEHIND THE COUCH! I have no clue how it got there, but we found it and were on our way back to the church.
The rest of the ceremony and service went smoothly. Of course, its now a big joke about how we found the outfit. A dedication service is a service where we, as parents, and the church as extended family, dedicate Vance to God and agree to bring him up in a Christian home. It was a very sweet ceremony. We had a lot of family come to support us. The grandparents were invited to stand up front with us during the ceremony. After Pastor Jon held Vance and prayed for him, Vance looked around at the congregation and started clapping. It was so freakin cute!
After church, we had some friends and family over for a cookout. This was planned back in August and landed on the same day as the dedication. It made for a crazy day. We have a birthday party for our dogs every year. Jamie, Chris's sister, owns a sister to one of the dogs we have. They turned 6 this year. Monday was Chris's birthday, Chris turned 33. We had a cake made for the dogs and a cake for the people. I made a big announcement that the cake for dogs was not people food. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt anyone, but it probably wouldn't taste very good.
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