The purpose of our trip was to attend Creighton's Christian Dedication. Avid readers of MJTrekkers.com or Kreshel.com know Creighton to be the son of our good friends Jay and Karen, and now our new God-son! As the God-parents of Creighton, we now have the right to call Karen and Jay up any Sunday afternoon and ask what Pastor Gary's Sermon was about that morning. :-)
J & K were great hosts for the weekend (not only juggling us, but their parents as well). Beyond the dedication, they allowed us to be San Fran tourists, taking us over the Golden Gate Bridge to the Sonoma Valley for some wine tasting. At one point, Jay even allowed us to eat fast food in his SUV (or is it a mini-van? ;-))!
We flew in Friday night at 11PM and returned to Chicago Monday afternoon. We took a few pictures while we were there...
| Creighton and Mom (Karen) Ready for the Big Day |
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| Connor and Matt at the Dedication Ceremony. It was a great outside event at a neighbor's house in San Jose. |
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| Creighton Being Dedicated by Pastor Gary |
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| Various Pictures Post-Dedication |
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| Babies Everywhere! Front, left to right: Creighton ~9 mo, Connor ~7 mo, Megan 12 mo (exactly!), Aiden ~7 mo. Noah in back 3 yrs going on 5. |
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| Creighton letting Megan and Aiden Know Whose Day it is. |
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| Connor's Typical Messy Eating After the Festivities |
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| Creighton Opening Dedication Gifts |
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| Playing with the Tissue Paper from Creighton's Gifts |
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| Connor Reaching for a Beer (he didn't get any of course, we'll wait a few more months for that :-) ). |
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| Sunday we Headed out to Sonoma via the Golden Gate Bridge for some Wine Tasting. The boys ready to go... |
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| Uber-tourists. Hey look. It's Ebay! |
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| Golden Gate Bridge Pictures |
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| Alcatraz |
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| Misc Pictures Taken While Wine Tasting in the Sonoma Valley |
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| A Few Pictures of Connor Riding his Way Through the Day. |
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| Ferrari-Carano Vineyards. The night of our marriage engagement we shared a bottle of Ferrari-Carano wine. |
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| Connor Crashes after a Long Day |
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