Eli and Tavan's Baptism

Today we baptized Eli and Tavan! The baptism was at Atonement Lutheran Church in Fargo, and both Pastor Dale Wolf and grandfather Merlin Schlichting performed the ceremony. Sponsors were David and Jamie Swenson and auntie Kylene Ames (above)

Eli and the cake

After the baptism, everyone came back to our house for dinner and more pictures... The twins wore little baptismal 'suits', custome made by Oma (grandma) Schlichting. They were very adorable, and Miranda was able to get a lot of pictures with them. Here are just a few:

Tavan (left) and Eli (right) in their baptismal suits

Mommy and Eli share a smile

The 'Ames' side:

Toby Johnson, Kylene Ames, Jacob, Ken Ames (with Tavan), Ryan, Beck Ames (with Eli), Danika, Miranda, Kurt

Uncle Tim Schlichting holds Eli and Tavan

You can also see our new paint-job in the living room in these photos! Compare to our Thanksgiving pictures below to see the difference...