Kyle's Batism

No...that's not a typo in the title... Kyle and his mom Elizabeth were baptized this morning...but according to their cake, they were batized:

So I'm mildly concerned about the degeneration of society...if they failed to properly read Elizabeth's perfect "kindergarten" handwriting, I'm much more concerned about other things...

The baptism itself was also entertaining... prior to that part of the service, the little kids @ church portrayed various saints in commemoration of All Saints Day. Pretty cute...but not as cute as little Kyle. He splashed his little paws into the baptism water, which turned out to be a good thing. Some random church helper decided it was a good idea to let the 18-month old be close to the candle he received to mark the occassion. Because, as I'm sure any good mother will tell me, it shouldn't be hard to guess that Kyle's next move was a quick grab around the candle flame. According to Steve, who was at ground zero performing his godfather duties, you just heard a sizzle noise (wet hands, remember). It wasn't until he heard the collective gasp of the congregation that Kyle realized something wasn't quite right about the situation (though he wasn't hurt), and went a little balistic. The little tyke was completely fine, and the rest of the service way more boring after Kyle-the-fire-killer has his moment in the spotlight! :)