Halloween & Samuel's Baptisim

Last weekend was Halloween and Samuel's baptism. It was a really fun weekend and we got to spend time with a lot of our family members. Randy's sister, Candice, and her husband, Aaron, and son, A.J., came to stay with us from Saint Louis. A.J. is Samuel's cousin and we could already tell that they are going to be great friends. They dressed up as Santa Claus and a reindeer for Halloween and A.J. went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. On Sunday, November 2, Samuel got baptized at Saint Mary's Church in Spring Lake, MI. We had 28 family members in town for the big occasion. My sister, Jalie, is Sam's godmother and Randy's brother-in-law, Aaron, is Sam's godfather. It was great to see everyone - we were so happy so many people traveled to Grand Haven/Spring Lake for Samuel's special day. Here are some pictures.

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The cousins, A.J. and Samuel meet for the first time


A.J. giving Sam a hug - so sweet!

The sleepy Samuel dressed up as a

reindeer for Halloween (he has no idea what

is going on) :-)


A.J. as Santa Claus with Samuel the reindeer getting

ready to go trick-or-treating on our neighborhood


The Arriola Family on Halloween, Candice, A.J. and Aaron

Randy and I with Samuel just before his baptismal mass

Samuel and his godparents, Aaron and Jalie

A nice picture of our family, Samuel's godparents

and our priest

Aaron, Jalie, Randy, me and Samuel

My family, the Mowrys - Jim, Kellie, Jalie, Jimmy,

Randy, Samuel and me

Randy's family, the Janiczeks - Jim, Carol, A.J., Aaron,

Candice, me, Samuel and Randy

Samuel and his great grandma, Elaine Kupper

(and me & Randy)


The happy godparents, Aaron and Jalie holding Samuel


A group picture of all our family members who came

to celebrate Samuel James' baptisim - what a special and

handsome group