Jadon Mark JinCheng's Baptism

We found out that Jon's cousin Christopher was going to be home on leave for 10 days at the end of May.  So, since we wanted him to be Jake's Godfather, we had to do a 'hurry-up and plan this' Baptism ceremony.  Thank the Lord that our parish priest was on-board with our plans.  Within a couple of weeks, we had arranged a beautiful, intimate christening for our son.  Jake wore Jon's hand-made Christening gown and shawl.  I can honestly say that he looked quite handsome in it, as did his father - I'm sure.  Here are some pictures of Jake's big day.

Jon's 24 hr Endurance Bike Race in Grand Rapids

For last three years on Father's Day weekend, Jon has taken part in a 24 hour bicycle endurance race. While I questioned his sanity the first year, each time he rode, he did progressively better. This year, he rode 255 miles in just under 24 hours. Jon place in the top 10 for his age group and 65th overall out of over 350 cyclists! We are very proud of him.