Baptism - September 14, 2008

Alexander Wallace Hazen was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith at Immaculate Conception Church in Monrovia, CA on September 14, 2008. Xander joined his cousin Cairo Raine Dedini for the occasion as both received their first sacrament. We were honored to have Jamie Jon Biggle (Heather's cousin) and his girlfriend and longtime family friend Carri Marie Musser as the Godparents to both Xander and Cairo. Xander was asleep for the entire service. He wore the baptism gown originally worn by his great-grandfather (Bob Steis) and also worn by his grandmother (Diane), mother (Heather), Aunt (Kim), and Uncle (Danny). He is the 4th generation to wear the baptismal gown. Here are some pictures from the event.


All Cairo needs is a camera pointed in her general direction and the Cheese face is in effect.




Jamie making sure he doesn't drop his godson as he prepares for the baptism.






Xander slept through it all...





ISN'T HE CUTE?????




Xander with his parents and godparents.







Xander with his grandparents.




And finally, the great-grandparents.

Let them eat cake!

The Happiest Place On Earth

On Heather's 30th Birthday and the day before his baptism, we decided to take Xander to Disneyland on September 12th-13th, 2008. Just over two months old.

Look at how excited he is for his first full day at Disneyland!

Forget Mickey Mouse, Beer is what makes this kid happy!

Although he'll never remember it, his very first ride at Disneyland was quite memorable. We took him on the Winnie The Pooh ride and as luck would have it, it broke down and we got stuck on it! After a few minutes they finally pulled us out of the carts and we had to walk the rest of the way out of the ride! Here he is on his first ride before it broke down.

Even Mountain Dew couldn't keep him awake after his long day at Disneyland!

I Shall Call Him Mini-Me

The Hazen Men

Xander's First Road Trip

Xander took his longest excursion to date when on August 22nd, 2008 we made the trip up to Livermore (Paul's hometown) to visit friends and family in the area for the weekend. Xander met for the first time Aunt Katie (Paul's sister), Uncle John, and cousin Jason and spent his first night in a hotel.

Here's Xander with his Auntie Katie