And you want to be our Godparents?

Courtney and I had some serious discussion (over some delicious Yamato Sushi) early on during the pregnancy about who would be the Godparents to our forthcoming child. Although being a Godparent seems almost symbolic in today's society, we were determined to take this task seriously. You see, we also want to have our child be raised by the Godparents if anything (God forbid) should happen to us. So, being asked to be the Godparents of our child doesn't come lightly in our case.

Next we came up with criteria for our ideal Godparents:

1. They should be a married couple with a healthy marriage.
2. They should be practicing Christians, not saints, but they go to church.
3. They should be young enough to see our child through their teens.
4. They have to be willing to make this more than symbolic.

At our wedding, Courtney gave a touching speech honoring her sister and brother-in-law, Robynne and Kevin. They share the same anniversary as us (July 11th), but have been married for over 23 years. Courtney said in her speech, "They have the best marriage I know of." Sadly, Robynne was in the bathroom and didn't hear a word of the speech! Even more sad, Kevin had to accept Courtney's bouquet instead. It was a comical moment!

The main point is that they have a great marriage and three well-behaved and respectful children. It came down to these points and we consider it a great honor to have Robynne and Kevin step in and raise our child if we could not. They excitedly accepted.

Then I found these pictures:

...And I ask myself, "Are these two really going to be our Godparents?"

Of course they are. Despite any sense of style, 'er lack of style they may have had in the past (yeah, Kevin, I am talking about your sweater!), they will make great Godparents and we would be honored and lucky to have them play that role for us.

To redeem myself and to keep them from rescinding their acceptance, here is a more modern day picture of them:

Thanks Robynne and Kevin!!