Parents know that anytime you have a little kid in church, things can get dicey, but put them on a stage in front of a crowd with water involved, and just about anything can happen! 11-month old Sullivan Williams recently proved this in a big way, and his unintentional baptism antics quickly went viral on Tik Tok.
In the hilarious video, Sullivan can be seen in his mom Candace’s arms at the baptismal font, surrounded by family, godparents, and of course, a priest. The angelic-looking blond baby seems to be just chilling in his mom’s arms when all of a sudden his little hand juts out and knocks the prayer book right out of the priest’s hands and into the water. The book gets quite the dunk, even though it’s the baby’s baptism!
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Williams told TODAY.com that the priest took the mishap in stride, picking the sopping wet book up and continuing on as if nothing had happened.
Her family, however, had trouble keeping it together!
“He was turning the pages and they were soaking wet. Later, my husband was like, ‘Every time I looked at the pages dripping, I started laughing,'” she said.
“My brother was roaring with laughter,” she added. “My mother-in-law was in the front row and she tried to keep it together, but she couldn’t do it.”
Sullivan, apparently quite the little ham, picked up on the energy and turned his cuteness up a notch, his mom says. “He was being really playful — he was yelling and babbling,” Williams said. “When we actually baptized him, and we had to put his head over the font, he was looking at everyone and smiling. He knows when he’s being funny.”
His aunt, who edited the now-viral Tik Tok video, apparently also knows when she’s being funny: the short video features exaggerated facial expressions of shocked family members with some great sound effects! It’s so well done that it has received over 4.5 million views!
Williams says she apologized to the priest and he told her “it’s ok.” She also added that it was his very first baptism in that church and she’s pretty sure that he will never forget it thanks to Sullivan’s antics. What a way to start out a ministry at a new church!
Williams also says that the levity in the ceremony was on par with Sullivan’s personality. “Sullivan is just always happy. He’s an easygoing baby,” she said. So happy, in fact, that the theme of his first birthday party is “one happy camper.”
Happy birthday, Sullivan! Here’s to a whole life of happiness and hilarity for you!
