More Pictures From the Day of the Baptism

D's Baptism

The day after E's 2nd birthday, D was baptized. We were so blessed to have many of our family and friends in attendance to witness such a joyous event. For those who couldn't attend, here are some of the sights you missed. I am sure you didn't miss all the noise! Even little D put his lungs to work and cried nearly the entire ceremony. The poor little guy was hungry and tired; that's not a good combination for a baby who can't be nursed right then and there.

We were able to get a picture of most of the kids who attended the bapism. We had more than 30 children, including two sets of twins. The kids ranged in age from 11yrs. old to 6 weeks. I was pleasantly surprised that they all played very well together. Balloons were the key to this successful party! I think the $2 investment in the balloons really payed off! They kept the kids entertained the entire reception and our little guests were so excited to take one home. Win-win situation. We are so fortunate to have such great friends and "church" family. It was a very blessed day!

Been Way Too Long!

I've been way too busy to update the blog. It seems that time is slipping by and I am barely keeping up with the kids, school, dishes, laundry, play rehearsals, science club, and home school outings. Here are a few of the things that have happened the past few weeks.

We went camping over Labor Day weekend with Ma and Pa. This was D's first time camping. We was four weeks old. It was one of the craziest weekends weather wise ever! It was the hottest day of the year on Saturday, then rained all day Sunday, then was very chilly and cold (high 50's) on Monday. These trips are always so much work, especially coming home to do all the laundry! All the extra towels, sheets, bathing suits, muddy clothes, and smokey jackets. I was finally done catching up on laundry about a week later. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves and I guess that makes it all worthwhile.

D has been growing so fast. His looks are really changing as he puts on weight, and I do mean weight! He has really bulked up. He was up to 10 lbs 1 oz. at six weeks old. He is looking more and more like his big brothers at that age, though he still looks more like dear hubby's side of the family and like M.

A beautiful sunrise I was able to enjoy because I was nursing D on the couch. This picture doesn't do it justice. It was simply awe inspiring!

Twin Nieces' Baptisms

On Sunday, July 31st, the twins were baptized by a deacon at my sister's parish. They are now children of God and are members of the Catholic Church! This is a much anticipated moment in their lives. I am so happy for them both!

I was very honored and blessed to be their God-Mother. I now have two sets of twin God-Daughters! How crazy is that? I have some seriously big shoes to fill in order to be a good role model for all these little girls. With God's help, hopefully I will be able to be there for them to encourage them each step of the way. May God's richest blessings be upon Maya Marie and Asha Marie, now and forever!

If you can't tell, I am 37 weeks pregnant in these pictures. That made for a very uncomfortable 2 1/2 hour drive to the baptism, but I didn't want to miss it for the world. So glad I was able to attend such a blessed occasion.

This is the cake I made to celebrate their baptisms.