Abby's Baptism

Following in her sister's footsteps (look HERE), Abby was baptized on January 8, the day of the Baptism of Our Lord.  This time we did not worry about Abby being tired, the perfect party, or what to dress her in (ok, that is TOTALLY untrue), but in all honesty, the focus was more about enjoying her special day.  And we did.  It was a sweet ceremony and very joyous.  Friends and family joined us at church and we celebrated with a simple luncheon.

Now that we are experienced parents we opted to actually have her baptized at a church that we WILL attend, rather than the beautiful, huge, and impractical cathedral downtown.  We always intended to get to church, but when it takes you longer to prepare to get to church,  commute, and search for parking than the entire service takes, it hardly seems worth it.  Besides, we could not master that with one child, what makes us think we could handle it with two?!

So, we went shopping for a church.  And luckily we found one we like in our backyard, a mere 10 minutes away.  It is small and sweet and prefect.   Ella loves "Church School."  She plays dot-dot, receives lots of attention, and has learned that "Mommy always comes back."  Abby is adored by the congregation, constantly receives attention for being so well-behaved, and Ryan and I feel good for attending.  In fact, going to church makes me feel like a grown -up, especially since no one is forcing me to go.  One would think that I would feel grown up being the mother of two children, not SO much.  They keep me young... and tired.


Anyways, Abby was an angel on her day.  Look for yourself...

Proud Papa

Proud Mama

Pretty Girl 

Not even a peep

Happy blessed family


And yes, that dress should look familiar.  Ella wore it too!