Saturday morning, the kids (Marie, JJ, Jon, Jess, and James) took a couple trips down the sledding hill, but didn't stay outside too long. Grandma and Grandpa Meinhart and Uncle Matt came over from their hotel (they had arrived in Michigan late on Friday). Grandma and Grandpa Shibata drove up from Ohio and arrived shortly after noon. Uncle Mark and Sarah also came over. We had a nice (catered!) lunch and enjoyed a Dairy Queen ice cream cake before getting ready for church and opening presents. As you can see, Joey was very excited about all the visitors and gifts!
We piled in our cars to head to 4:30 Mass. Jon and I were asked to bring up the gifts at offertory. More than one person enjoyed watching us. My part was easy, Marie in one hand and the wine in the other. However, Jon was holding two good sized ciboriums with hosts and a sleeping Joey, a feat I won't be trying any time soon.
Following Mass, Joey donned his gown and we were set for the baptism. There was another little girl that was also being baptized that evening. Her name was Mary...how appropriate.
Deacon Dennis did a great job and it was a moving and memorable occasion. Joey slept through almost all of it. He wiggled a little when the water was poured over his head, but that was about it. Of course, we couldn't get out of there without taking lots of pictures. We are so grateful to Uncle Matt and Aunt Jaclyn for agreeing to be Joey's godparents.
The Shibata's started the trek back down to Ohio when we finished. It wouldn't have been quite so bad had the roads not been so treacherous. Thankfully, everyone made it safely.
4 comments:
Great Pictures, Peg. Thanks for sharing!
Love the new haircut Peg! I was shocked how long your hair was in recent photos and then again today with the new look. Gutsy...but it looks great!
I noticed too Peg. Looks great on you! How many inches?
Honestly, I don't know how much I cut off. All I know is that I was getting really tired of how long it took to wash, rinse, and dry and how it was always in the way when I was trying to burp Joey. It just had to go... But, I was pretty pleased with the results.
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