To start the whirlwind month of September, we took a Labor Day weekend trip to Pittsburgh. We went to help celebrate the baptism of our new niece Grace. She was baptized during the Sunday morning service, and didn't even make a squeak!
After mingling with the church-goers over cake and punch, we all went to Uncle James and Aunt Jaclyn's house for a cookout and party. The Ambrocik's (Jacyln's family) were also able to make the trip. We hadn't seen them since James and Jaclyn's wedding, so it was a great chance to catch up again. The weather was beautiful so the kids, big and small, were able to play outside quite a bit.
Since all of the Shibata's were together that weekend, and that doesn't happen all that often, we decided to really pack in the parties. James and Jaclyn hosted an early celebration for Marie's birthday over lunch on Saturday, complete with a Dairy Queen ice cream cake. The golf game from Grandpa Shibata was quite the hit. So far, we think Marie's golf swing technique surpasses her baseball skills.
Also since we were all together 9and to fulfill a birthday request for Grandma Shibata), we undertook the task of getting a professional group photo of the whole family. We were well past due, since the last family picture was taken before Marie was born. We've added five people to the family since then! It was a bit challenging to get all of the kids to look at the camera and have relatively happy faces all at the same time, but we got a few good shots. They much more enjoyed playing with the props and other toys laying around.
Somewhere in there, Marie also got to squeeze in some quality time with her godmother. She can never get enough of that.
Our trips to the 'burgh are always so full, so fun, and oh so worth it.
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