A child of God

Paul James was baptized on July 8. His godparents are our friends Ewald and Kitty; however, Kitty was out of town, so Steve's sister Kathy stood in for her. It was a lovely ceremony. Paul was wide awake and very well-behaved for the whole thing. He didn't even flinch when the water was poured on him. We were blessed to have our families and several friends join us for the special day. Paul wore the same outfit that Stephen did which was made by my grandmother. My mom crocheted an afghan for him as well.

Ewald, Kathy, me and Paul, Steve and Stephen

I baptize you...

godparents, parents, and Fr. R.

Steve's family

parents and grandparents

my family

the cake

Stephen with his godparents

Steve serving cake

Stephen enjoyed the goodies.

Grandma Rose and Paul

The kids had fun playing.

Jacob helping to clean up

Even Stephen joined in on the sweeping action. :)

Paul in his baptism outfit laying on his baptism afghan

A Child of God

Stephen Joseph was baptized on December 30, 2010 at St. Louis Catholic Church by Fr. Robert Reycraft. His godparents are Aunt Megan and Uncle Adam. He was a very good boy...he slept through the whole ceremony. (Notice a pattern here?) He flinched a bit when Fr. Reycraft poured the water on him, but his eyes and mouth stayed closed. We were expecting around 60 people (family and friends), but God decided to send us our first major snowstorm of the year. So the road conditions were not good, and some people chose to stay home. We know they were praying for us. We are proud of our new little Catholic boy. Here's the ceremony and reception in pictures. (Thanks to Aunt Amy, Uncle John, and Aunt Joann for sharing their photography skills with us!)

Stephen in his baptismal outfit made by his Great-Grandma P and laying on the afghan crocheted by Grandma G

The white garment made by school parents at St. Louis

We were waiting for Aunt Kathy, but she got delayed by the snow.