In the Name of the...

Our little man was finally baptized on Sunday. It was the perfect day for it, as it was Grandpa Bob's birthday, my Aunt Kathleen's birthday and also the Feast of the Holy Family. Great homily on this topic, btw. We're all part of one, great, big family. :)

Thank you to our fantastic family for being a part of this wondrous event. It was a fun and holy day.

Jocelyn and Kevin graciously agreed to be the godparents. Hooray for us! Here the 5 of us are, hamming it up, waiting for the procession. There were 4 babies baptized that day and we were all announced just prior to entering the church (we followed the choir, and were followed by the priests). Those members of the congregation that were at the aisle took turns blessing the children as they entered the church. Pretty cool stuff.

Let's call this the "before" shot. I think he smiled way more after receiving the sacrament, as was illustrated by him dancing and clapping along with the choir. Or, OK, maybe he was just tired here...


Well, at least Jocelyn looks pretty in this one. Not so much the little dude.

Even though my son is 14 months old, I tried to convince the priest that he was just a very large newborn. Fr. Dave made a joke about the Seahawks wanting our phone number.

Baptized moment #1!
Baptized moment #2 - he really just wanted to play in the water, we think.

Here is a nice shot with both godparents and Grandma Rita. This is before Gabriel joined the group and blew out the candle (and then exclaimed, "More fire! More fire!").
Four families, 4 sets of godparents and many loved ones: