Last Sunday was a big day for our little sister.  She received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at our church and we had a party afterward to celebrate!  She was only one month old so it was the first time for some of our friends and family to meet her.  Of course everyone said how beautiful she looked.  Those of you who follow mom on Twitter know that she worked hard looking in a ton of places to find a special baptism gown and she finally chose an Isabel Garreton gown with the matching bonnet.  She had wanted to get a garter that could also be worn as a headband so that our sister could wear it on her baptism and then mom could give it to her again on her wedding day, but she had a horrible experience with both Etsy sellers that she ordered from (be careful of ordering a garter from Etsy!) and decided the bonnet was more traditional and looked better.  Dad says we can still have the bonnet turned into a handkerchief for her wedding if we decide to do that.  The long silk ribbon on the back of the bonnet would be so pretty as the edging of the handkerchief!  The gown was white linen and had little pearls on the top.  The bottom had some pretty detailing too, and the back had buttons and a big bow.  It also had a slip that was embroidered with our sister’s name and the date of her baptism.  Mom also got her shoes with a big silk bow and a cross embroidered on the top.  They were a little too big for her, but for the most part they stayed on.  Her Godmother gave her a pink bracelet with a cross to wear too.

Dad took some pictures of our sister in her gown the day before the baptism:

The morning of the baptism, our whole family met at the church and went to Mass together.  The baptism was after the Mass and grandma took pictures for us.  We made sure to put that disclaimer on the pictures she took 😉  (Just teasing grandma!  We know how hard you tried!)

The Baptismal Font at our church:

Anointing with the oil of catechumens:

Being baptized!  Glory to God!

The Deacon and our sister:

Our sister and her Godmother:

A few more of our sister when we got home before she changed out of her gown:

Dad thought this was funny:

For the party at our house, we had pink cross decorations and party supplies from the Catholic Children’s Company:

When we ordered the cake, we asked for a light pink cross with tiny white flowers on top.  We specifically said small flowers that were not roses.  We even wrote that on the order form and gave them a picture as an example.  So dad was a bit shocked to pick up a hot pink cake covered in roses!  But mom and dad weren’t upset at all.  They just thought it was funny because messed up cakes are a part of one of their parties!  It started when their wedding cake looked nothing like the one they had ordered and then fell on their wedding day…twice!  Older brother’s baptism cake had his name spelled incorrectly and then his third birthday cake was a snowman that was completely smooshed.  So the roses on this cake just continues our family tradition 🙂 .

The cake was almost as big as our sister!  The “Blessed” onesie that she is wearing is one that both of us boys wore as well.

Thank you so much to our family and to Allison and her daughter for joining us to celebrate.  Family and friends are a true blessing and special days such as this one are made that much more special by sharing them with such wonderful people.

Our little sister is baptized!  God is good!  “I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.”  3 John 1:4.