Brooklyn and her mom Lori - Brooklyn wore the same baptism outfit that Anna wore for her baptism. Brooklyn's big event was held at St Joseph's Church in Dorrance.
It was an eventful weekend for Nancy and me as we celebrated Debbie and Hallie's birthdays as well as Brooklyn's baptism. I posted the photos from Debbie's birthday in the previous post, so this post is a double whammy - Brooklyn's baptism and Hallie's birthday party.
Proud parents Lori and Matt with daughter Brooklyn Mae
The 'godfather' Kevin made the sign of the cross on Brooklyn's forehead.
Father Hoover included Brooklyn's sister Hallie and her cousins in the baptism celebration. He had the children hold a bowl of holy water.
The children answered a few questions from Father Hoover about how they would help Brooklyn and serve as role models for her.
Brooklyn wasn't too pleased with the water on her forehead. The grandmothers assisted in this part of the baptism. Brooklyn's great grandma and her middle namesake (Mae) Grandma Siefers helped with the run off while Brooklyn's Grandma Thielen helped with the towel. All of us who were in attendance participated in the baptism. We were the only ones there because it was not during a mass.
Father Hoover focused on three guidelines for Brooklyn's baptism and life: prayer, telling the truth, and helping others. He asked all of us in attendance to model that for her and to help her with those in her life.
Left to right: Sister Marilyn (she did a great deal of the baptism), Lori, Matt, Brooklyn, Sharon (the godmother) and Father Hoover.
Brooklyn finally gave up and decided to take a nap during the last part of her baptism.
Matt and his daughter Brooklyn Mae
Most of us in attendance - Nancy, Donna and I were taking photos
Grandma Susan, Matt and Brooklyn
Parents, sister and godparents of Brooklyn
After the baptism we celebrated Hallie's 3rd birthday at Matt and Lori's house in Dorrance. Hallie and cousin Anna spend lots of time together.
The moment of truth - blowing out the three candles on her lady-bug cake.
The joy of the birthday girl
Waiting on cake and ice cream and feeling good about life
Hallie
I told you they spend lots of time together, even their actions are similar.
Joey and Kelly
Sweet Brooklyn in her comfortable clothes after the baptism.
What do you do at the end of a busy birthday day? You try on your new gifts. Nancy gave Hallie and Anna pink hats and Hallie received the purple rain boots from her cousins.
Garrett placed seven candles on his cake.
I love this group photo: Anna is looking at the box of candles, Garrett is looking at his mom, Sam is sticking his tongue out, and Hallie closed her eyes. It doesn't get any better than that.
I am not surprised that Sam was the first to stick his finger in the frosting. It looks like Hallie was going to be the second to take a taste of the cake.
When you are seven, you can read your own birthday cards. Garrett read each one to us.
Smiling Sam
Everyone had to wear a birthday hat, even Joey. By the way, Joey, Nancy and Tim have birthdays this week.
Matt has a suspicious look on his face. I wonder what he was thinking?
Oh, now I know what he was thinking - that he was going to snap Susan's birthday hat.
Matt seemed to get lots of pleasure from his trick.
Susan didn't think it was so funny.
He won't do it again, will he?
Wrong - he did it again!
Big Mick and little Brooklyn
Cousins: Brooklyn and Anna
Anna gave lots of kisses to her cousin.
Sweet girls Brooklyn and Anna
How sweet!
Kelly seemed surprised, but pleased with her gift from Nancy, Debbie and me. We gave her a PINK set of tools. Kelly wanted the pink set so she would know who took her 'stay in the house' tools. I am thinking Joey has been the culprit. We all need to be on the lookout for any pink tools in Joey's pickup. It seems Colleen and Lori can relate to Kelly's situation.
The birthday girl and the pink tools
Garrett, what's in the back of the pickup?
A birthday bike!!
Zoom, zoom
Birthday girl Kelly
This isn't a photo from the birthday party, it is from Saturday morning at Garrett's basketball game. Anna wasn't too interested in her brother's game, she spent her time coloring on the leap frog. I love the pink hat (from Nancy) and the cheerleader outfit.
Kelly and son Sam at the game.
