A Mother's Day Baptism

To add a little excitement to my first official Mother's Day, we celebrated the girls Baptism as well! Last year on Mother's Day we told our parents we were expecting, little did we know it was two at the time, so Mother's Day seemed like a good day to bring everything full circle! (and anyone who knows me, knows I like that kind of organization/symmetry! LOL)

Apology Time:
Since we planned the girls' special day on Mother's Day, we didn't want to burden our friends with the decision of choosing between the girls or their Mom, so we didn't expand the invitation beyond our family. In hindsight, since many of our friends mentioned they would have liked to have come, we should have mentioned it and let our friends decide. In short, we're sorry. If you didn't get the invite, it wasn't because we didn't want you there!!

Thank you to Father Peter for once again providing a wonderful ceremony to mark another milestone in our lives, full of his usual humour and beautiful explanation of the sacrament. The girls handled the water over the head with a few smiles from Abigail and a bit of uncertainty from Molly. We have been parishioners at Star of the Sea Church for over 25 years so it was wonderful to have the girls Baptized there.

Molly and Abigail looked beautiful in their dresses (Thank you Mom and Dad for your gift) my maternal Grandmother gave the girls silver crosses to wear on their special day. Also very special to me was the girls' Baptismal sweaters and blankets made for me by my Nana back in 1997 in case she wasn't alive to see my first child (in this wonderful case, children) Baptized. Thankfully, Nana Greene at 89 years old was alive and well at the Baptism, able to see her 7th and 8th Great-grandchildren christened!

Special thank you to Jen, Jamie, and our sisters Michelle and Monique for standing up for the girls as their Godparents. We are truly blessed to have such amazing friends and family in our lives. Your love and support for the girls is a wonderful thing to witness. We are so fortunate to have all of you in our lives.

Molly

Abigail