Baptism!

The day after we got home from our whirlwind trip, it was time to switch modes to get ready for Sadie's baptism!! She had to wait a few months for family to be able to come, and finally it was time.

My mom and dad flew in on Thursday and Friday morning, my Aunt Kristine and Uncle Dave showed up. We spent Friday playing: shopping, getting paint samples for our hallway bathroom (nothing like a home improvement project before 60 people show up at your house), pedicures, bike rides for ice cream. . .

It was no surprise that by the time we went out for dinner the kids were exhausted. I was a little worried Sadie was getting sick, but it appears she was just so exhausted from all the fun.

Dustin insisted that we have the luncheon after catered so that made the whole thing pretty stress free. The baptism was beautiful and simple and reminded me of what an angel Sadie is.

She was baptized in one of my old dresses from the 1980's. Vintage, baby! It used to have navy blue trim and was a little sailor dress.  My sister was baptized in it, as was Ellie.

My family gave all the talks and said such sweet things about Sadie. She really is the best!!

A large portion of our families were unable to attend, and I was worried with it being Spring Break that all of our friends would be out of town as well. Even with some missing, we ended up with a full house.

 Dustin insisted that we cater so that we wouldn't have to worry about making food. Best decision ever. It was so nice to just relax and chat with everyone. Plus the leftover Cafe Rio lasted for days. Perfect for company!

One of the best things about the day was having my mom and aunt there. Growing up we would always ask my mom who her best friend was and she always replied, "My sister." Kathleen and I would roll our eyes, but now we are each other's best friends. I hope Sadie and Ellie will be the same way.

 After everyone left, we did a little cleaning, saw Cinderella in the recliner seat theater and headed out for some night swimming and a Midnight Run.

I'm amazed at how little stress there was (although my last baptism was right in the middle of our turkey trot, my birthday, hosting Thanksgiving for 25 and 9 out of town guests). It was a perfect day for a perfect girl!

 We still had a few days left with my parents so we squeezed in a trip to the zoo and my mom and I finished off the bathroom so it wasn't just a room of paint swatches.

I need to get rid of the hints of green now.

Oh yeah, and Luke got gum in his hair. Hence the peanut butter remedy.

This is actually my first kid to ever get gum in his hair. He seems to introduce me to a lot of firsts in parenthood.