On Saturday, September 27th, our son Alex and our niece Julia were christened together at our church in Dundalk. The weather was certainly interesting, as we ushered the babies in the church under the guise of huge umbrellas due to torrential rain. The priest was about an hour late because he had to eat at Denny's. All in all though, it was still a beautiful day! The babies looked adorable in their white satin outfits. Alex looked like such a handsome little man with his little tie and vest and satin shoes, and Julia looked like such a sweet little princess in her lacy dress. They both did very well during the ceremony itself, accepting the oil and water without a second look. Alex just kind of looked around the whole time and didn't seem too impressed by the whole thing! LOL. Julia was a little disturbed by the process in the beginning, but fell asleep shortly after the start of the ceremony. After the ceremony, we went to Damon's Grill at Arundel Mill and had a celebration dinner. We feasted on BBQ chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, smoked turkey, herb rice, beef brisket, chicken tenders and mozarella stucks. We also had two beautiful cakes, provided to us by Maria--one baby boy cake, and one baby girl cake! Alex received many nice things for his christening. He got a nice keepsake engraved box with a cross necklace from his godparents--Mary and Dave. He also got some savings bonds, sleepers, toys, and a blanket from other guests. It was a lovely day for both of our families. In other news, Alex got his first tooth on Wednesday! It is his lower right incisor. It looks like the left incisor will be pushing through next. He has been a little fussier than usual, but nothing too out of the ordinary. We can't believe how big he is getting and how many new things he learns everyday. He's sitting up really well now too. I'll try to post a video of him showing off these skills. He can sit without falling for up to 30 minutes, or even more sometimes. Below are some pictures from the christening and the week. I can't post them all, but will do a slide show of the christening so you can see them all! Enjoy the first week of October!
Alex with his Great-Grandma Glenrose, Nana Cindi, and Mommy
Alex with his Lola and Daddy
Family Picture at Damon's
The gymnastics meet at Damon's! LOL.
Being held by his Great-Grandma
Ms. Cathy (Dave's Mom) holding Julia
Ms. Cathy and Ms.Medy holding the stars of the day
Alex showing off his special party outfit
Alex with his Nana Cindi
Ms.Medy with her 4 grandsons-Alex (6 mos.), Daniel (6), Dylan (8), and Matthew (2)
Ms.Medy with all five kids!
Alex with his godparents- Mary and Dave
Monsignor Parks putting the sign of the cross on Alex's head
Alex being christened with the water
Alex's cake!
Dylan and Renee did such a good job reading!
Having his first taste of icing
I think our son is part lizard!
Congrats Alex and Julia! You both looked like you had a GREAT time!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until I am called "Lola", but my back up is "Nonna" for the Italian in me. But i think i am favoring Lola- more spunky.
You all score a "10" for the gymnastics meet.
And hey, monsignor, can I run late and use Denny's as MY excuse too? That is the BEST. I loved that one...