We celebrated LJ's baptism into the Catholic Church on Sunday, January 18 at our church- Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach. Both Steve's family (parents, brother and his wife) and my family (parents and sister) came to town for the event. We all went to mass at 11:30am. The ceremony followed at 1pm, with Lukasz being one of four children welcomed into the church. (He was the youngest.) It was a very nice ceremony, presided over by Father Kerry.
Lukasz wore a little white jumper bought just for the occasion. We didn't torture him with the bonnet, but put it on him later just to capture some incriminating photos! He also had his "Jesus socks" as daddy calls them...just little white socks with crosses on them. He borrowed cousin Breckin's little white shoes and blanket for the day. Uncle Mike and Aunt Cindy presented him with a beautiful silver cross from Tiffany. We had it blessed by Father Kerry during the ceremony, and he'll treasure it always.
Aunt Noelle stood as Godmother and Uncle Mike Godfather. It was a beautiful, sunny day and LJ was an angel. He was sound asleep through mass. He got a little fussy during the ceremony because he was hungry. He had a little snack, but was very content during his actual baptism. He coo'ed and ooo'ed at Fr. Kerry and seemed genuinely happy to be a Catholic! A priest, maybe? He was especially happy and adorable throughout. He didn't even mind the cool water on poured on his head from a seashell!
He did smell like "church" for the next three days, but it was a nice reminder of a beautiful afternoon and that our little turkey is now a part of our Catholic family.
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