We were all excited for Gus and Cecilia's baptism day in mid-April. The girls, in particular, could not wait to give the babies their presents, and I was honored to be Gus' godmother. My brother made it into town as well, with Clare and Joe, and he was pleased to be Cecilia's godfather. Scott's sister was the godmother for Cecilia, too, and their whole family came into town from Muncie for the big day too. In short, there were a lot of people who came into town to celebrate the babies with Kate and Scott.
Gus wore the same gown that my grandpa, mom, Kate, myself, Moira, and Hannah wore. The gown is over 100 years old, and it is very special to me that all of us have been able to carry on the tradition for our families.
Before the baptism--Moira and Hannah "giving" Cecilia her lamb present
Prov (our godmother), Gus, and mom
Fr. Paul and Fr. Julian
Gus' baptism
Cecilia's baptism
The priests, parents, and godparents
Our godmother with the babies
Scott's family with the babies
Scott's parents and the babies
The Salazar family and the babies
Les and Linda Stewart and the babies
Mom and Dad and the babies
Gus' godparents (Matt Willey and me)
Just me and Gus (he is so big!)
Dave and Cecilia
Everyone who has worn the baptismal gown, including Aunt Marilyn (and Cecilia for good measure)
After the baptisms, we went to the Iron Skillet to celebrate. My memories of the Iron Skillet include Moira and Marianna, Brandy Salazar's daughter, being best buddies, and Clare and Hannah playing together non-stop. Alan and I loved watching the cousins together, and it all culminated in Clare making a movie that I have dubbed "Supercousins (with a guest appearance by Marianna)" You should check it out at the link below if you cannot access it on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/sJFpm6-DKMM
More to come soon on the end of the school year, Hannah's 5th birthday, and the beginning of summer!
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