Saturday, July 26, 2008

Julia's Baptism

Now that Julia's adoption was final, we were
able to get her baptized into the Catholic Church. It was a great weekend and we were happy that so many of our family and friends
could make it (and a special thanks to Laura, Julia's godmother!). Julia was her charming self most of the day, although the baptism itself was during her naptime so she was a bit
restless through the ceremony ( =

Poor baby just wanted to sleep and instead she was stripped, covered in oil, dipped into freezing cold water, and held up in the air for all to see...
it'd be a rough day for anyone.

Afterwards, we had a little picnic and
celebration at the splashpad...Julia preferred the water at the splashpad
to the water in the baptismal and had a great time. To top off a great day for her, she got her first taste of a cupcake and made the most of her experience ( =

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