A Big Weekend

Cordelia had a big Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating her second major holiday and getting baptized on Sunday.

We went over to Grandmom and Grandpop Eble's house for Thanksgiving for a relaxed family day.

On Friday night we had two house guests: Great Grandma Galey and Great Aunt Pam. On Saturday, 11 additional house guests arrived: my parents, sisters, brother-in-law, niece and nephew. There was hardly any floor space left available!

Sunday was the baptism. We went to morning mass, then returned to our house for brunch before going back to church for the baptism. There were 5 others baptized, and Cordelia was last. None of the others cried, and Cordelia was asleep when her turn came. To my delight and surprise, she didn't cry either! They did use warm water, which helped tremendously.

My mom made the baptismal gown from the remnants of her wedding dress. All my sisters and I wore the gown at our baptisms, and my niece Bailey has worn it as well.

All in all, it was a great weekend!