Child of God

This past weekend was Gianna's baptism. Mike and I have been looking forward to this for awhile and it was a very awesome, special experience for us. It was a very intimate celebration with only our immediate families, which was really important to us. We may not be the most religious people, we may not go to church every week, but we do have a strong religious relationship. It is something that we are always working on and will continue to work on throughout our lives, as you do with every relationship, and are looking forward to sharing with our children.

She did awesome through church and the baptism ceremony itself. I felt a very deep connection with my husband that day, considering that is the same place almost 2.5 years ago we shared our love for each other. To be able to bring our child into the religious community in the same setting where we got married is pretty special. Something that is additionally special about the day, her baptismal gown is the same one that I wore. And the same one that my mom wore. That kind of tradition is so special and just gave the day that little something extra, knowing that her great grandparents were with her in spirit through that garment.

Her godparents did a great job! Jacqui, my sister, is her godmother and Ron, our close friend, is her godfather. Choosing them was more difficult than I expected it would be - mainly because we have a few people in our lives whom we could see as excellent influences and role models for our baby. Based on the relationships that we have with these 2 amazing people, Gianna is in good hands.



Then, we had a party! Because we celebrate everything and nothing in our family. Being able to share this day in Gianna's life with our closest family and friends was really fun. And G even got a special bow to wear....

And her daddy found a new ride....
And we had a wonderful day celebrating and just being with our family and friends. In my opinion, Gianna is off to a very blessed life and we will do all that we can to be sure that continues.