a couple busy days

Sunday was a big day at our house. Ruby was baptised at St. Theresa's Catholic Church and many of her closest friends and family were there to witness it. What an awesome day. In order to get everyone in the same spot at the same time, we had the baptism at the 4:30pm Sunday night mass. Her godparents had to hurry down from Minneapolis after a wedding and my mom had to rush off after, as she was headed to Italy bright and early the next day. Thank you everyone for the extra effort to be there. We truly appreciated it! We were able to gather at the house before hand for lunch. It was a nice chance to celebrate a bit before hand...and also celebrate all the dads in attendance. A later in the day mass meant a little extra effort in working Ruby's schedule to make sure she was awake and happy and the necessary time. She was a trooper and despite rubbing her eyes a bit and her mom coming at her with a finger nail clippers (thanks Kim!) in order to cut the wrist elastic that was too tight on her gown and turning her hands purple, she stayed happy throughout the whole mass. She even had a few smiles for the camera after it was all done! We couldn't be more proud of our baby girl and loved getting to share her with family and friends.

 

Yesterday we followed the baptism with a little more excitement. Ruby and mom left bright and early to head up to Colo. There we met up with my cousin Kelly and her kiddos Hannah and Noah. Then off we went to northeast Iowa to visit Grandma and Grandpa and my Aunt LeeAnn and cousins Michaela and Casey from Alaska. It was very good to see them, though we were bummed not to get more time with Grandma and Grandpa. They both are currently fighting off the flu. :( I will say 6 hours in the car with 3 little ones was a challenge. They rewarded us with 20 minutes of all three of them sleeping, but the rest of the time was a combo of crying, laughing, singing, reading books, and plenty of snacks! I don't think I have been more tired than I was when I arrived home last night.

 

Anyway, enjoy the pictures and to my husband: Thank you for sharing your Father's Day. You are a great dad. I am lucky to have you and love watching you interact with our daughter. We both love you!