Lauren's Baptism

On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Lauren's baptism was held at our church.  She was one of 4 children that were baptized that day, and let's just say it was somewhat of a disaster.  Not only did the time change occur that weekend, which threw her a bit out of sorts, but she had a cold and her molars were coming in.  Also, in order to be at church on time, her normal lunch and nap schedule had to be adjusted.  The combination of all of these led to lots of tears, temper tantrums, and screaming during the ceremony (held after mass).  Now granted, she did wonderful during mass but soon reached the end of her rope.  All the other children that were being baptized were infants and just slept through it all.  Now we understand why infants are normally baptized and not strong-willed toddlers!

Celebrating with us that day were her godparents. John (Mike's cousin), who flew in from Arizona, is her godfather. It was wonderful that he was willing to come all this way for our special day. Angela (my sister-in-law - Steven's wife) is her godmother. Also in attendance were Grandma Judy, Grandpa Al, Great Grandma Betty, Uncle Steve, Uncle Dan, Tina, and Wyatt.  Many thanks to Tina for the great pictures of the ceremony - she displayed true talent in snapping pictures during the 3 seconds Lauren was happy, which you can see below.

After we got home and put Lauren down for nap, the whole family sat down to a lovely Korean meal prepared by your truly. We are really proud of Lauren's extended family for diving in and trying a lot of Korean dishes.

I love my pretty dress!

What an angel! (This was before the meltdown.)

 Receiving the Blessing

 So peaceful

Lauren actually was calmed by the warm water. Then she was mad she couldn't take a bath in it.

I do NOT want to be here!

Wowed by the candle's flicker. 

Our Family 

Lauren with Godfather John and Godmother Angela 

Posing with Grandpa Al, Grandma Judy and Great Grandma Betty 

Chilling out with Uncle Steve, Tina, and Uncle Dan 

Tina, Lauren and Dan 

Opening Presents from Godfather John