The Pfannes Family: Jaden's Baptism

Today we celebrated a very special day, as it was Jaden's Baptism. We decided, as we did with Alyssa to have it a little later than the normal infant Baptism. It took a little time to plan a date where all of our family would be in town for the occasion. The baptism was at St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church at 3:30pm. I spent the whole morning cleaning the house and preparing to have everyone over for dinner after the ceremony. Needless to say, it was a very busy morning! Thanks to Nanny and Opa who kept Alyssa overnight so that we would be able to clean and cook with only a few interruptions with Jaden.

We were so blessed to have Grandma and Papa, Nanny and Opa, Uncle Charlie, Uncle Jeff, Grandma and Grandpa by the Water, Miss Linda, Aunt Christina and Uncle Wayne, Hayley, Lilyanne and Brayden here to celebrate with us.

We arrived at the church with just enough time to take a few pictures, say a few hellos and take our seat. The actual ceremony was only 30 minutes. There were a total of 4 baptisms today. Jaden was so good and quiet for most of the time. He started getting antsy, as he wanted to get down and crawl around in his white tuxedo. Of course, mom wouldn't allow that! I must say, the only time he cried was when the Deacon accidently poured the water in his eyes. He didn't like that very much. I was so proud of how good Alyssa was, too. She sat quietly in the front row with Grandma and Papa and watched the whole ceremony. When one of the ladies started singing, she actually pulled out the hymnal and pretended to follow along.

After the ceremony, we posed for a few pictures. It didn't last too long, as Jaden was burning up in the 100 degree heat in his suit. It was also dinnertime, so we headed back to the house for a yummy dinner.

After much excitement and a very busy day, the kids ended the night by going to bed very early!!