Maizy's Baptism

I know this is pretty late, but I wanted to share some of Maizy's special day with you anyway. 
December 30th, 2012, was the day that Maizy was Christened in a small ceremony at St. Charles Borremeo Church.  It was such a special, intimate day, and reminded us all how important family is, and how much love is surrounding us all of the time. 

You have heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child."  Well, that saying came into play very much that day.  I have been sewing since I was a kid, but haven't made much of anything in the last 15 years or so, but began this past summer again, making various baby items, and I really enjoyed it.  It was so much fun that I though I might be able to make Maizy's Christening gown...  I won't go into specifics, but there was a huge mess that ended with me doing my best work about 3 days before the Baptism...  one pattern piece went missing, so I had to improvise, and it wasn't a good improvision.  A few weeks before this, I had finished her bonnet, and to my surprise, the "newborn" size nearly fit me.  So, I sent the bonnet with my amazing seamstress aunt at Christmas, and my grandmother returned with perfection a few days later.  Now, my grandmother was still in the area, and came to the rescue with the dress, that basically needed a whole new top, oops!  She was up until 9:30 the evening before big day, changing the plan to make her dress just perfect. 

My brother in law, Anthony, who is a Catholic Deacon at the Diocese of Westminster in England, had agreed to baptize her.  My mom and Aaron's dad, along with my sister performed some beautiful children's music, and a fantastic rendition of "I hope you Dance."  The oldest of my two brothers and Lady L were chosen to be Godparents, and they did a good job.  There were 3 candles lit, one in memory of Aaron's mom, and the other two in honor of Savannah and Charlie.  My two nephews from England did readings.  My niece had the important job of holding a candle, and all of the children, inlcuding Lady L's son and daughter and my niece and youngest nephew, provided entertainment and sweet innocence as they admired the baptismal pond.  J and my other brother were the paparazzi, and captured a lot of great moments with cameras. It was nice that all of my siblings and Aaron's sister were able to attend. Afterward, we stayed for mass, then went to my parents' house for brunch.  The night before, while my grandmother was hard at work on the gown, my mom was preparing two egg bakes, and some other goodies for us to eat.  And after all of the excitement was over, we went home, and smiled.  It was one of those days where we felt things were good in the world, and we were reminded of just how blessed we are.  The village pulled through, and Maizy has one very, very amazing village around her.