Ella's Baptism

Today was baby Ella's baptism at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. She wore the same baptismal gown that I wore at my baptism 30 years ago-which was so special for me. My brother, Eric, and his fiance, Tina, agreed to be her Godparents and bought her the beautiful cross pictured above for her bedroom. It was a lovely, intimate ceremony attended by our family. I got welled up when Father Mitchell said special blessings forJeff and me as Ella's parents. The words in the blessing were truly beautiful. Ella did a great job...no crying the entire time and even opened her eyes when Father Mitchell poured the holy water over her head. It was a wonderfully memorable day!