Christening pictures (finally)

It took awhile to post these pictures but it truly was a magical day!  April 3^rd 2009 was the day our lives changed.  The day we heard the words we longed to hear - ”It’s a girl”.  It was the day we got our phone call to say “You have a daughter”.  It was the day we saw our 1^st picture of her precious face.  So on April 3^rd 2011 we added another special meaning to that date as Laney was baptized at the same church, by the same priest who married hubby and I.  It was a great day.  Enjoy the pictures and thanks for asking to see them!

A few tidbits I want to remember:  We had 5 dresses to try on her weeks earlier and ohhh the tears flowed and she was very unhappy trying on every single one (huge crocodile tears). She eventually told me she did not want an itchy dress up princess dress (mind you none of these itched but she had it in her head they did).  So we got through it returned 4 and kept the 1 we loved.  That morning the tears flowed putting it on but we got over it quickly and as you see she was fine, happy and beautiful in it.  Well the following week when we said OK let's get ready for church she said "yeah let's wear mine pretty white dress please".  Oh and recently she said "Momma please don't sell mine pretty white dress"! Now each Sunday she asks to wear her pretty white dress. When people ask her about her special day she says "oh yes mine pretty white dress baptized day".  After the priest talked a bit he asked her if she had any questions she said " hmm I don't know".  When he lite the baptismal candle she said Happy Birthday and asked to blow it out. As he talked a bit longer she laid down on the steps of the alter and did a little snore sound effect (mind you we were at an hour mass before the ceremony itself) but we all had a good laugh.  When he went to pour the water on her she said "no get water on mine pretty white dress please Father Larry".  Her and father Larry are buddies she runs to him each Sunday and hugs him around the legs so they had great interaction on her special day.  It was a special small gathering with family and a day we will always remember.
If we have any followers who are reading this and you were not invited to her baptism please please do not be offended. We kept it extremely small. Please understand :(