All Soggied Up*

* From "O Brother Where Art Thou"...it means "been baptized." Funny thing I saw this the same weekend of the baptism :)



On December 5th, Matthew was baptized!

The ceremony was held in Covina, at the same church where Michael and I were married just a little over two years ago.




Fr. Peter baptized him, and the Barbers hosted a wonderful reception at their house. Unfortunately, due to the Michaels having the tail end of a nasty flu, some of our family members who wanted to come weren't able to make it. They were missed but we knew they were with us in spirit!



Matthew's aunt Noree' and uncle Georgie were the godparents, and Mattew's aunt Wheetah came all the way from Buffalo to come and meet Matthew and witness the baptism...what a treat!!






The ceremony was very beautiful...Fr. Peter spoke about the "simplicity" of being born into God's family. All the trials and difficulties of labor are so much compared to how easy it is to be welcomed into God's family.

However, though it is easy to be born into God's family, the challenges come to remain there throughout the trials and temptations of life. May God gives us, and especially baby Matthew the grace to remain in a state of grace our whole lives, and when we fail, to turn to him in repentance!

(Special thanks to my sister and to Noree, because I used your pictures for this post!)