My nephew Connor was baptized the beginning of March. This is my sister Kerry's second little boy and being the unbiased Aunt that I am - I think he is SO stinkin' CUTE!!! His baptism was just a few days after I had my gall bladder removed, so I wasn't in the best of shape, but I was very happy to be able to make it to the baptism, even if I was moving a little slow! Kerry's husband's family is from the Ann Arbor/Detroit area, so the baptism was near by and then people were able to come back to our house afterwards to celebrate.
Okay...so follow this if you can! Luke's cousin is Tina, who married Luke's best friend from high school - Vince. Luke and Kerry's first little boy Patrick was born just shortly before Vince and Tina's little boy, Vinny. Luke and Tina have an uncle who is a priest - Father Vin, who baptized both of them when they were babies. Patrick and Vinny were baptized together by Father Vin after they were born and Kerry and Luke were Vinny's Godparents. Shortly after Luke and Kerry had their second, Connor, Vince and Tina had a little girl, Sophia. So naturally they got baptized together by Father Vin, and this time Vince and Tina were Connor's Godparents. Did you get all that?!?! Either way - it was a wonderful family celebration of the two newest arrivals :) This picture is of Father Vin with Connor and Sophia - too cute!
My goofy little girls think it's fun to wear clothes that match, which they call being "matchers". Outside of Christmas dresses, I don't often buy them outfits that match (and Kenny does not like it when I do!!!) so when I get the request from them to be matchers, it usually involves trying to find things that are alike, like jeans and pink shirts. So it was a treat for both of them when Nana got them an early Easter present - matching princess shirts and sweatshirts! They were thrilled on the morning that they both got to wear them. We decided to take a couple pictures to send to Nana over email with a "thank you" note and the girls were being absolute hams, so I got a few good ones. The picture of the two of them cracks me up because it is so indicative to me of
their own distinct little personalities. I have no idea where Elyse got the idea to stand like that and I love that she is wearing her winter boots event though there is clearly no snow. Such an "interesting" little girl that Elyse!!! And then there's my Lexi - such a sweetheart and a great (patient) big sister. And of course, it makes me smile to see them hugging and loving on each other! Gotta love it!
