Blessed

We recently joined our church and were thrilled when they were able to schedule Espen's baptism for when my mom was still here so that she could be a part of it. By happenstance, Mary and David happened to be in town this weekend too, which was great because Mary is Espen's godmother, [although the Presbyterian church doesn't really do godparents.]. My brother Josh also came up, and served as Espen's unofficial but official in our eyes godfather. Mary's brother John was also in town with them, so he came too. Fun! Anyway, yesterday was the day. Earlier in the week my mom and I headed to Walnut Creek to get Lucia and Espen outfits off the sale rack at the pricey kid's store. We were thrilled to find a dress for Lucia and ensemble for Espen that matched. Our church is pretty laid back so we didn't go the seersucker suit route. I forgot to get a shot of Espen in his ensemble alone; I may have to put it back on him today. It was a 0-3 months sized and GIGANTIC on him. Oh well. He still looked adorable.

We are lucky to have an incredible church that fosters nuturing and caring for us; I've been amazed at the outpouring of support and love from them as we've greeted Espen into this world. Our minister Beth was at the hospital when Espen was born (and prayed with us prior to the C-section) and the first person besides Pete to hold him. We think she is the bees knees.

Afterwards we had an easy brunch at our house with Mary, David, their two kids and Mary's brother. It was a super special day. We're so thankful our family and friends could be a part of it.