Worth the trip

Taking three little girls to a Baptism can be somewhat tricky. We've had quite a bit of experience with this lately, since we have welcomed many new nieces and nephews over the past year. Erin finds such events to be the perfect opportunity to work on her developing vocabulary, and she is particularly entranced by the echoing noise her voice makes if she calls out her new words very loudly. Amy often manages to slip from the kneeler and crash her head or chin into the pew in front of her, resulting in piercing screams at what should be a quiet, peaceful moment of reflection.

Yesterday, I discovered that it is possible to make such an adventure even slightly more challenging, by utilizing the following steps.

1. Pack the three girls into the van and travel five hours to the Christening.

2. Attend the Baptism and enjoy the post-party.

3. Return to the van and travel another five hours back home.

4. Do all of the above in one day because unfortunately you have to work the next morning.


But the reward for such an undertaking?

Being able to witness first hand as our beautiful niece received the gift of God's grace, and was welcomed into the Church.

Well worth the trip.

Congratulations, Ella Rose. We love you.