Paolo’s Baptism

January 4th, 2009 · No Comments

This morning Paolo was baptized at the St. Joseph Catholic Church — the same parish that supports the St. Joseph School the kids go to.

We had been trying to schedule his baptism for a couple of months now without being able to sync up everyone’s schedules. We were trying to get the family and friends together for a nice lunch. But, being true to Paolo’s “surprising nature,” we received a call from the Church just a couple of days ago asking if we would like to get it done today. We hesitated a bit, but being fully aware that school, work, piano, sports, etc, will start again tomorrow, we bit the bullet and got it done.

It actually turned out very nice and quite intimate; only Paolo and another little girl were baptized, and we had to share the ceremonies with only one other family. Best of all, Lorenzo and Chloe were able to be Paolo’s God-Parents. They had been “lobbying” for it since Paolo’s birth, and Ashley and I were more than glad to let them have the honor. They have been wonderful with Paolo, and we, of course, want them to be as involved as possible. They were thrilled!

The photos have been posted into Flickr.