Baptism Collage

I found this frame at a thrift store for $3.99. The individual glass panes were smudged and dirty but a little glass cleaner took care of that.

A 4 x6 picture from each of the kids' baptisms, and a prayer card of each of their respective patron saints.

 Double-sided tape and 4x6 photo paper to make a nice backdrop for the prayer cards.

Voila! A baptism collage!
(The patron saints are St. Mary, St. Joseph, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and the archangel Gabriel)

(Please ignore the horrific peach walls that make everything look hideously orange.)

[Addendum: While I was finishing up this post, I was nursing Gabriel. He started kicking and managed to hit the keyboard and somehow publish this post! Baby's first blog entry??]

Violet's Other Birthday

Violet's Other Birthday -- that is, the anniversary of her baptism, her new birth in Christ -- was on Saturday, April 14. I knew it was in mid-April but couldn't remember the exact date, so I finally looked it up.

I wish I had remembered on the actual day, but better late than never, right?

Baptism Day

"This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Gabriel Keith, child of God

Pictures from Violet's baptism