Lincoln's Baptism

 My boys' baptisms are some of the best days of my life.  Lincoln's was no exception.  It was such a special, wonderful day.

 Lincoln was so excited and he was definitely GLOWING!

 It was so special to share this day with him.

 Lincoln had been waiting and preparing for this special day for a long time.

I put together a book with some of Lincoln's baptism pictures in it and had the family all write a little message to Lincoln.

Can I tell you how much I love our families.  They are truly amazing.  We are lucky!!

 After the baptism we all met back at our house for lunch.

 Lincoln's favorite color is red and so I asked him if it would be okay to do a Christmas themed party.  He thought that would be pretty cool, and we chose the colors of red and turquoise.  I stayed up late decorating, and when Lincoln woke up and came out of his room he said with a huge smile, "wow, Mom's been getting fancy with the spices!" (it's a quote from Ratatouille that we always laugh at).  I think it meant he liked the decorations.

We had Cafe Rio style salads for our meal and they were a big hit.

 For the decorations I used picture from the photoshoot I did of him in his suit.  I put spruce boughs down the tables and wired ornaments in them.  The house smelled SO GOOD!

 The candles were just Saran Wrap in water with cranberries on top of them.

 We were so lucky to have our extended family with us to celebrate this special day.

It was just the best day, I think Lincoln loved it too.