Ava was initiated into the Catholic Church yesterday. I found out just a couple weeks ago that this was the only date the church had available until next year. I didn't think she should wait that long to have her sins "exorcised" (the deacon kept using that word which kind of freaked everyone out). So we managed to pull it all together with only two weeks of prep time (but with lots of help from the grandmas and godparents).
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| I set up the dessert buffet on the kitchen counter, but draped a tablecloth over it to give it a more ethereal look. The portrait of Ava on the left was a gift from her godparents, my brother Joe and his wife Lulu. |
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| I ordered the Whoopie pies and angel cake pops from Caty Kobe of OmNom Treats. She has major talent! |
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| Caty's angel cake pops were the clear standout of the party. We decided to go with an angel theme since we've been calling Ava "Baby Angels" and it just seemed appropriate for a religious celebration. |
Any last-minute preparations are usually stressful to me. I'm the kind of person who likes to be over-prepared and well in advance. That's usually why I try to delegate the food items at a party to others if possible. So the fact that we had to wait until we got back to the house after the baptism to set most of the food out did not leave me breathing easy. And certain things didn't get done as planned. But I guess that's just how these things go.
I also just wanted to point out how incredibly fashionable Ava's godmother (and my SIL) is. I so admire that about her... especially since I've been challenged in that area lately. In fact, we were five minutes late getting to the church because the dress I bought (which was too tight to begin with) actually split all the way up the back seam as I was switching out of the heels that kept sliding off my feet on our way out the door. (It was a hectic morning.)
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