holy water!

On October 23, Charlotte took the plunge...
Luckily, the priest used warm water ;-)

Here is a little recount of her christening:

Contemplative right before church...
"Am I really making the right decision?!"

Mama telling Charlotte "It'll be all right, if not fun...!"

"Well, ok then, let's get going!"

Beautiful Mary, Star of the Sea church

Oma & Opa brought a baptism candle for Charlotte from Germany

Nanny and godmother-for-the-day Marie also telling Charlotte that
"It will be fun ;-)"

"See, not so bad - the water is warm, yay!"

"Well then, bring on more!"

Godfather Tom keeping Charlotte safe while Father Rafferty is
anointing her with blessed oil.

"You guys were right, getting baptized was quite fun actually."

Charlotte with godfather Tom and Marie -
godmother Kati was with us in thoughts from Germany!

Grandparents are great, Nana brought my christening gown -
which Daddy, Aunt Amy, Uncle Brett and cousins Nola and Fin
were already baptized in!

Family shot with Mama and Daddy

"The best thing about gifts is the wrapping paper - yum!"

Penny thought so too ... and was quite nosy ;-)
"Maybe there are also some treats in there for me?!"

Celebration flowers

"Getting baptized is great - 
especially if you get such a cool title afterwards!"

"What a wonderful day!"

...

"Now I can rest on the pillow that Mama and Uncle Marcel 

were baptized with."