Annabel's Baptism/Trip to Seguin

Well the time HAD finally arrived.... my best friend Gina and her precious baby girl came to TEXAS!!!! I've literally been counting down the days for their arrival since Annabel was born. My Mom had come to Katy for a few days to stay with us so we followed her home to Seguin to stay with her since Gina would be in San Antonio for the weekend for Annabel's baptism.

We woke up early on that Saturday and drove in a record breaking rainstorm to witness the baptism of precious Annabel Fontaine Langford. As her Godmother, I was so proud to be there to witness it! Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the ceremony because my mom was on "Charlotte" duty at the back of the church while I was at the front for the ceremony with Gina and Brian and Brian's brother, Michael, who is Annabel's Godfather. I was so disappointed that Drew wasn't able to make it because his work schedule has been crazy, but he was there in spirit :)

After the baptism, we headed over to Brian's parent's house who live in San Antonio for a nice lunch. Both Passmore Families came from Houston and were there along with Gina and Brian's families. Can you believe that all of girls had all GIRLS!?!

Taryn with her girls, Felicity and Josephine (she was only a week old!), Gina and Annabel, Jessica with her girl, Mia Beth and her bun in the oven due in October and me and Charlotte.

Finally reunited... with our precious girls!

Future besties :)

Oh Mom! Is this for real? No more facetime with AB??

Hey there Charlotte!

I just LOVE this of Gina and Charlotte

After the lunch, my mom and I headed to downtown San Antonio to go to the Mexican Market. We were in need of some Mexican dresses for our reunion that was coming up the following weekend (more on that soon!) We met my Dad for dinner that night and Charlotte experienced her first time sitting in a high chair at a restaurant and sipping water from a straw. Look how cute this girl is! We also had a photo session with Grammy in the parking lot... you never know when those photo sessions are going to happen :) Haha

Eating a mum-mum of course

Just LOVE these two!

She loves her Grammy :)

The next day we packed it up and Charlotte and I headed to Corpus for the next 4 days for the ultimate playdate of a lifetime! A picture dump and post on that coming up next :)



Child of God

Charlotte Grace on her most special day

Last weekend is a weekend we will never forget. We had Charlotte's baptism at my Dad's church in Seguin. It was incredibly special to have my Dad do the service. When my parent's took a trip to the Holy Land before I was born, my Dad brought back some water from the River Jordan intending to use one day to baptize the grandchildren with. All of my nephews and niece have been baptized with this water and Charlotte was too! He saved some for any more children that we will have! :)

 

If you know me then you know how special traditions are. Charlotte wore my mother-in-law's christening gown that she wore, her sisters wore, my husband and sister-in-law wore and all the cousins. Charlotte is the first grandchild to wear it! She also wore my bonnet and silver bracelet given to her by her great-grandmother.

 

I was so nervous that she would cry during the service but she was a complete angel baby. I think she knew it was her special day! Drew and I went up to the front along with my sister Amy and brother-in-law, Danny, who we asked to be Charlotte's Godparents. After the baptism, my Dad walked Charlotte up and down the aisles of the church while they played my FAVORITE lullaby. I have sung this song to Charlotte since the minute she was born to calm her. We sing it every night before bed with her prayers. Here's how it goes:

 

Charlotte Grace, God claims you

He helps you, protects you and loves you too

We this day do all agree a child of God you'll always be

And if you should tire or cry we will sing you this lullaby

Charlotte Grace, God claims you

He helps you, protects you and loves you too

Mommy and Daddy love you so

They want to help your faith to grow

Charlotte Grace, God claims you

He helps you, protects you and loves you too.



 After the service, all the family came back to my parent's house for lunch and dessert. Charlotte received some very special presents. Her own set of baby pearls, a cross necklace, the baptism shell necklace, a praying little stuffed animal that whispers the Lord's Prayer when you squeeze it's hands, a gorgeous picture frame to put her baptism picture in, a pink cross for her wall, engraved with her initials mini silver hair brush, comb and rattle and a Willow Tree figurine that plays Brahm's Lullaby when you twist it.

 

Thank you everyone who prayed for sweet Charlotte Sunday morning during her baptism. We are so blessed to have such a beautiful perfect daughter that is now seen in the eyes of our Lord and Savior as a Child of God.

What is the name to given to the child... Charlotte Grace

Do you promise to raise your child in the eyes of the Lord?

Charlotte Grace... I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

Child of God

Poppa showing off his granddaughter :)

Sweet baby girl

Praying for Charlotte



With Grammy and Poppa

 

Parents and Godparents

Charlotte's Godparents... her Aunt Amy & Uncle Danny

A few weeks before we had the baptism, my mom and I took Charlotte to have her picture made in the christening gown. Here are a few of her & me that we had made to display at the lunch after the baptism and to hang in our house :)