The Crazybunch: Jenny's Baptism

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Jenny's Baptism

Jenny was baptized on Sunday, May 25, 2008. It was a beautiful weekend. We were so excited to have one Anhui family, the Migan’s, with us this weekend. Anna and Cela had a lot to catch up. Jenny was glad to meet her first Anhui family. She became instant friend with Kelan. Bert and Nick played a round of golf with Jenny’s godfather Leroy. Sue and Donna enjoyed five hours of shopping at Downtown Saugatuck. Our pool just opened so the kids were excited to jump in the water.

Jenny was baptized during the normal 10:30am mass. Fr. Charlie did great job to integrate the baptism with the mass. Jenny had been looking forward to this day for a while. She does not fully understand the true meaning of the baptism yet; however, she knows this is an important event of her life. She willingly stepped in the Baptismal fond and happily let Fr. Charlie pour water over her head. While we walking back to the altar, her big smile lighted up the entire church. She was very happy.

We invited some friends from the church to our house for a BBQ after the church. We also celebrated Toby’s 17th birthday. Unlike Jenny who enjoyed the spot light, Toby did not like to be the center of attention. Quickly blow the 17 candles, he disappeared the crowd.

Jenny kept saying “it is a good day”. She had great time. Life is just full of excitement for her.

We said good bye to the Migan’s on Sunday night. We hoped they could stay until Monday so they could watch the parade. However, we truly understood how hectic it would be driving through Chicago on Monday. Driving through the night would be much easier and less traffic. We ended this long weekend with Memorial Day parade. This is the last parade of this school year for Toby and Joshua. They both were glad. Summer is just around the corner.