It's also funny to see that in Florida we had two snow days ever and it just so happens to coincide with this anniversary. What makes this even funnier is we are in Colorado now and we are getting hit with a snow storm tonight! Crazy Coincidence? Here's my #WorthRevisit with Reconciled to You and Theology is a Verb:
January 29th is Little Man and Squishy's Baptism Anniversary!
We of course had to celebrate! The day my kids were baptized was one of the happiest moments of my life.
I was disappointed it took so long to get Little Man this special Sacrament but its so nice that Little Man can remember his special day just like me. It became a blessing in disguise. Father John did an amazing job explaining what was happening during the baptism to Little Man. He asked him questions and told him he was old enough to respond. There is nothing sweeter than hearing your child's sweet little voice say "Yes, I believe God!"
The picture to the left is Father John lighting Little Man and Squishy's baptism candles for the first time. I keep their candles in the boxes until their special day comes around. I take them out and display them all day and we light them for the beginning of our dinner. The boys always want me to keep them lit but I would like the candles to last for a long time.
January 29th was the second snow day that we endured and as I'm sure you guessed, changed our celebration slightly. All the roads were closed because they were iced over and we do not have salt trucks around here to help out so we were all battling cabin fever. I would have loved to have bought some picture frames and pulled out some shells to glue to the outside of the frame to display pictures from the baptism. Instead we looked at pictures on Facebook. Thank God we were blessed with power during our winter storm so we were able to access the Internet and our family.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Little Man and Squishy's Baptism Anniversary!
January 29th is Little Man and Squishy's Baptism Anniversary!
I was disappointed it took so long to get Little Man this special Sacrament but its so nice that Little Man can remember his special day just like me. It became a blessing in disguise. Father John did an amazing job explaining what was happening during the baptism to Little Man. He asked him questions and told him he was old enough to respond. There is nothing sweeter than hearing your child's sweet little voice say "Yes, I believe God!"
The picture to the left is Father John lighting Little Man and Squishy's baptism candles for the first time. I keep their candles in the boxes until their special day comes around. I take them out and display them all day and we light them for the beginning of our dinner. The boys always want me to keep them lit but I would like the candles to last for a long time.
January 29th was the second snow day that we endured and as I'm sure you guessed, changed our celebration slightly. All the roads were closed because they were iced over and we do not have salt trucks around here to help out so we were all battling cabin fever. I would have loved to have bought some picture frames and pulled out some shells to glue to the outside of the frame to display pictures from the baptism. Instead we looked at pictures on Facebook. Thank God we were blessed with power during our winter storm so we were able to access the Internet and our family.
For dinner I made ricotta stuffed shells covered in a spinach mushroom alfredo sauce and covered with Italian cheese. I loved the symbolism with the shells. Their are small shells carved into the baptism candles too. I also had leftover spinach dip from a get together we had earlier in the week that needed to be eaten as well. It was delicious!! Everyone in our home loves the everything Italian loaf as a side too. For all the super special celebrations we have sparkling juice! Little Man and Squishy love drinking from their wine glasses plastic flutes. They are so cute tapping their glasses together to "cheers"!
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For dessert we made white cupcakes for the cleanness that is restored with the waters our of baptism and blue vanilla frosting to symbolize the water used to baptize us in God's name. We topped the cupcakes with blue sugar crystals because what is a celebration without sprinkles?!
Are there traditions to celebrate baptisms? I would love to hear your traditions or suggestions too!
Are there traditions to celebrate baptisms? I would love to hear your traditions or suggestions too!
We've always intended to have a big celebration for the kids' baptisms, but it hasn't happened yet. Your ideas are meaningful but simple. Thanks for the inspiration. :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem! I like big celebrations but I always find myself short on time, especially lately lol Simple is best most of the time!
DeleteI don't know about other families and their traditions to celebrate Baptisms, but I know Pope Francis has encouraged people to celebrate it like it's a second birthday. Because it is their re-birth - it's their birthday in Christ! That said, I knew I was overlooking something this past Christmas Eve. Two days later, I stopped and told my husband we forgot to celebrate our son's Baptism anniversary! Oops! 😳 Hopefully next year...!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Pope Francis had mentioned anything about Baptism Anniversaries! Thank you so much for sharing! Guess I'll have to make some more cupcakes or a special cake this January 29th! Maybe a small gift too? Maybe some Lenten coloring books... Holy Heroes always has some great gift options my kids love!
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