Maggie's Baptism

We are in the clear....Maggie got baptized. Her godparents don't live in Portland. Since her Godmother, Annemarie, lives in Hong Kong, we decided to plan it on a day that she can be there since that is a special treat in itself. Janis filled in for Maggie's godfather as Jeffrey had a medical school interview. Annemarie's parents substituted as grandparents for Maggie, since my parents were out of town, Mark's mom lives in NY and Gordon is still in the hospital. Annemarie's sister was the fake aunt and nanny to the kids....and Brookie (my BFF) rounded out the crowd with her wonderful support (still feel so lucky that she lives in Portland again!!). It was a short, informal ceremony, but still special. Maggie was pretty funny -- listening intently, talking the priest, cracking smiles when he said "satan". I feel very, very honored that Annemarie and Jeffrey have taken on the role of godparents. They will be wonderful role models for her and she is lucky to have them to lean on in the future, just like we are lucky to have them in our lives. Janis was a wonderful "stand in" as I am sure my children will turn to her throughout their lives as she has been and will be instrumental in their growing up. As is typical of our lives with three kids....we forgot out camera. Thank god for Brookie's cell phone.


 Afterwards we went to Papa Hayden and had yummy dinner and dessert to celebrate Maggie being cleansed of sin an all...amen.