Baptism weekend

Our family rolled into Billings a little after 11am - a bit late for our 11am appointment with the pastor. So, Oma and Aunt Christie met us at the church and swapped cars with kids so that the girls could get to the house and have some lunch. That went well, but we forgot to give Oma and Auntie directions on how to get the girls out of their car seats. They figured it out with the help of the neighbors.

The celebration brought in all the Aunts and Uncles to Billings to meet and sponsor the girls for baptism and it was the first time for many to finally meet the girls. Thus, the house was quite aflutter with people and conversation both Saturday and Sunday.

The girls were baptised at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Sunday September 7, 2008. This event was our first "public" event followed by a gathering of relatives and friends at the Hageman's house. The girls were amazingly well behaved during church, probably because they were held the entire time. And they were brought into the family of God surrounded by numerous family and friends.

The gathering at the Hagemans was a bustle of food and conversation, followed by ooh and aahing over the girls and the cute gifts they received. It was so wonderful to get to see so many people that have been watching over our little girls for the past 3 months. It is such a blessing to have such wonderful friends and family.

We should have lots of pictures of the girls, but none of them are on my camera. So, I'll get those who took pictures to post them.