Yesterday was Gigi's baptism at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Swana and Kevin opted for a private one and made use of the opportunity to introduce Gigi to the rest of the extended family and their friends. Nat and I wore matching blue outfits!
We were late in getting to the church, the ceremony started at 3.30pm but she had told everyone to come at 3pm, so we were not in time to welcome some of the early birds. And as soon as we got there, it was a mad rush to get the reception hall ready and supervise the caterers.
You see, my darling sister assumed the reception hall would be unlocked and ready to use since her MIL works at the church. Plus that was how it was when Noel's baptism was held there. Once it was unlocked though, we were in for a surprise. The room was a mess!
Discarded furniture lined the walls and half the room was being used for storage while parts of the church were being demolished. Outside, tractors rumbled while scooping dirt from the ground and the din of digging could be heard inside the church. Swana was a tad miffed suffice it to say...heh heh.
Anyway, we did what we could to rearrange the room before heading back to witness the christening. There was a large turnout, I think over 100 persons, at least half the church was filled. Gigi screamed as expected when water was poured over her head and then it was all over.
We were late in getting to the church, the ceremony started at 3.30pm but she had told everyone to come at 3pm, so we were not in time to welcome some of the early birds. And as soon as we got there, it was a mad rush to get the reception hall ready and supervise the caterers.
You see, my darling sister assumed the reception hall would be unlocked and ready to use since her MIL works at the church. Plus that was how it was when Noel's baptism was held there. Once it was unlocked though, we were in for a surprise. The room was a mess!
Discarded furniture lined the walls and half the room was being used for storage while parts of the church were being demolished. Outside, tractors rumbled while scooping dirt from the ground and the din of digging could be heard inside the church. Swana was a tad miffed suffice it to say...heh heh.
Anyway, we did what we could to rearrange the room before heading back to witness the christening. There was a large turnout, I think over 100 persons, at least half the church was filled. Gigi screamed as expected when water was poured over her head and then it was all over.
Went to AMK for dinner after that, Mildred had purchased a high chair for Nat, I think that's her XMAS present. Ben and Wendy also handed the munchkin their present, with which Nat had a ball of a time tearing the wrapper. Speaking of balls, that was the present, Elmo's ball zone - one of them hut/cubicle things with the coloured balls to play in...no need to bring her to Ikea next time. Ha ha!
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