First Communion

E made her First Communion this past Saturday. She has been preparing all year and was very excited although she did not like how the 'bread' tasted on the 'practice run'. She looked so cute and sweet. Not a fan of fancy dresses and such, she chose a very simple yet beautiful dress. She did not want a veil so we put together a cute little headband that went well with the dress and the cute purse from Grandma H.

It was a very special weekend...which was complete with all of our family visitors....as well as the help from those visitors. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa H for preparing our wonderful lunch and to the other Grandmas for some sweet treats. Thanks to our hair stylist Aunt Cathy. Thanks to everyone for your help and thoughtful gifts for E.

Here she is waiting in line to enter the church.

Here is a video of E walking into the church.

Here are some pictures taken after mass in the courtyard. It was cloudy, cool and a bit rainy so the pictures are a bit dark...even after some editing.

With Grandma and Grandpa H...

With Grandma and Grandpa B...

With Aunt Cathy and Uncle Jay...her Godparents...

With Great Grandma 'Wiggles'...

With cousin Zachary...

With Mommy....."Daddy, where are you?"

There he is!

Father Bill blessing E's rosary from Grandma and Grandpa B.

Party time! E with her lamb cake. R's family has a tradition of First Communion lamb cakes so I did my best to create one...complete with Aunt Mayme's cut-out cookies spelling out her name in the front.

Thanks to my friend Jenn for the following beautiful pictures taken in our backyard during the party. We will cherish them and this beautiful day forever. (Notice how she didn't have any problems getting great pics on the cloudy, cool and rainy day.)