Lucie was baptized at Marin Lutheran Church on May 23rd. The weekend was fun, since a lot of family came up for the baptism and it was Trav's birthday the day before.
For Travis's birthday, we hiked (read: drove) to the Tourist's Club again. This time, our friends from San Clemente, Rod and Sarah, and their two year old Kiera, came along. Tyler and Michelle also joined in the festivities. Later that evening, we had a proper sausage roast with the parents and even Grandma Rosetta. We wrapped up the night with a homemade icebox cake. Yum!!
The next day, even more family came to Marin for the baptism. Lucie wore the very same dress my mom made for my sister and me for our baptism. And booties, though they didn't fit. My mom bought Lucie frilly white church socks with little crosses on them too! The service was really nice; we really like the pastors. Mark and Megan served as Lucie's godparents. God-sister Mirabelle did a good job holding the lit baptism candle for the ceremony. God-sister Mayanna perfected her pose for the pictures afterwards...
We had a picnic at Gerstle Park in San Rafael following the service. I decorated with a butterfly theme. I don't usually like butterflies, but thought it was a fitting theme (baptism=new life, get it?). We served pulled pork sandwiches and sliders. Everyone was awesome and brought side dishes and snacks. I made butterfly cookies for dessert. Everything was yummy. All the cousins had a good time together playing basketball and hanging out. The adults did too (well, not the basketball part, except for Chuck and Joel).
