Cookies + Lemonade & a Baptism

Eighth birthdays are special for us because it's the year that children are baptized in our church. It was a beautiful day and we had lots of friends and family to share it with us. So of course, that meant we needed a party, right? Just a little one, with treats + lemonade...oh, and a 25 minute slideshow of my girl's 8 years. I thought about posting it, but then realized that NO ONE (beside her parents and grandparents, maybe) wants to watch 25 minutes of Maya, as wonderful as she is. (And if you DID want to, that would be a little...creepy...) :)

I borrowed a friend's gorgeous cake stands (available at Home Goods), bought some colorful candy at the good ol' Party City (they carry LOTS of pretty colors now!) and set out some yummy stuff...

Rice Krispie balls dipped in white chocolate (a group effort by my Mom, me and my Mother in Law); Jen's gorgeous and delicious sugar cookies (piped with a broken wrist, thank you, Jen!), my ugly but delicious mint brownies, Stacie's super amazingly delicious raspberry lemonade cake pops (mmmmm!!!) and Mom's world famous and super yummy lime bars. It was a delicious spread. My big regret is that somehow I didn't get pictures of all the wonderful friends who came to share this occasion with us!

I did get the obligatory family shots, though. Oh, Simon! He's not much of a co-operator. How 'bout Maya's gorgeous dress? Chris' talented mother sewed it from a 1940s pattern and it was absolutely beautiful!

And we got the requisite church-photos, too. Maya & Daddy looked lovely all decked out pre-baptism (it is done in a font, by immersion, so Maya got to sport a lovely jumpsuit!).

It was definitely a family affair...Maya sang, I spoke, Chris performed the baptism and confirmation and our family provided the music and prayers. It all came together just right, and I was so proud of Maya!