Last Saturday was Angela’s christening. Andrew, as godfather, was a big part of the ceremony. Andrew had worried about being Angela’s godfather because he’s not religious, but Gabe and Julie had assured him that they thought it was more about the relationship that Andrew has with Angela rather than him providing a spiritual role model for her. So he had accepted, but in the ceremony he had to read some passages that said he believed in God, so I’ve been picking on him ever since and asking what sort of a godfather he’ll make since he’s lied from the start!!
It was a lovely ceremony that I found rather interesting, having never been to a christening before. I’d been asked to take photos of the event, but I was really nervous about walking around and using a flash until the priest/father indicated that I could, which was very nice of him.
After the ceremony we all went back to a hall near Gabe and Julie’s place that had been set up for the gathering, to celebrate her christening and first birthday. In fact, Andrew and I had been around at their house all morning so that they had time do what needed to be done. Angela had a rather extended birthday celebration, with a BBQ with just Gabe, Julie, Andrew, the kids and I on her actual birthday, a birthday celebration at Carol’s house the following weekend, and then the big birthday/christening some 3 weeks later.
Angela was a bit hot in her christening gown, and although Gabe tried to get me to take photos of everyone with Angela, he had to give up because she was very grumpy. After a change of clothes, however, she was fine and spent most of the evening being passed around and sitting on people’s laps.
