Miles' Baptism

Yesterday was a very special day for our family, it was the day our sweet Miles was baptized.  The snow outside didn't stop us from celebrating with lots of friends and family.  

Miles, of course, was an absolute angel during the service. 

Apparently Jax was very concerned what they were doing to his little brother and wanted to come up with us.  This is also the closest we got to a family shot as our toddler wasn't really feeling the camera this day.  Maybe he knew this day was about his little brother. 

All smiles after the service was finished.

Celebrating with Miles' Godparents.

Of course no event would be complete without pictures with all the grandparents and great grandparents.  I think Miles was a little confused by all the attention.

After the service we all headed back to our house where the party was waiting for us.  I love parties and really follow the "go big or go home" mentality when it comes to them.  My florist was joking and asking if we were throwing a wedding at out house.  For a baptism I like to keep it sweet and simple so the house was covered in all white and cream flowers.

One thing there was certainly more of than flowers was food!  I wanted brunch food for the party and because this was to celebrate such a little man we made everything mini.

We had mini french toast, mini pancake stacks, mini cinnamon rolls, fruit in individual cups, mini quiches and omelets and bacon on a stick, it was all delicious.

The food didn't stop with breakfast though because no party is complete without lots of dessert!  Besides the traditional cake and cupcakes we also had white chocolate mouse, chocolate covered pretzels and cookie dough pops.

Someone found the cookie dough pops right away and we could barely keep him away from the table for the rest of the party.

To help wash down all the food was a mimosa bar where you could pick your juice and garnishments to make your perfect mimosa.  It went over pretty well with this crowd.

I would love to take credit for the yummy food, but that wouldn't be accurate.  It is no secret I am not the best cook.  While I made the food for Jax's baptism, I found it exhausting to try and get all the food ready before heading to church and then hurry back to get it all set out for everyone.  So when Amy, a good friend who is our doula and the only non family member to ever watch the boys, offered to prepare the menu I had planned for us, I was thrilled.  She is an excellent cook.  She is also pretty taken with Mr. Miles. 

Miles made the rounds during the party and everyone seemed to enjoy their time with him.  He seemed to keep wondering what all the fuss was about.

We received some very special gifts and mementos for Miles, including a bib with his name and date of baptism and his first Bible.

My brother, Miles' Godfather, also gave him a very special Bible.  It belonged to my grandfather and Tyler had highlighted passages that he felt were important and that were messages he hoped to impress upon Miles as he grows up. 

While miles was wearing white for obvious reasons, at the end of the party there were others wearing white as well.  UL had a home game that was a "white out" and Kevin and Lorne thought Miles was showing his Cardinal pride along with them.  Little do they know that I am secretly hoping this one turns out to be a UK fan.

All in all it was a wonderful day to celebrate Miles with are family. 

He is so loved.