Sophia's Baptism and First Birthday Party!

Last Sunday was a very special day for Sophia. She was baptized by Pastor John at the First Congregational Church of Holden, our new church that we joined this spring. She was so good at church and didn't seem to mind the water on her forehead at all! We were so proud of her. Her Baptism was made even more special because many of our Pelletier family members from Florida were here for the special occasion. Uncle Dave and Aunt Linette (Sophia's Godparents) flew up from Florida with Derrick and Jason, and Grandma and Pepere were here as well. Many of Sophia's relatives on the Rayla side of the family were at church too, which was so nice. After church we had a barbeque at our house and we also celebrated Sophia's 1st Birthday, which had been a few days earlier. It was a wonderful day and we were so happy to have so many of our loved ones here to share such a special occasion in Sophia's life with us. Here are a few pictures of the day.

Happy First Birthday Sophia!!!!

Beach Bums!

We had a fantastic week in Falmouth on summer "holiday" with Nana, Meg, Jamie and Emilia. Grammy and Grampy also made a day trip down to visit. The weather was HOT HOT HOT and humid, but mostly sunny the whole week which made for great beach weather. We were all very happy with the house we rented - it was the perfect spot for us all - lots of bedrooms, fenced-in yard with beautiful deck, rooftop deck, and plenty of room for the kids to play. It was also in the perfect location - a quick 10 minute walk to Surf Drive Beach, Falmouth Center shops and Falmouth Harbor. Most days we spent time at the beach, and the boys did some golfing, Evan and Mommy took the Island Queen to Martha's Vineyard, we walked to town to shop a little and of course eat some ice cream! Evan had a blast - he did lots of bike riding and fishing with Daddy. One of the best parts about the whole week was for my kids to be able to wake up each morning (at 6am - NOT the best part!!!) and play with their cousin Emilia in their jammies. They were SO cute together! They formed some wonderful bonds as cousins and we hope to be able to make it an annual trip so that the kids can make the same kinds of memories on Cape Cod that were such a big part of Meg and my childhood....memories that we still cherish to this day. Here are a few of my favorite pictures and I also hope to get a Shutterfly album out soon.

Kissing Cousins - Emilia and Sophia at Surf Drive Beach

The cousins playing in their jammies first thing in the morning

Evan on the "Island Queen" ferry to Martha's Vineyard

Family photo one evening at Surf Drive Beach

Nana and her little pookies at the Flying Bridge

Sophia sunbathing at Chapaquoit Beach

Hangin' out with Auntie Meg

Lifeguard on duty!

Surfer Dude

Emilia in the froggie float

Uncle Jamie reading stories to the two little pooks