This weekend, our second daughter, the final child, the baby was baptised. Livia was all over herself with excitement, especially since this was her do-over. She had been scheduled to take the plunge (literally) back in November along with her pal Timmy, but the broken arm set everything back by a few months.
Livia and Blitz and their coordinating outfits.
Lena, the big sister, gave a very lovely talk on baptism.
Yes, when Ariel is on stocking feet and I'm wearing heels, I am 8 feet taller than my husband. It can't be helped.
Ariel's mom Tracey flew out for the weekend to share in the festivities and was a godsend when it came to making all of the food. I went a little nuts with the food.
Livia and Timmy and the spread.
The next day, Chinese New Year's Eve, we made dumplings from scratch. Ariel and I made the jiaozhi wrappers while we cooked the pork filling. Then it was filling time! We had checked out a website for recipes and it gave pictorial instructions for crimping the dumplings. Ariel was so good at making the lovely little purses, we named him The Dumpling King. Many hands make swift work, which was good because we made loads of these things. Keeping with the tradition, we did not count them as we went along, but we did fill two large plates, so we hope that this means much wealth is in our future. Our coffers are already abundantly full of joy and blessings.
4 comments:
Congratulations Livia. We are so happy for you.
I am pleased to say that both of my kids have been baptized now. Hopefully they'll never need to get baptized for themselves again.
The dumplings were fun. I think that some Saki and sesame oil next time would make them richer, but no complaints. I don't know why I had the knack for making them, but sometimes you can just "do" things.
Oh my gosh the food looks awesome!!! I love the dress too. You did a phenomenal job! The necklace adds just the right touch! And is that a bit of "fringe" I see on you? I love it. Very sassy!
Yep, I cut myself a fringe (bangs for you Yanks). They are unbelievably difficult to control. Either my hair curls up into some sort of frufru wonktastic mess, or they flip outwards from my forehead. But I like them too.
Post a Comment