Baptisms and spending time out and about

We had the babies baptized at our church, St. Benedict Episcopal Church, this past Sunday and I think it went so well. We had my best friend Brenna in to be their godparent and it is a role that she takes very seriously, which just lets us know that we chose the right person.
Dash went first and George Anne, our vicar, poured Holy Water over his head. He didn't make a peep.
Delaney went second and we were a little worried about how she would handle it but she did great. We explained to her what George Anne (we call her Georgie, and Delaney is familiar with her) would do to her with the water.
After the water, the babies were christened with an oil called chrism. My favorite part was that Dash smelled like the oil for a few days after.



We had a small gathering at our home after the baptisms, and after all of that, we were exhausted!
We got up the next morning and Brenna and I spent the morning taking Delaney and Dash to Kindergym. I was excited to show Brenna kindergym and let her see how much fun Delaney has there.
After that, my wonderful and helpful father in law, Jerry, came over to spend the afternoon with Delaney and Dash while Brenna and I went to Seattle. She hadn't been to Pike's Place Market yet and we wanted to check out the Capitol Hill neighborhood. We had a blast. I don't remember ever laughing so hard. I told someone today that I probably lost three pounds laughing at Brenna the whole weekend.

We got home after the kids had gone to bed and we tried to go to bed early because we'd planned to go to the Portland Zoo and take Delaney and Dash. We met up with my friend Ruth there since she lives in Portland and loves the babies.
The zoo was so much fun. We are working on toilet training Delaney and she was able to stay dry the entire time. We just stopped and used a restroom each time we saw one. She didn't fuss or fight when we let her know that it was time to try.