January 31

Too Cute
Tonight we went to church for Andrew's reconciliation. This is the first step before he can have communion for Easter. It is also known as his "first confession". I'm sure everyone has heard about Catholic confessions where you confess your sins to a priest and then your given a penance. Well, tonight is Andrew's big night. He's been preparing by going to to classes once a week. His usual entourage (family) was there to give him support. He must have been nervous because during the ceremony he felt sick. I think he was just scared and had some butterflies in his stomach. Since he wasn't feeling well, his teacher let him go first to confess his sins. I don't know if this is a good thing or bad thing. Do you really want to be the first child to go to confession? Any way, he did it and was feeling better once we arrived at his house for ice cream and cake. It's amazing how desserts makes it all feel better.

A couple of cute things happened during the ceremony. Kaitlynn saw Patrick all dressed up for the night and said, "Patrick looks too cute!" Then, Aunt Tammy and Uncle Mark wanted to hold Patrick before the church service began. Uncle Mark held Patrick and wouldn't give him up. They were fighting over who could hold him. Once the ceremony began, Patrick decided he had enough and started crying. I had to take him outside the church and listen from the waiting room. Timing is everything! Two families with a 9 month old and 11 month old noticed Patrick. They couldn't believe Patrick's size. They thought their children were younger then Patrick and was amazed that Patrick was only 5 months. We get that quite often. He's our BIG BOY!