A Beautiful Christening

Sunday saw us all together as a family celebrating the christening of our beautiful Grandaughter Honey Rose.  She wore the traditional family gown which all of our daughters and their children have worn.  It was a lovely service in a beautiful church.

 



 

She was such a good girl, taking it all in her stride with no tears at all and then promptly fell asleep, as did Hector.  It was so lovely that Bertie was included in the service too, he promised to help look after his sister.  He loved getting together with his cousins and having a good run around at the reception afterwards.  There was a lovely park and a bouncy castle at the venue to keep all the children amused.

 

 

I  couldn't believe how much Hector had grown, look at him sitting up in the swing.  The afternoon tea was a joy to behold, my favourite traditional meal.  There was so much choice with all the mini cakes, so I had to try them all, it would have been rude not to.

 

 

It was lovely to get together with the girls for such a wonderful occasion.

 

That is one proud man with all his girls.

 

We certainly feel blessed to have been included.  Look how gorgeous she is with her princess gown and crown.  A truly wonderful, happy family get together.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your lovely emails and comments it is so nice to know that we are in your thoughts and prayers.  It certainly has been a difficult time but I am hoping that the funeral for my nephew may bring some inner peace on Friday.  I will try to catch up with everyone next week when hopefully things have slowed down a little for me.

See you soon.

Weekend - Christening

We have had the most beautiful weekend, with lots of lovely memories to treasure for a long time to come.  It was amazing to see all six Grandchildren together, the first time actually.  Moments to cherish.  Victoria and Michael were overwhelmed by your wishes and prayers for Hector on his special day and send their sincere thanks.  They were happy for me to share some of the photos with you.

 

He wore the family christening gown that our daughters had worn, it really meant a lot.  It was a beautiful service and a beautiful church.  The one they had got married in and attend so a full church.

 

 

Such a beautiful little family.  Considering how many children were at the service it really was amazing how good they were, I was one proud Granny.

 

 

Of course I had to have a photo of my three girls together.

 

 

Even Hector was smiling for the camera.  Honey fell asleep when it was her time to be photographed, so we didn't disturb her choosing to wheel her pushchair into the photo.  The joy of seeing those children together made my heart skip.  They were so good wanting to please their Granny, despite not really wanting to have their photos taken. 

 

 

Look at Bertie talking to his cousin, it makes your heart melt.  Wilbur's suit didn't last long, the rest of it came off as soon as we left church.

 

It was a beautiful service, both uplifting and thought provoking.

 

We went to a lovely old English pub garden afterwards for a barbeque, it was lovely to spend some time with them all.  Victoria and Mike were fantastic hosts so it really was a wonderful gathering.  The flowers and décor were beautiful.

 

 

As was the stunning cake and yes it really did taste as good as it looked.

 

Just because, here they all are filling Granny's heart with pride and a love that never falters, they have brought so much joy into our lives.

 

 

 I have to say that Hector was a delight, he took everything in his stride and was a joy to behold.  Smiling at everyone and enjoying all the attention.

 

The final photo is so sweet, brotherly love.  Wilbur was happy to let Hector have such a special day and was the very proud big brother.

 

 

 

A beautiful weekend filled with love and laughter, what could be better?  Once again thank you for your prayers and best wishes.  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

 

See you soon.